sourceIndex Property

DHTML, HTML, & CSS

sourceIndex Property


Retrieves the ordinal position of the object, in source order, as the object appears in the all collection.

Syntax

HTMLN/A
Scripting[ iIndex = ] object.sourceIndex

Possible Values

iIndexObject that specifies the ordinal position.

The property is read-only with no default value.

Example

Sample Code

This example uses the sourceIndex property to identify the previous and next elements in the all collection.

<SCRIPT>
function fnHandler(){
   // Retrieve the element that fired the event.
   var oElement=event.srcElement;
   var iIndex=oElement.sourceIndex;
   var sTagName=oElement.tagName;
   if(sTagName=="!"){
      sTagName="COMMENT";
   }
   oVal1.innerHTML=iIndex;
   oVal2.innerHTML=sTagName;
   if(iIndex-1>0){
      sTagName=document.all[iIndex-1].tagName;
      if(sTagName=="!"){
         sTagName="COMMENT";
      }   
      oVal3.innerHTML=sTagName;
   }
   else{
      oVal3.innerHTML="Cannot read.";
   }
   if(iIndex+1<document.all.length){
      sTagName=document.all[iIndex+1].tagName;
      if(sTagName=="!"){
         sTagName="COMMENT";
      }   
      oVal4.innerHTML=sTagName;
   }
   else{
      oVal4.innerHTML="Cannot read.";
   }
}
</SCRIPT>

<BODY onmousemove="fnHandler()">
<TABLE>
<TR><TD>Source Index:</TD><TD ID=oVal1></TD></TR>
<TR><TD>Object Name:</TD><TD ID=oVal2></TD></TR>
<TR><TD>Previous Object:</TD><TD ID=oVal3></TD></TR>
<TR><TD>Next Object:</TD><TD ID=oVal4></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
</BODY>
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Applies To

[ Object Name ]
PlatformVersion
Win16:
Win32:
Mac:
Unix:
WinCE:
Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.
A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BASE, BASEFONT, BDO, BGSOUND, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BR, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, COMMENT, custom, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, HEAD, Hn, HR, HTML, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, KBD, LABEL, LI, LINK, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, MENU, META, NEXTID, NOBR, OBJECT, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, S, SAMP, SCRIPT, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TITLE, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP

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