TITLE Attribute | title Property

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TITLE Attribute | title Property

Sets or retrieves advisory information (a ToolTip) for the object.

Syntax

HTML <ELEMENT TITLE = sTitle ... >

Scripting object.title [ = sTitle ]

HTML	<ELEMENT TITLE = sTitle ... >
Scripting	object.title [ = sTitle ]

Possible Values

sTitle String that specifies the advisory text.

The property is read/write with no default value.
Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see dynamic properties.

Remarks

Internet Explorer renders the title as a ToolTip when the user hovers the mouse over the object.

Windows CE

In Microsoft® Windows® CE, ToolTips do not appear when a user hovers the mouse pointer over objects.

Example

This example uses the title property to display advisory text when the user hovers the mouse pointer over the text.

Sample Code
<SCRIPT>
function boldAdvise(src) {
    src.title="this is bold text";
    return;
    }
</SCRIPT>
:
<SPAN onmouseover="boldAdvise(this)">bold section</SPAN>
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Applies To

[ Object Name ]

Platform Version

Win16:

Win32:

Mac:

Unix:

WinCE:

Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.

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