JavaScript Object Reference
JavaScript has a wide variety of objects you can use when programming, and
each of them have different properties you can control or display through the use
of methods. This table should make your programming jobs in JavaScript a little
easier.
Objects
Anchor
Applet
Array
Boolean
Button
Checkbox
Date
document
event
FileUpload
form
Frame
Function
Hidden
History
Image
Java
JavaArray
JavaClass
JavaObject
JavaPackage
Layer
Link
Location
Math
MimeType
Navigator
netscape
Number
Object
Option
Packages
Password
Plugin
Radio
RegExp
Reset
screen
Select
String
Style
Submit
Sun
Text
Textarea
window
JavaScript Object Reference - Anchor
An anchor is a place in the page that is the target of a link.
Anchor
Properties
Name
Description
Ver.
name
Specifies the anchor's name.
1.2
text
Specifies the text of an anchor.
1.2
Pixels from the left edge of the document.
1.2
Pixels from the top edge of the document.
1.2
JavaScript Object Reference - Applet
Applet
Properties
Name
Description
Ver.
The Applet object inherits all public properties of the Java applet.
Methods
Name
Description
Ver.
The Applet object inherits all public methods of the Java applet.
JavaScript Object Reference - Array
An array is a list of elements indexed sequentially starting at zero. JavaScript
array elements, as with their variables, can be of differing types.
Array
Properties
Name
Description
constructor The function that creates and object's
prototype.
Ver.
1.1
index
Reflects original string against what the regular 1.1
expression matched.
input
For an array created by a regular expression
match, reflects the original string against that
which the regular expression was matched.
1.1
length
The number of elements in an array.
1.3
prototype
Allows the addition of properties to all objects.
1.1
Name
Description
Ver.
concat
Combines two arrays and returns a new array.
1.1
join
Joins all elements of an array into a string.
1.1
pop
Removes the last element from an array and
returns that element.
1.1
push
Adds elements to the end of an array and
returns the array's length.
1.3
reverse
Makes the first element the last and vise-versa. 1.1
shift
Takes away 1st element and returns the
element.
Methods
1.1
slice
Takes a section out of an array and returns a
new array.
1.1
splice
Adds or removes elements in an array.
1.3
sort
Sorts the elements in an array.
1.1
toSource
Used to to create a new array. Overrides the
Object.toSource method.
1.3
toString
Returns a string representing the array and its
elements. Overrides the Object.toString
method.
1.1
unshift
Adds elements to the front of the array and
returns its new length.
1.1
valueOf
Returns the primitive value of the array.
Overrides the Object.valueOf method.
1.1
JavaScript Object Reference - Boolean
Boolean
Properties
Name
Description
constructor Specifies the function that creates an object's
prototype.
prototype
Ver.
1.1
Defines a property that is shared by all Boolean 1.1
objects.
Methods
Name
Description
Ver.
toSource
Use this value to create a new object. Overrides 1.3
the Object.toSource method.
toString
Returns a string representing the defined
object. Overrides the Object.toString method.
valueOf
Returns the primitive value of a Boolean object. 1.1
Overrides the Object.valueOf method.
1.1
JavaScript Object Reference - Button
Button
Properties
Name
Description
Ver.
form
Defines what form contains the button object. 1.0
name
Name of the button.
1.0
type
Type of the button.
1.1
value
Value of the form.
1.0
Name
Description
Ver.
blur
Takes focus off the button.
1.1
click
Simulates a mouse click on the button.
1.0
focus
Puts focus on the button.
1.1
Methods
handleEvent Invokes the handler for the specified event.
1.2
JavaScript Object Reference - Checkbox
Checkbox
Properties
Name
Description
Ver.
checked
Boolean property that reflects the state of
the checkbox.
1.0
defaultChecked Boolean property that reflects the
CHECKED attribute.
1.0
form
Defines what form contains the button
object.
1.0
name
Name of the button.
1.0
type
Type of the button.
1.1
value
Value of the form.
1.0
Name
Description
Ver.
blur
Takes focus off the button.
1.1
click
Simulates a mouse click on the button.
1.0
focus
Puts focus on the button.
1.1
handleEvent
Invokes the handler for the specified event. 1.2
Methods
JavaScript Object Reference - Date
Date
Date
Name
Description
Ver.
constructor
Specifies function that creates an
object's prototype.
1.0
prototype
Allows additional properties to a Date
object.
1.0
Methods
Name
Description
Ver.
getDate
Returns day of the month from your
local time.
1.0
getDay
Returns day of the week from your
local time.
1.0
getFullYear
Returns the year from your local time.
1.3
getHours
Returns the hour from your local time.
1.0
getMilliseconds
Returns the milliseconds from your
local time.
1.3
getMinutes
Returns the minutes from your local
time.
1.0
getMonth
Returns the month from your local
time.
1.0
getSeconds
Returns the seconds from your local
time.
1.0
getTime
Returns the numeric value for the time 1.0
from your local time.
getTimezoneOffset
Returns the time-zone offset in
minutes from your local time.
getUTCDate
Returns day of the month according to 1.3
universal time.
getUTCDay
Returns day of the week according to
universal time.
1.3
getUTCFullYear
Returns the year according to
universal time..
1.3
getUTCHours
Returns the hour according to
universal time..
1.3
1.0
getUTCMilliseconds Returns the milliseconds according to
universal time..
1.3
getUTCMinutes
Returns the minutes according to
universal time..
1.3
getUTCMonth
Returns the month according to
universal time..
1.3
getUTCSeconds
Returns the seconds according to
universal time..
1.3
getYear
Returns the date from your local time.
1.0
parse
Number of milliseconds in a date string 1.0
since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, local
time.
setDate
Sets the day of the month from your
local time.
1.0
setFullYear
Sets the year from your local time.
1.3
setHours
Sets the hour from your local time.
1.0
setMilliseconds
Sets the milliseconds from your local
time.
1.3
setMinutes
Sets the minutes from your local time.
1.0
setMonth
Sets the month from your local time.
1.0
setSeconds
Sets the seconds from your local time. 1.0
setTime
Sets the numeric value for the time
from your local time.
1.0
setUTCDate
Sets day of the month according to
universal time.
1.3
setUTCFullYear
Sets the year according to universal
time..
1.3
setUTCHours
Sets the hour according to universal
time..
1.3
setUTCMilliseconds Sets the milliseconds according to
universal time..
1.3
setUTCMinutes
Sets the minutes according to
universal time..
1.3
setUTCMonth
Sets the month according to universal
time..
1.3
setUTCSeconds
Sets the seconds according to
universal time..
1.3
setYear
Sets year for a specified date from
your local time.
1.3
toGMTString
Converts a date to a string, using the
Internet GMT conventions.
1.0
toLocaleString
Converts a date to a string, using the
current location's conventions.
1.0
toSource
Use this value to create a new object. 1.3
Overrides the Object.toSource method.
toString
Returns a string representing the
specified Date object. Overrides the
Object.toString method.
1.0
toUTCString
Converts a date to a string, using the
universal time convention.
1.0
UTC
Returns the number of milliseconds in
1.0
a Date object since January 1, 1970,
00:00:00, universal time.
valueOf
Returns the primitive value of a Date
object. Overrides the Object.valueOf
method.
1.0
JavaScript Object Reference - document
document
Properties
Name
Description
Ver.
alinkColor
Specifies the ALINK attribute.
1.0
anchors
Contains an entry for each anchor in the
document.
1.0
applets
Array that contains an entry for each applet
in the document.
1.1
bgColor
A string that specifies the BGCOLOR
attribute.
1.0
classes
Creates a Style object that can specify a
specific CLASS attribute.
1.2
cookie
Specifies a cookie.
1.0
domain
Specifies the domain name of the server
that served a document.
1.0
embeds
An array containing an entry for each plug-in 1.1
in the document.
fgColor
A string that specifies the TEXT attribute.
formName
A separate property for each named form in 1.1
the document.
forms
An array a containing an entry for each form 1.1
in the document.
height
The height of the document, in pixels.
1.0
ids
Creates a Style object that can specify the
style of individual HTML tags.
1.2
images
An array containing an entry for each image 1.0
in the document.
lastModified
A string that specifies the date the document 1.0
was last modified.
layers
Array containing an entry for each layer
within the document.
1.2
linkColor
A string that specifies the LINK attribute.
1.0
1.0
links
An array containing an entry for each link in
the document.
1.0
plugins
An array containing an entry for each plug-in 1.1
in the document.
referrer
A string that specifies the URL of the calling 1.0
document.
tags
Creates a Style object that can specify the
styles of HTML tags.
1.2
title
A string that specifies the contents of the
TITLE tag.
1.0
URL
A string that specifies the complete URL of a 1.0
document.
vlinkColor
A string that specifies the VLINK attribute.
1.0
width
The width of the document, in pixels.
1.0
Description
Ver.
Methods
Name
captureEvents Sets the document to capture all events of
the specified type.
1.2
close
Closes an output stream and forces data to
display.
1.0
contextual
Uses selection criteria to specify a Style
object that can set the style of HTML tags.
1.2
getSelection
Returns a string containing the text of the
selection.
1.2
handleEvent
Invokes the handler for the specified event.
1.2
open
Opens a stream to collect the output of write 1.0
or writeln methods.
releaseEvents Sets the window or document to release
captured events of the specified type,
sending the event to objects further along
the event hierarchy.
1.2
routeEvent
Passes a captured event along the normal
event hierarchy.
1.2
write
Writes HTML expressions to a document in
the specified window.
1.0
writeln
Writes HTML expressions to a document in
the specified window and follows them with
a newline character.
1.0
JavaScript Object Reference - event
event
Properties
Name
Description
data
Passes an array of strings containing the URLs of 1.2
the dropped objects to the DragDrop event.
height
Represents the height of the window or frame.
layerX
Number specifying either the object width when
1.2
passed with the resize event, or the cursor's
horizontal position in pixels relative to the layer in
which the event occurred.
layerY
Number specifying either the object height when
passed with the resize event, or the cursor's
vertical position in pixels relative to the layer in
which the event occurred.
modifiers String specifying the modifier keys associated
with a mouse or key event.
Ver.
1.2
1.2
1.2
pageX
Number specifying the cursor's horizontal position 1.2
in pixels on the page.
pageY
Number specifying the cursor's vertical position in 1.2
pixels on the page.
screenX
Number specifying the cursor's horizontal position 1.2
in pixels on the screen.
screenY
Number specifying the cursor's vertical position in 1.2
pixels on the screen.
target
String representing the object to which the event
was originally sent.
which
Number specifying either the mouse button that
1.2
was pressed or the ASCII value of a pressed key.
For a mouse, 1 is the left button, 2 is the middle
button, and 3 is the right button.
width
The width of the window or frame.
1.2
layerX.
1.2
layerY.
1.2
1.2
1.2
JavaScript Object Reference - FileUpload
FileUpload
Properties
Name
Description
Ver.
form
Specifies the form containing the FileUpload
object.
1.0
name
NAME attribute of the form.
1.0
type
TYPE attribute of the form.
1.1
value
Reflects the current value of the file upload
element's field.
1.0
Name
Description
Ver.
blur
Takes focus off the object.
1.0
focus
Puts focus on the object.
1.0
Methods
handleEvent Invokes the handler for the event.
1.2
select
1.0
Selects the input area of the file upload field.
JavaScript Object Reference - form
form
Properties
Name
Description
Ver.
action
ACTION attribute.
1.0
elements
An array reflecting all the elements in a form.
1.0
encoding
ENCTYPE attribute.
1.0
length
Reflects the number of elements on a form.
1.0
method
METHOD attribute.
1.0
name
NAME attribute.
1.0
target
TARGET attribute.
1.0
Description
Ver.
Methods
Name
handleEvent Invokes the handler for the specified event.
1.2
reset
Simulates a mouse click on a reset button for
the calling form.
1.1
submit
Submits a form.
1.0
JavaScript Object Reference - Frame
Frame
Properties
Name
Description
Ver.
closed
Specifies whether a window has
been closed or not.
1.1
crypto
An object which allows access to
encryption features.
1.2
defaultStatus
Default message displayed in the
browser's status bar.
1.0
document
Information on the document,
provides methods for displaying
HTML output to the user.
1.0
frames
An array that reflects all the frames 1.0
in a window.
history
Contains information on the URLs
that the client has visited within a
window.
innerHeight
Specifies the vertical dimension, in 1.2
pixels, of the window's content
area.
innerWidth
Specifies the horizontal dimension, 1.2
in pixels, of the window's content
area.
length
The number of frames in the
window.
1.0
location
Information on the current URL.
1.0
locationbar
Browser window's location bar.
1.2
menubar
Browser window's menu bar.
1.2
name
Unique name used to refer to this
window.
1.0
offscreenBuffering
Specifies whether updates to a
window are performed in an
offscreen buffer.
1.2
opener
Specifies the window name of the 1.1
calling document when a window is
opened using the open method.
outerHeight
Specifies the vertical dimension, in 1.2
pixels, of the window's outside
boundary.
outerWidth
Specifies the horizontal dimension, 1.2
in pixels, of the window's outside
boundary.
pageXOffset
Provides the current x-position, in 1.2
pixels, of a window's viewed page.
pageYOffset
Provides the current y-position, in 1.2
pixels, of a window's viewed page.
1.1
parent
A synonym for a window or frame
whose frameset contains the
current frame.
1.0
personalbar
Represents the browser window's
personal bar (also called the
directories bar).
1.2
screenX
Specifies the x-coordinate of the
left edge of a window.
1.2
screenY
Specifies the y-coordinate of the
top edge of a window.
1.2
scrollbars
Represents the browser window's
scroll bars.
1.2
self
Refers to the current window.
status
Specifies a priority or transient
message in the window's status
bar.
statusbar
Represents the browser window's
status bar.
toolbar
Represents the browser window's
toolbar.
top
Refers to the topmost browser
window.
window
Refers to the current window.
Methods
Name
Description
alert
Displays an Alert dialog box with a
message and an OK button.
atob
Decodes a string of data which has
been encoded using base-64
encoding.
back
Undoes the last history step in any
frame within the top-level window.
blur
Removes focus from the specified
object.
btoa
Creates a base-64 encoded string.
captureEvents
Sets the window or document to
capture all events of the specified
type.
clearInterval
Cancels a timeout that was set with
the setInterval method.
Ver.
clearTimeout
Cancels a timeout that was set with
the setTimeout method.
close
Closes the specified window.
confirm
Displays a Confirm dialog box with
the specified message and OK and
Cancel buttons.
crypto.random
Returns a pseudo-random string
whose length is the specified
number of bytes.
crypto.signText
Returns a string of encoded data
which represents a signed object.
disableExternalCapture Disables external event capturing
set by the enableExternalCapture
method.
enableExternalCapture Allows a window with frames to
capture events in pages loaded
from different locations (servers).
find
Finds the specified text string in the
contents of the specified window.
focus
Gives focus to the specified object.
forward
Loads the next URL in the history
list.
handleEvent
Invokes the handler for the
specified event.
home
Points the browser to the URL
specified in preferences as the
user's home page.
moveBy
Moves the window by the specified
amounts.
moveTo
Moves the top-left corner of the
window to the specified screen
coordinates.
open
Opens a new web browser window.
print
Prints the contents of the window or
frame.
prompt
Displays a Prompt dialog box with
a message and an input field.
releaseEvents
Sets the window to release
captured events of the specified
type, sending the event to objects
further along the event hierarchy.
resizeBy
Resizes an entire window by
moving the window's bottom-right
corner by the specified amount.
resizeTo
Resizes an entire window to the
specified outer height and width.
routeEvent
Passes a captured event along the
normal event hierarchy.
scroll
Scrolls a window to a specified
coordinate.
scrollBy
Scrolls the viewing area of a
window by the specified amount.
scrollTo
Scrolls the viewing area of the
window to the specified
coordinates, such that the specified
point becomes the top-left corner.
setHotKeys
Enables or disables hot keys in a
window which does not have
menus.
setInterval
Evaluates an expression or calls a
function every time a specified
number of milliseconds elapses.
setResizable
Specifies whether a user is
permitted to resize a window.
setTimeout
Evaluates an expression or calls a
function once after a specified
number of milliseconds has
elapsed.
setZOptions
Specifies the z-order stacking
behavior of a window.
stop
Stops the current download.
JavaScript Object Reference - Function
Function
Properties
Name
Description
arguments
The array of arguments passed to the function. 1.1
arity
Specifies the number of arguments a functions
expects.
constructor Specifies the function that creates an object's
prototype.
Ver.
1.2
1.1
length
Specifies the number of arguments expected by 1.1
the function.
prototype
Allows the addition of properties to a function
object.
1.1
Name
Description
Ver.
apply
Allows you to apply a method of another object 1.3
in the context of a different object.
call
Allows you to execute a method of another
object in the context of a different object.
1.3
toSource
Returns a string representing the source code
of the function.
1.3
toString
Returns a string representing the source code
of the function.
1.1
valueOf
Returns a string representing the source code
of the function.
1.1
Methods
JavaScript Object Reference - Hidden
Hidden
Properties
Name
Description
Ver.
form
Specifies the form containing the Hidden object.
1.0
name
Reflects the NAME attribute.
1.1
type
Reflects the TYPE attribute.
1.1
value
Reflects the current value of the Hidden object.
1.0
JavaScript Object Reference - History
History
Properties
Name
Description
Ver.
current
Specifies the URL of the current history entry.
1.1
length
Reflects the number of entries in the history list.
1.0
Next
Specifies the URL of the next history entry.
1.1
previous Specifies the URL of the previous history entry.
1.1
Methods
Name
Description
Ver.
back
Loads the previous URL in the history list.
1.0
forward
Loads the next URL in the history list.
1.0
Go
Loads a URL from the history list.
1.0
JavaScript Object Reference - Image
Image
Properties
Name
Description
Ver.
border
Reflects the BORDER attribute.
1.1
complete
Boolean value indicating whether the web
1.1
browser has completed its attempt to load the
image.
height
Reflects the HEIGHT attribute.
1.1
hspace
Reflects the HSPACE attribute.
1.1
lowsrc
Reflects the LOWSRC attribute.
1.1
name
Reflects the NAME attribute.
1.1
Src
Reflects the SRC attribute.
1.1
vspace
Reflects the VSPACE attribute.
1.1
width
Reflects the WIDTH attribute.
1.1
Description
Ver.
Methods
Name
handleEvent Invokes the handler for the specified event.
1.1
JavaScript Object Reference - Java
Java
Properties
Methods
The java object is a top-level, predefined JavaScript object.
You can automatically access it without using a constructor or
calling a method.
JavaScript Objects
This is a table of the most commonly used JavaScript objects, with all of their properties,
methods, and event handlers.
For additional information on JavaScript:
Visit Netscape's JavaScript Documentation, which has a complete listing of these
objects as well as loads of other information on the JavaScript spec.
Hierarchy Objects
Object
Properties
Methods
Event Handlers
Window
defaultStatus
frames
opener
parent
scroll
self
status
top
window
alert
blur
close
confirm
focus
open
prompt
clearTimeout
setTimeout
onLoad
onUnload
onBlur
onFocus
Frame
defaultStatus
frames
opener
parent
scroll
self
status
top
window
alert
none (The onLoad and onUnload
blur
event handlers belong to the Window
close
object)
confirm
focus
open
prompt
clearTimeout
setTimeout
Location
hash
host
hostname
href
pathname
por
protocol
search
reload
replace
none
History
length
forward
go
back
none
Navigator appCodeName javaEnabled
appName
appVersion
mimeTypes
plugins
none
userAgent
document alinkColor
anchors
applets
area
bgColor
cookie
fgColor
forms
images
lastModified
linkColor
links
location
referrer
title
vlinkColor
clear
close
open
write
writeln
none (the onLoad and onUnload
event handlers belong to the Window
object.
image
border
complete
height
hspace
lowsrc
name
src
vspace
width
none
none
form
action
elements
encoding
FileUpload
method
name
target
submit
reset
onSubmit
onReset
text
defaultValue
name
type
value
focus
blur
select
onBlur
onCharge
onFocus
onSelect
Built-in Objects
Array
length
join
reverse
sort xx
none
Date
none
getDate
getDay
getHours
getMinutes
getMonth
getSeconds
getTime
getTimeZoneoffset
getYear
parse
prototype
setDate
setHours
setMinutes
setMonth
setSeconds
setTime
setYear
toGMTString
toLocaleString
UTC
none
String
length
prototype
anchor
big
blink
bold
charAt
fixed
fontColor
fontSize
indexOf
italics
lastIndexOf
link
small
split
strike
sub
substring
sup
toLowerCase
toUpperCase
Window
