Document interface - WebIDLpedia

Definition

DOM Standard defines Document


Document includes NonElementParentNode;
Document includes DocumentOrShadowRoot;
Document includes ParentNode;

[Exposed=Window]
interface Document : Node {
  constructor();

  [SameObject] readonly attribute DOMImplementation implementation;
  readonly attribute USVString URL;
  readonly attribute USVString documentURI;
  readonly attribute DOMString compatMode;
  readonly attribute DOMString characterSet;
  readonly attribute DOMString charset; // legacy alias of .characterSet
  readonly attribute DOMString inputEncoding; // legacy alias of .characterSet
  readonly attribute DOMString contentType;

  readonly attribute DocumentType? doctype;
  readonly attribute Element? documentElement;
  HTMLCollection getElementsByTagName(DOMString qualifiedName);
  HTMLCollection getElementsByTagNameNS(DOMString? namespace, DOMString localName);
  HTMLCollection getElementsByClassName(DOMString classNames);

  [CEReactions, NewObject] Element createElement(DOMString localName, optional (DOMString or ElementCreationOptions) options = {});
  [CEReactions, NewObject] Element createElementNS(DOMString? namespace, DOMString qualifiedName, optional (DOMString or ElementCreationOptions) options = {});
  [NewObject] DocumentFragment createDocumentFragment();
  [NewObject] Text createTextNode(DOMString data);
  [NewObject] CDATASection createCDATASection(DOMString data);
  [NewObject] Comment createComment(DOMString data);
  [NewObject] ProcessingInstruction createProcessingInstruction(DOMString target, DOMString data);

  [CEReactions, NewObject] Node importNode(Node node, optional boolean deep = false);
  [CEReactions] Node adoptNode(Node node);

  [NewObject] Attr createAttribute(DOMString localName);
  [NewObject] Attr createAttributeNS(DOMString? namespace, DOMString qualifiedName);

  [NewObject] Event createEvent(DOMString interface); // legacy

  [NewObject] Range createRange();

  // NodeFilter.SHOW_ALL = 0xFFFFFFFF
  [NewObject] NodeIterator createNodeIterator(Node root, optional unsigned long whatToShow = 0xFFFFFFFF, optional NodeFilter? filter = null);
  [NewObject] TreeWalker createTreeWalker(Node root, optional unsigned long whatToShow = 0xFFFFFFFF, optional NodeFilter? filter = null);
};
Document includes XPathEvaluatorBase;

This interface is extended in the following specifications:

Font Metrics API Level 1

partial interface Document {
    FontMetrics measureElement(Element element);
    FontMetrics measureText(DOMString text, StylePropertyMapReadOnly styleMap);
};

CSS View Transitions Module Level 2



partial interface Document {

  ViewTransition startViewTransition(optional (UpdateCallback or StartViewTransitionOptions) callbackOptions = {});
};

Fullscreen API Standard



partial interface Document {
  [LegacyLenientSetter] readonly attribute boolean fullscreenEnabled;
  [LegacyLenientSetter, Unscopable] readonly attribute boolean fullscreen; // historical

  Promise<undefined> exitFullscreen();

  attribute EventHandler onfullscreenchange;
  attribute EventHandler onfullscreenerror;
};

HTML Standard



[LegacyOverrideBuiltIns]
partial interface Document {
  static Document parseHTMLUnsafe(HTMLString html);

  // resource metadata management
  [PutForwards=href, LegacyUnforgeable] readonly attribute Location? location;
  attribute USVString domain;
  readonly attribute USVString referrer;
  attribute USVString cookie;
  readonly attribute DOMString lastModified;
  readonly attribute DocumentReadyState readyState;

  // DOM tree accessors
  getter object (DOMString name);
  [CEReactions] attribute DOMString title;
  [CEReactions] attribute DOMString dir;
  [CEReactions] attribute HTMLElement? body;
  readonly attribute HTMLHeadElement? head;
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection images;
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection embeds;
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection plugins;
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection links;
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection forms;
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection scripts;
  NodeList getElementsByName(DOMString elementName);
  readonly attribute HTMLOrSVGScriptElement? currentScript; // classic scripts in a document tree only

  // dynamic markup insertion
  [CEReactions] Document open(optional DOMString unused1, optional DOMString unused2); // both arguments are ignored
  WindowProxy? open(USVString url, DOMString name, DOMString features);
  [CEReactions] undefined close();
  [CEReactions] undefined write(HTMLString... text);
  [CEReactions] undefined writeln(HTMLString... text);

  // user interaction
  readonly attribute WindowProxy? defaultView;
  boolean hasFocus();
  [CEReactions] attribute DOMString designMode;
  [CEReactions] boolean execCommand(DOMString commandId, optional boolean showUI = false, optional DOMString value = "");
  boolean queryCommandEnabled(DOMString commandId);
  boolean queryCommandIndeterm(DOMString commandId);
  boolean queryCommandState(DOMString commandId);
  boolean queryCommandSupported(DOMString commandId);
  DOMString queryCommandValue(DOMString commandId);
  readonly attribute boolean hidden;
  readonly attribute DocumentVisibilityState visibilityState;

  // special event handler IDL attributes that only apply to Document objects
  [LegacyLenientThis] attribute EventHandler onreadystatechange;
  attribute EventHandler onvisibilitychange;

  // also has obsolete members
};
Document includes GlobalEventHandlers;

partial interface Document {
  [CEReactions] attribute [LegacyNullToEmptyString] DOMString fgColor;
  [CEReactions] attribute [LegacyNullToEmptyString] DOMString linkColor;
  [CEReactions] attribute [LegacyNullToEmptyString] DOMString vlinkColor;
  [CEReactions] attribute [LegacyNullToEmptyString] DOMString alinkColor;
  [CEReactions] attribute [LegacyNullToEmptyString] DOMString bgColor;

  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection anchors;
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection applets;

  undefined clear();
  undefined captureEvents();
  undefined releaseEvents();

  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLAllCollection all;
};

requestStorageAccessFor API

partial interface Document {
  Promise<undefined> requestStorageAccessFor(USVString requestedOrigin);
};

The Storage Access API

partial interface Document {
  Promise<boolean> hasStorageAccess();
  Promise<undefined> requestStorageAccess();
};

Prerendering Revamped

partial interface Document {
    readonly attribute boolean prerendering;

    // Under "special event handler IDL attributes that only apply to Document objects"
    attribute EventHandler onprerenderingchange;
};

Page Lifecycle

partial interface Document {
    attribute EventHandler onfreeze;
    attribute EventHandler onresume;
    readonly attribute boolean wasDiscarded;
};

URL Fragment Text Directives



partial interface Document {
    [SameObject] readonly attribute FragmentDirective fragmentDirective;
};

Private State Token API



partial interface Document {
  Promise<boolean> hasPrivateToken(USVString issuer);
  Promise<boolean> hasRedemptionRecord(USVString issuer);
};

CSS Font Loading Module Level 3
```
Document includes FontFaceSource;
```

CSS Regions Module Level 1

partial interface Document {
  readonly attribute NamedFlowMap namedFlows;
};

CSSOM View Module



partial interface Document {
  Element? elementFromPoint(double x, double y);
  sequence<Element> elementsFromPoint(double x, double y);
  CaretPosition? caretPositionFromPoint(double x, double y);
  readonly attribute Element? scrollingElement;
};
Document includes GeometryUtils;

Permissions Policy



partial interface Document {
    [SameObject] readonly attribute PermissionsPolicy permissionsPolicy;
};

Picture-in-Picture



partial interface Document {
  readonly attribute boolean pictureInPictureEnabled;

  [NewObject] Promise<undefined> exitPictureInPicture();
};

Pointer Lock 2.0



partial interface Document {
  attribute EventHandler onpointerlockchange;
  attribute EventHandler onpointerlockerror;
  undefined exitPointerLock();
};

Selection API



partial interface Document {
  Selection? getSelection();
};

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2



partial interface Document {
  readonly attribute SVGSVGElement? rootElement;
};

Web Animations



partial interface Document {
    readonly attribute DocumentTimeline timeline;
};

Consolidated IDL (across mixin and partials)



[Exposed=Window]
interface Document : Node {
  constructor();

  [SameObject] readonly attribute DOMImplementation implementation;
  readonly attribute USVString URL;
  readonly attribute USVString documentURI;
  readonly attribute DOMString compatMode;
  readonly attribute DOMString characterSet;
  readonly attribute DOMString charset; // legacy alias of .characterSet
  readonly attribute DOMString inputEncoding; // legacy alias of .characterSet
  readonly attribute DOMString contentType;

  readonly attribute DocumentType? doctype;
  readonly attribute Element? documentElement;
  HTMLCollection getElementsByTagName(DOMString qualifiedName);
  HTMLCollection getElementsByTagNameNS(DOMString? namespace, DOMString localName);
  HTMLCollection getElementsByClassName(DOMString classNames);

  [CEReactions, NewObject] Element createElement(DOMString localName, optional (DOMString or ElementCreationOptions) options = {});
  [CEReactions, NewObject] Element createElementNS(DOMString? namespace, DOMString qualifiedName, optional (DOMString or ElementCreationOptions) options = {});
  [NewObject] DocumentFragment createDocumentFragment();
  [NewObject] Text createTextNode(DOMString data);
  [NewObject] CDATASection createCDATASection(DOMString data);
  [NewObject] Comment createComment(DOMString data);
  [NewObject] ProcessingInstruction createProcessingInstruction(DOMString target, DOMString data);

  [CEReactions, NewObject] Node importNode(Node node, optional boolean deep = false);
  [CEReactions] Node adoptNode(Node node);

  [NewObject] Attr createAttribute(DOMString localName);
  [NewObject] Attr createAttributeNS(DOMString? namespace, DOMString qualifiedName);

  [NewObject] Event createEvent(DOMString interface); // legacy

  [NewObject] Range createRange();

  // NodeFilter.SHOW_ALL = 0xFFFFFFFF
  [NewObject] NodeIterator createNodeIterator(Node root, optional unsigned long whatToShow = 0xFFFFFFFF, optional NodeFilter? filter = null);
  [NewObject] TreeWalker createTreeWalker(Node root, optional unsigned long whatToShow = 0xFFFFFFFF, optional NodeFilter? filter = null);
  Element? getElementById(DOMString elementId);
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection children;
  readonly attribute Element? firstElementChild;
  readonly attribute Element? lastElementChild;
  readonly attribute unsigned long childElementCount;

  [CEReactions, Unscopable] undefined prepend((Node or TrustedScript or DOMString)... nodes);
  [CEReactions, Unscopable] undefined append((Node or TrustedScript or DOMString)... nodes);
  [CEReactions, Unscopable] undefined replaceChildren((Node or TrustedScript or DOMString)... nodes);

  Element? querySelector(DOMString selectors);
  [NewObject] NodeList querySelectorAll(DOMString selectors);
  [NewObject] XPathExpression createExpression(DOMString expression, optional XPathNSResolver? resolver = null);
  Node createNSResolver(Node nodeResolver); // legacy
  // XPathResult.ANY_TYPE = 0
  XPathResult evaluate(DOMString expression, Node contextNode, optional XPathNSResolver? resolver = null, optional unsigned short type = 0, optional XPathResult? result = null);
    FontMetrics measureElement(Element element);
    FontMetrics measureText(DOMString text, StylePropertyMapReadOnly styleMap);

  ViewTransition startViewTransition(optional (UpdateCallback or StartViewTransitionOptions) callbackOptions = {});
  [LegacyLenientSetter] readonly attribute boolean fullscreenEnabled;
  [LegacyLenientSetter, Unscopable] readonly attribute boolean fullscreen; // historical

  Promise<undefined> exitFullscreen();

  attribute EventHandler onfullscreenchange;
  attribute EventHandler onfullscreenerror;
  static Document parseHTMLUnsafe(HTMLString html);

  // resource metadata management
  [PutForwards=href, LegacyUnforgeable] readonly attribute Location? location;
  attribute USVString domain;
  readonly attribute USVString referrer;
  attribute USVString cookie;
  readonly attribute DOMString lastModified;
  readonly attribute DocumentReadyState readyState;

  // DOM tree accessors
  getter object (DOMString name);
  [CEReactions] attribute DOMString title;
  [CEReactions] attribute DOMString dir;
  [CEReactions] attribute HTMLElement? body;
  readonly attribute HTMLHeadElement? head;
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection images;
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection embeds;
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection plugins;
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection links;
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection forms;
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection scripts;
  NodeList getElementsByName(DOMString elementName);
  readonly attribute HTMLOrSVGScriptElement? currentScript; // classic scripts in a document tree only

  // dynamic markup insertion
  [CEReactions] Document open(optional DOMString unused1, optional DOMString unused2); // both arguments are ignored
  WindowProxy? open(USVString url, DOMString name, DOMString features);
  [CEReactions] undefined close();
  [CEReactions] undefined write(HTMLString... text);
  [CEReactions] undefined writeln(HTMLString... text);

  // user interaction
  readonly attribute WindowProxy? defaultView;
  boolean hasFocus();
  [CEReactions] attribute DOMString designMode;
  [CEReactions] boolean execCommand(DOMString commandId, optional boolean showUI = false, optional DOMString value = "");
  boolean queryCommandEnabled(DOMString commandId);
  boolean queryCommandIndeterm(DOMString commandId);
  boolean queryCommandState(DOMString commandId);
  boolean queryCommandSupported(DOMString commandId);
  DOMString queryCommandValue(DOMString commandId);
  readonly attribute boolean hidden;
  readonly attribute DocumentVisibilityState visibilityState;

  // special event handler IDL attributes that only apply to Document objects
  [LegacyLenientThis] attribute EventHandler onreadystatechange;
  attribute EventHandler onvisibilitychange;
  [CEReactions] attribute [LegacyNullToEmptyString] DOMString fgColor;
  [CEReactions] attribute [LegacyNullToEmptyString] DOMString linkColor;
  [CEReactions] attribute [LegacyNullToEmptyString] DOMString vlinkColor;
  [CEReactions] attribute [LegacyNullToEmptyString] DOMString alinkColor;
  [CEReactions] attribute [LegacyNullToEmptyString] DOMString bgColor;

  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection anchors;
  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLCollection applets;

  undefined clear();
  undefined captureEvents();
  undefined releaseEvents();

  [SameObject] readonly attribute HTMLAllCollection all;
  attribute EventHandler onabort;
  attribute EventHandler onauxclick;
  attribute EventHandler onbeforeinput;
  attribute EventHandler onbeforematch;
  attribute EventHandler onbeforetoggle;
  attribute EventHandler onblur;
  attribute EventHandler oncancel;
  attribute EventHandler oncanplay;
  attribute EventHandler oncanplaythrough;
  attribute EventHandler onchange;
  attribute EventHandler onclick;
  attribute EventHandler onclose;
  attribute EventHandler oncontextlost;
  attribute EventHandler oncontextmenu;
  attribute EventHandler oncontextrestored;
  attribute EventHandler oncopy;
  attribute EventHandler oncuechange;
  attribute EventHandler oncut;
  attribute EventHandler ondblclick;
  attribute EventHandler ondrag;
  attribute EventHandler ondragend;
  attribute EventHandler ondragenter;
  attribute EventHandler ondragleave;
  attribute EventHandler ondragover;
  attribute EventHandler ondragstart;
  attribute EventHandler ondrop;
  attribute EventHandler ondurationchange;
  attribute EventHandler onemptied;
  attribute EventHandler onended;
  attribute OnErrorEventHandler onerror;
  attribute EventHandler onfocus;
  attribute EventHandler onformdata;
  attribute EventHandler oninput;
  attribute EventHandler oninvalid;
  attribute EventHandler onkeydown;
  attribute EventHandler onkeypress;
  attribute EventHandler onkeyup;
  attribute EventHandler onload;
  attribute EventHandler onloadeddata;
  attribute EventHandler onloadedmetadata;
  attribute EventHandler onloadstart;
  attribute EventHandler onmousedown;
  [LegacyLenientThis] attribute EventHandler onmouseenter;
  [LegacyLenientThis] attribute EventHandler onmouseleave;
  attribute EventHandler onmousemove;
  attribute EventHandler onmouseout;
  attribute EventHandler onmouseover;
  attribute EventHandler onmouseup;
  attribute EventHandler onpaste;
  attribute EventHandler onpause;
  attribute EventHandler onplay;
  attribute EventHandler onplaying;
  attribute EventHandler onprogress;
  attribute EventHandler onratechange;
  attribute EventHandler onreset;
  attribute EventHandler onresize;
  attribute EventHandler onscroll;
  attribute EventHandler onscrollend;
  attribute EventHandler onsecuritypolicyviolation;
  attribute EventHandler onseeked;
  attribute EventHandler onseeking;
  attribute EventHandler onselect;
  attribute EventHandler onslotchange;
  attribute EventHandler onstalled;
  attribute EventHandler onsubmit;
  attribute EventHandler onsuspend;
  attribute EventHandler ontimeupdate;
  attribute EventHandler ontoggle;
  attribute EventHandler onvolumechange;
  attribute EventHandler onwaiting;
  attribute EventHandler onwebkitanimationend;
  attribute EventHandler onwebkitanimationiteration;
  attribute EventHandler onwebkitanimationstart;
  attribute EventHandler onwebkittransitionend;
  attribute EventHandler onwheel;
  Promise<undefined> requestStorageAccessFor(USVString requestedOrigin);
  Promise<boolean> hasStorageAccess();
  Promise<undefined> requestStorageAccess();
    readonly attribute boolean prerendering;

    // Under "special event handler IDL attributes that only apply to Document objects"
    attribute EventHandler onprerenderingchange;
    attribute EventHandler onfreeze;
    attribute EventHandler onresume;
    readonly attribute boolean wasDiscarded;
    [SameObject] readonly attribute FragmentDirective fragmentDirective;
  Promise<boolean> hasPrivateToken(USVString issuer);
  Promise<boolean> hasRedemptionRecord(USVString issuer);
  readonly attribute FontFaceSet fonts;
  readonly attribute NamedFlowMap namedFlows;
  Element? elementFromPoint(double x, double y);
  sequence<Element> elementsFromPoint(double x, double y);
  CaretPosition? caretPositionFromPoint(double x, double y);
  readonly attribute Element? scrollingElement;
  sequence<DOMQuad> getBoxQuads(optional BoxQuadOptions options = {});
  DOMQuad convertQuadFromNode(DOMQuadInit quad, GeometryNode from, optional ConvertCoordinateOptions options = {});
  DOMQuad convertRectFromNode(DOMRectReadOnly rect, GeometryNode from, optional ConvertCoordinateOptions options = {});
  DOMPoint convertPointFromNode(DOMPointInit point, GeometryNode from, optional ConvertCoordinateOptions options = {});
    [SameObject] readonly attribute PermissionsPolicy permissionsPolicy;
  readonly attribute boolean pictureInPictureEnabled;

  [NewObject] Promise<undefined> exitPictureInPicture();
  attribute EventHandler onpointerlockchange;
  attribute EventHandler onpointerlockerror;
  undefined exitPointerLock();
  Selection? getSelection();
  readonly attribute SVGSVGElement? rootElement;
    readonly attribute DocumentTimeline timeline;
};

Methods and attributes that return objects implementing `Document`

Referring IDL interfaces/dictionaries

Referring specifications

Font Metrics API Level 1 refers to Document
CSS View Transitions Module Level 2 refers to Document
Fullscreen API Standard refers to Document
HTML Standard refers to Document
requestStorageAccessFor API refers to Document
The Storage Access API refers to Document
Prerendering Revamped refers to Document
Page Lifecycle refers to Document
URL Fragment Text Directives refers to Document
Private State Token API refers to Document
CSS Regions Module Level 1 refers to Document
CSSOM View Module refers to Document
Intersection Observer refers to Document
Permissions Policy refers to Document
Picture-in-Picture refers to Document
Pointer Lock 2.0 refers to Document
Selection API refers to Document
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 refers to Document
Web Animations refers to Document
XMLHttpRequest Standard refers to Document

Definition

Methods and attributes that return objects implementing Document

Referring IDL interfaces/dictionaries

Referring specifications

Methods and attributes that return objects implementing `Document`