The DOM Details Object is used to represent the HTML <details> element. The Details element is accessed by getElementById().
Properties:
- open: The details tag has an attribute called ‘open’ which is used to display the hidden information by default.
Syntax:
document.getElementById("ID");
Where “id” is the ID assigned to the “details” tag.
Example-1:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >DOM details Object</ title >
< style >
h2 {
color: green;
font-size: 35px;
}
summary {
font-size: 40px;
color: #090;
font-weight: bold;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< center >
< h2 >DOM Details Object </ h2 >
< details id = "GFG" >
< summary >GeeksforGeeks</ summary >
< p >A computer science portal for geeks</ p >
< div >It is a computer science portal
where you can learn programming.</ div >
</ details >
< br >
< button onclick = "myGeeks()" >Submit</ button >
< script >
function myGeeks() {
// Accessing details tag.
var x = document.getElementById("GFG");
// Display hidden information
// using open property.
x.open = true;
}
</ script >
</ center >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Before Clicking On Button :

After Clicking n Button:

Example-2: Details Object can be created by using the document.createElement method.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >HTML DOM Details Object</ title >
< style >
h1,
h2 {
text-align: center;
}
h1 {
color: green;
}
button {
margin-left: 40%;
}
details {
font-size: 30px;
color: green;
text-align: center;
margin-top: 30px;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >DOM Details Object</ h2 >
< button onclick = "myGeeks()" >Submit</ button >
< script >
function myGeeks() {
var g = document.createElement("DETAILS");
g.setAttribute("id", "GFG");
document.body.appendChild(g);
var f = document.createElement("SUMMARY");
var text = document.createTextNode("GeeksForGeeks");
f.appendChild(text);
document.getElementById("GFG").appendChild(f);
var z = document.createElement("p");
var text2 = document.createTextNode(
"A Computer Science PortaL For Geeks");
z.appendChild(text2);
document.getElementById("GFG").appendChild(z);
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Before Clicking On Button :

After Clicking On Button:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM Details Object are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
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