The DOM dl object is used to represent the HTML <dl> element. The dl element can be accessed using the getElementById() method. The dl is used to create a description list in HTML.
Syntax:
document.getElementById("id"); Where ‘id’ is the ID assigned to the dl tag.
Example 1: In the below program the dl element is accessed and the color of the text inside the description list is changed.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html>
<body>
<h1 style="color:green;">
GeeksForGeeks
</h1>
<h2>DOM dl Object</h2>
<dl id="id">
<dt>Sorting</dt>
<dd>Merge sort</dd>
</dl>
<button onclick="Geeks()">Click Here!</button>
<p id="p" style="color:green"></p>
<script>
function Geeks() {
let doc = document.getElementById("id").innerHTML;
document.getElementById("p").innerHTML = doc;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Example 2: DL Object can be created by using the document.createElement method.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html>
<body>
<h1 style="color:green;">
GeeksForGeeks
</h1>
<h2>DOM dl Object</h2>
<button onclick="Geeks()">Click Here!</button><br>
<script>
function Geeks() {
// Creating a dl element
let doc = document.createElement("DL");
doc.setAttribute("id", "dl");
document.body.appendChild(doc);
// Creating a DT element
let doc1 = document.createElement("DT");
let txt1 = document.createTextNode("Sorting");
doc1.appendChild(txt1);
doc1.setAttribute("id", "dt");
document.getElementById("dl").appendChild(doc1);
// Creating a dd element
let doc2 = document.createElement("DD");
let txt2 = document.createTextNode("Merge sort");
doc2.appendChild(txt2);
document.getElementById("dl").appendChild(doc2);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Edge
- Safari
- Opera