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