The DOM Pre Object is used to represent the HTML <pre> element. The pre element is accessed by getElementById().
Properties:
- width: It is used to set or return the value of the width attribute of the pre element.
Syntax:
document.getElementById("ID");
Where “id” is the ID assigned to the “pre” tag.
Example-1:
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >DOM pre Object</ title >
</ head >
< body >
< center >
< h1 >GeeksForGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >DOM pre Object</ h2 >
< pre id = "GFG" >
GeeksforGeeks
A Computer Science Portal For Geeks
</ pre >
< button onclick = "myGeeks()" >
Submit
</ button >
< script >
function myGeeks() {
// Accessing pre tag.
var g = document.getElementById("GFG");
g.style.color = "blue";
g.style.fontSize = "15px";
}
</ script >
</ center >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Before Clicking On Button:

After Clicking On Button:

Example-2 : Pre Object can be created by using the document.createElement Method.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >DOM pre Object</ title >
</ head >
< body >
< center >
< h1 >GeeksForGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >DOM pre Object</ h2 >
< button onclick = "myGeeks()" >Submit</ button >
< script >
function myGeeks() {
// Creating 'pre' object.
var g = document.createElement("PRE");
var f =
document.createTextNode("GeeksForGeeks"
+"A Computer Science Portal For Geeks.");
g.appendChild(f);
document.body.appendChild(g);
}
</ script >
</ center >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Before Clicking On Button:

After Clicking On Button:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM Pre Object are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
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Last Updated :
20 Nov, 2021
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