Element (GWT 2.7.0)

java.lang.Object
- com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject
- - com.google.gwt.dom.client.Node
  - - com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractImagePrototype.ImagePrototypeElement, AnchorElement, AreaElement, BaseElement, BodyElement, BRElement, ButtonElement, CanvasElement, DivElement, DListElement, Element, FieldSetElement, FormElement, FrameElement, FrameSetElement, HeadElement, HeadingElement, HRElement, IFrameElement, ImageElement, InputElement, LabelElement, LegendElement, LIElement, LinkElement, MapElement, MediaElement, MetaElement, ModElement, ObjectElement, OListElement, OptGroupElement, OptionElement, ParagraphElement, ParamElement, PotentialElement, PreElement, QuoteElement, ScriptElement, SelectElement, SourceElement, SpanElement, StyleElement, TableCaptionElement, TableCellElement, TableColElement, TableElement, TableRowElement, TableSectionElement, TextAreaElement, TitleElement, UListElement
```
public class Element
extends Node
```
All HTML element interfaces derive from this class.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static String`	`DRAGGABLE_AUTO` Constant returned from `getDraggable()`.
`static String`	`DRAGGABLE_FALSE` Constant returned from `getDraggable()`.
`static String`	`DRAGGABLE_TRUE` Constant returned from `getDraggable()`.

Fields inherited from class com.google.gwt.dom.client.Node
DOCUMENT_NODE, ELEMENT_NODE, TEXT_NODE

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected Element()

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`Element()`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`addClassName(String className)` Adds a name to this element's class property.
`static Element`	`as(JavaScriptObject o)` Assert that the given `Node` is an `Element` and automatically typecast it.
`static Element`	`as(Node node)` Assert that the given `Node` is an `Element` and automatically typecast it.
`void`	`blur()` Removes keyboard focus from this element.
`void`	`dispatchEvent(NativeEvent evt)` Dispatched the given event with this element as its target.
`void`	`focus()` Gives keyboard focus to this element.
`int`	`getAbsoluteBottom()` Gets an element's absolute bottom coordinate in the document's coordinate system.
`int`	`getAbsoluteLeft()` Gets an element's absolute left coordinate in the document's coordinate system.
`int`	`getAbsoluteRight()` Gets an element's absolute right coordinate in the document's coordinate system.
`int`	`getAbsoluteTop()` Gets an element's absolute top coordinate in the document's coordinate system.
`String`	`getAttribute(String name)` Retrieves an attribute value by name.
`String`	`getClassName()` The class attribute of the element.
`int`	`getClientHeight()` Returns the inner height of an element in pixels, including padding but not the horizontal scrollbar height, border, or margin.
`int`	`getClientWidth()` Returns the inner width of an element in pixels, including padding but not the vertical scrollbar width, border, or margin.
`String`	`getDir()` Specifies the base direction of directionally neutral text and the directionality of tables.
`String`	`getDraggable()` Returns the draggable attribute of this element.
`NodeList<Element>`	`getElementsByTagName(String name)` Returns a NodeList of all descendant Elements with a given tag name, in the order in which they are encountered in a preorder traversal of this Element tree.
`Element`	`getFirstChildElement()` The first child of element this element.
`String`	`getId()` The element's identifier.
`String`	`getInnerHTML()` All of the markup and content within a given element.
`String`	`getInnerText()` The text between the start and end tags of the object.
`String`	`getLang()` Language code defined in RFC 1766.
`Element`	`getNextSiblingElement()` The element immediately following this element.
`int`	`getOffsetHeight()` The height of an element relative to the layout.
`int`	`getOffsetLeft()` The number of pixels that the upper left corner of the current element is offset to the left within the offsetParent node.
`Element`	`getOffsetParent()` Returns a reference to the object which is the closest (nearest in the containment hierarchy) positioned containing element.
`int`	`getOffsetTop()` The number of pixels that the upper top corner of the current element is offset to the top within the offsetParent node.
`int`	`getOffsetWidth()` The width of an element relative to the layout.
`Element`	`getPreviousSiblingElement()` The element immediately preceeding this element.
`boolean`	`getPropertyBoolean(String name)` Gets a boolean property from this element.
`double`	`getPropertyDouble(String name)` Gets a double property from this element.
`int`	`getPropertyInt(String name)` Gets an integer property from this element.
`JavaScriptObject`	`getPropertyJSO(String name)` Gets a JSO property from this element.
`Object`	`getPropertyObject(String name)` Gets an object property from this element.
`String`	`getPropertyString(String name)` Gets a property from this element.
`int`	`getScrollHeight()` The height of the scroll view of an element.
`int`	`getScrollLeft()` The number of pixels that an element's content is scrolled from the left.
`int`	`getScrollTop()` The number of pixels that an element's content is scrolled from the top.
`int`	`getScrollWidth()` The width of the scroll view of an element.
`String`	`getString()` Gets a string representation of this element (as outer HTML).
`Style`	`getStyle()` Gets this element's `Style` object.
`int`	`getTabIndex()` The index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order.
`String`	`getTagName()` Gets the element's full tag name, including the namespace-prefix if present.
`String`	`getTitle()` The element's advisory title.
`boolean`	`hasAttribute(String name)` Determines whether an element has an attribute with a given name.
`boolean`	`hasClassName(String className)` Checks if this element's class property contains specified class name.
`boolean`	`hasTagName(String tagName)` Determines whether this element has the given tag name.
`static boolean`	`is(JavaScriptObject o)` Determines whether the given `JavaScriptObject` can be cast to an `Element`.
`static boolean`	`is(Node node)` Determine whether the given `Node` can be cast to an `Element`.
`void`	`removeAttribute(String name)` Removes an attribute by name.
`boolean`	`removeClassName(String className)` Removes a name from this element's class property.
`void`	`replaceClassName(String oldClassName, String newClassName)` Replace one class name with another.
`void`	`scrollIntoView()` Scrolls this element into view.
`void`	`setAttribute(String name, String value)` Adds a new attribute.
`void`	`setClassName(String className)` The class attribute of the element.
`void`	`setDir(String dir)` Specifies the base direction of directionally neutral text and the directionality of tables.
`void`	`setDraggable(String draggable)` Changes the draggable attribute to one of `DRAGGABLE_AUTO`, `DRAGGABLE_FALSE`, or `DRAGGABLE_TRUE`.
`void`	`setId(String id)` The element's identifier.
`void`	`setInnerHTML(String html)` All of the markup and content within a given element.
`void`	`setInnerSafeHtml(SafeHtml html)` All of the markup and content within a given element.
`void`	`setInnerText(String text)` The text between the start and end tags of the object.
`void`	`setLang(String lang)` Language code defined in RFC 1766.
`void`	`setPropertyBoolean(String name, boolean value)` Sets a boolean property on this element.
`void`	`setPropertyDouble(String name, double value)` Sets a double property on this element.
`void`	`setPropertyInt(String name, int value)` Sets an integer property on this element.
`void`	`setPropertyJSO(String name, JavaScriptObject value)` Sets a JSO property on this element.
`void`	`setPropertyObject(String name, Object value)` Sets an object property on this element.
`void`	`setPropertyString(String name, String value)` Sets a property on this element.
`void`	`setScrollLeft(int scrollLeft)` The number of pixels that an element's content is scrolled to the left.
`void`	`setScrollTop(int scrollTop)` The number of pixels that an element's content is scrolled to the top.
`void`	`setTabIndex(int tabIndex)` The index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order.
`void`	`setTitle(String title)` The element's advisory title.
`void`	`toggleClassName(String className)` Add the class name if it doesn't exist or removes it if does.

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.dom.client.Node
appendChild, cloneNode, getChild, getChildCount, getChildNodes, getFirstChild, getLastChild, getNextSibling, getNodeName, getNodeType, getNodeValue, getOwnerDocument, getParentElement, getParentNode, getPreviousSibling, hasChildNodes, hasParentElement, insertAfter, insertBefore, insertFirst, isOrHasChild, removeAllChildren, removeChild, removeFromParent, replaceChild, setNodeValue

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject
cast, createArray, createArray, createFunction, createObject, equals, hashCode, toSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass

- Field Detail
  - DRAGGABLE_AUTO
```
public static final String DRAGGABLE_AUTO
```
    Constant returned from getDraggable().
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DRAGGABLE_FALSE
```
public static final String DRAGGABLE_FALSE
```
    Constant returned from getDraggable().
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DRAGGABLE_TRUE
```
public static final String DRAGGABLE_TRUE
```
    Constant returned from getDraggable().
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - Element
```
protected Element()
```
- Method Detail
  - as
```
public static Element as(JavaScriptObject o)
```
    Assert that the given Node is an Element and automatically typecast it.
  - as
```
public static Element as(Node node)
```
    Assert that the given Node is an Element and automatically typecast it.
  - is
```
public static boolean is(JavaScriptObject o)
```
    Determines whether the given JavaScriptObject can be cast to an Element. A null object will cause this method to return false.
  - is
```
public static boolean is(Node node)
```
    Determine whether the given Node can be cast to an Element. A null node will cause this method to return false.
  - addClassName
```
public final boolean addClassName(String className)
```
    Adds a name to this element's class property. If the name is already present, this method has no effect.
    
    Parameters:
    
    className - the class name to be added
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this element did not already have the specified class name
    
    See Also:
    
    setClassName(String)
  - blur
```
public final void blur()
```
    Removes keyboard focus from this element.
  - dispatchEvent
```
public final void dispatchEvent(NativeEvent evt)
```
    Dispatched the given event with this element as its target. The event will go through all phases of the browser's normal event dispatch mechanism. Note: Because the browser's normal dispatch mechanism is used, exceptions thrown from within handlers triggered by this method cannot be caught by wrapping this method in a try/catch block. Such exceptions will be caught by the uncaught exception handler as usual.
    
    Parameters:
    
    evt - the event to be dispatched
  - focus
```
public final void focus()
```
    Gives keyboard focus to this element.
  - getAbsoluteBottom
```
public final int getAbsoluteBottom()
```
    Gets an element's absolute bottom coordinate in the document's coordinate system.
  - getAbsoluteLeft
```
public final int getAbsoluteLeft()
```
    Gets an element's absolute left coordinate in the document's coordinate system.
  - getAbsoluteRight
```
public final int getAbsoluteRight()
```
    Gets an element's absolute right coordinate in the document's coordinate system.
  - getAbsoluteTop
```
public final int getAbsoluteTop()
```
    Gets an element's absolute top coordinate in the document's coordinate system.
  - getAttribute
```
public final String getAttribute(String name)
```
    Retrieves an attribute value by name. Attribute support can be inconsistent across various browsers. Consider using the accessors in Element and its specific subclasses to retrieve attributes and properties.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the attribute to retrieve
    
    Returns:
    
    The Attr value as a string, or the empty string if that attribute does not have a specified or default value
  - getClassName
```
public final String getClassName()
```
    The class attribute of the element. This attribute has been renamed due to conflicts with the "class" keyword exposed by many languages.
    
    See Also:
    
    W3C HTML Specification
  - getClientHeight
```
public final int getClientHeight()
```
    Returns the inner height of an element in pixels, including padding but not the horizontal scrollbar height, border, or margin.
    
    Returns:
    
    the element's client height
  - getClientWidth
```
public final int getClientWidth()
```
    Returns the inner width of an element in pixels, including padding but not the vertical scrollbar width, border, or margin.
    
    Returns:
    
    the element's client width
  - getDir
```
public final String getDir()
```
    Specifies the base direction of directionally neutral text and the directionality of tables.
  - getDraggable
```
public final String getDraggable()
```
    Returns the draggable attribute of this element.
    
    Returns:
    
    one of DRAGGABLE_AUTO, DRAGGABLE_FALSE, or DRAGGABLE_TRUE
  - getElementsByTagName
```
public final NodeList<Element> getElementsByTagName(String name)
```
    Returns a NodeList of all descendant Elements with a given tag name, in the order in which they are encountered in a preorder traversal of this Element tree.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the tag to match on. The special value "*" matches all tags
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of matching Element nodes
  - getFirstChildElement
```
public final Element getFirstChildElement()
```
    The first child of element this element. If there is no such element, this returns null.
  - getId
```
public final String getId()
```
    The element's identifier.
    
    See Also:
    
    W3C HTML Specification
  - getInnerHTML
```
public final String getInnerHTML()
```
    All of the markup and content within a given element.
  - getInnerText
```
public final String getInnerText()
```
    The text between the start and end tags of the object.
  - getLang
```
public final String getLang()
```
    Language code defined in RFC 1766.
  - getNextSiblingElement
```
public final Element getNextSiblingElement()
```
    The element immediately following this element. If there is no such element, this returns null.
  - getOffsetHeight
```
public final int getOffsetHeight()
```
    The height of an element relative to the layout.
  - getOffsetLeft
```
public final int getOffsetLeft()
```
    The number of pixels that the upper left corner of the current element is offset to the left within the offsetParent node.
  - getOffsetParent
```
public final Element getOffsetParent()
```
    Returns a reference to the object which is the closest (nearest in the containment hierarchy) positioned containing element.
  - getOffsetTop
```
public final int getOffsetTop()
```
    The number of pixels that the upper top corner of the current element is offset to the top within the offsetParent node.
  - getOffsetWidth
```
public final int getOffsetWidth()
```
    The width of an element relative to the layout.
  - getPreviousSiblingElement
```
public final Element getPreviousSiblingElement()
```
    The element immediately preceeding this element. If there is no such element, this returns null.
  - getPropertyBoolean
```
public final boolean getPropertyBoolean(String name)
```
    Gets a boolean property from this element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the property to be retrieved
    
    Returns:
    
    the property value
  - getPropertyDouble
```
public final double getPropertyDouble(String name)
```
    Gets a double property from this element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the property to be retrieved
    
    Returns:
    
    the property value
  - getPropertyInt
```
public final int getPropertyInt(String name)
```
    Gets an integer property from this element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the property to be retrieved
    
    Returns:
    
    the property value
  - getPropertyJSO
```
public final JavaScriptObject getPropertyJSO(String name)
```
    Gets a JSO property from this element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the property to be retrieved
    
    Returns:
    
    the property value
  - getPropertyObject
```
public final Object getPropertyObject(String name)
```
    Gets an object property from this element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the property to be retrieved
    
    Returns:
    
    the property value
  - getPropertyString
```
public final String getPropertyString(String name)
```
    Gets a property from this element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the property to be retrieved
    
    Returns:
    
    the property value
  - getScrollHeight
```
public final int getScrollHeight()
```
    The height of the scroll view of an element.
  - getScrollLeft
```
public final int getScrollLeft()
```
    The number of pixels that an element's content is scrolled from the left.
    If the element is in RTL mode, this method will return a negative value of the number of pixels scrolled from the right.
  - getScrollTop
```
public final int getScrollTop()
```
    The number of pixels that an element's content is scrolled from the top.
  - getScrollWidth
```
public final int getScrollWidth()
```
    The width of the scroll view of an element.
  - getString
```
public final String getString()
```
    Gets a string representation of this element (as outer HTML). We do not override JavaScriptObject.toString() because it is final in JavaScriptObject.
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation of this element
  - getStyle
```
public final Style getStyle()
```
    Gets this element's Style object.
  - getTabIndex
```
public final int getTabIndex()
```
    The index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order.
    
    See Also:
    
    W3C HTML Specification
  - getTagName
```
public final String getTagName()
```
    Gets the element's full tag name, including the namespace-prefix if present.
    
    Returns:
    
    the element's tag name
  - getTitle
```
public final String getTitle()
```
    The element's advisory title.
  - hasAttribute
```
public final boolean hasAttribute(String name)
```
    Determines whether an element has an attribute with a given name.
    Note that IE, prior to version 8, will return false-positives for names that collide with element properties (e.g., style, width, and so forth).
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this element has the specified attribute
  - hasClassName
```
public final boolean hasClassName(String className)
```
    Checks if this element's class property contains specified class name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    className - the class name to be added
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this element has the specified class name
  - hasTagName
```
public final boolean hasTagName(String tagName)
```
    Determines whether this element has the given tag name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    tagName - the tag name, including namespace-prefix (if present)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the element has the given tag name
  - removeAttribute
```
public final void removeAttribute(String name)
```
    Removes an attribute by name.
  - removeClassName
```
public final boolean removeClassName(String className)
```
    Removes a name from this element's class property. If the name is not present, this method has no effect.
    
    Parameters:
    
    className - the class name to be removed
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this element had the specified class name
    
    See Also:
    
    setClassName(String)
  - toggleClassName
```
public final void toggleClassName(String className)
```
    Add the class name if it doesn't exist or removes it if does.
    
    Parameters:
    
    className - the class name to be toggled
  - replaceClassName
```
public final void replaceClassName(String oldClassName,
                                   String newClassName)
```
    Replace one class name with another.
    
    Parameters:
    
    oldClassName - the class name to be replaced
    
    newClassName - the class name to replace it
  - scrollIntoView
```
public final void scrollIntoView()
```
    Scrolls this element into view.
    This method crawls up the DOM hierarchy, adjusting the scrollLeft and scrollTop properties of each scrollable element to ensure that the specified element is completely in view. It adjusts each scroll position by the minimum amount necessary.
  - setAttribute
```
public final void setAttribute(String name,
                               String value)
```
    Adds a new attribute. If an attribute with that name is already present in the element, its value is changed to be that of the value parameter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the attribute to create or alter
    
    value - Value to set in string form
  - setClassName
```
public final void setClassName(String className)
```
    The class attribute of the element. This attribute has been renamed due to conflicts with the "class" keyword exposed by many languages.
    
    See Also:
    
    W3C HTML Specification
  - setDir
```
public final void setDir(String dir)
```
    Specifies the base direction of directionally neutral text and the directionality of tables.
  - setDraggable
```
public final void setDraggable(String draggable)
```
    Changes the draggable attribute to one of DRAGGABLE_AUTO, DRAGGABLE_FALSE, or DRAGGABLE_TRUE.
    
    Parameters:
    
    draggable - a String constants
  - setId
```
public final void setId(String id)
```
    The element's identifier.
    
    See Also:
    
    W3C HTML Specification
  - setInnerHTML
```
public final void setInnerHTML(String html)
```
    All of the markup and content within a given element.
  - setInnerSafeHtml
```
public final void setInnerSafeHtml(SafeHtml html)
```
    All of the markup and content within a given element.
  - setInnerText
```
public final void setInnerText(String text)
```
    The text between the start and end tags of the object.
  - setLang
```
public final void setLang(String lang)
```
    Language code defined in RFC 1766.
  - setPropertyBoolean
```
public final void setPropertyBoolean(String name,
                                     boolean value)
```
    Sets a boolean property on this element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the property to be set
    
    value - the new property value
  - setPropertyDouble
```
public final void setPropertyDouble(String name,
                                    double value)
```
    Sets a double property on this element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the property to be set
    
    value - the new property value
  - setPropertyInt
```
public final void setPropertyInt(String name,
                                 int value)
```
    Sets an integer property on this element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the property to be set
    
    value - the new property value
  - setPropertyJSO
```
public final void setPropertyJSO(String name,
                                 JavaScriptObject value)
```
    Sets a JSO property on this element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the property to be set
    
    value - the new property value
  - setPropertyObject
```
public final void setPropertyObject(String name,
                                    Object value)
```
    Sets an object property on this element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the property to be set
    
    value - the new property value
  - setPropertyString
```
public final void setPropertyString(String name,
                                    String value)
```
    Sets a property on this element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the property to be set
    
    value - the new property value
  - setScrollLeft
```
public final void setScrollLeft(int scrollLeft)
```
    The number of pixels that an element's content is scrolled to the left.
  - setScrollTop
```
public final void setScrollTop(int scrollTop)
```
    The number of pixels that an element's content is scrolled to the top.
  - setTabIndex
```
public final void setTabIndex(int tabIndex)
```
    The index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order.
    
    See Also:
    
    W3C HTML Specification
  - setTitle
```
public final void setTitle(String title)
```
    The element's advisory title.

Class Element

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.google.gwt.dom.client.Node

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.dom.client.Node

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

DRAGGABLE_AUTO

DRAGGABLE_FALSE

DRAGGABLE_TRUE

Constructor Detail

Element

Method Detail

as

as

is

is

addClassName

blur

dispatchEvent

focus

getAbsoluteBottom

getAbsoluteLeft

getAbsoluteRight

getAbsoluteTop

getAttribute

getClassName

getClientHeight

getClientWidth

getDir

getDraggable

getElementsByTagName

getFirstChildElement

getId

getInnerHTML

getInnerText

getLang

getNextSiblingElement

getOffsetHeight

getOffsetLeft

getOffsetParent

getOffsetTop

getOffsetWidth

getPreviousSiblingElement

getPropertyBoolean

getPropertyDouble

getPropertyInt

getPropertyJSO

getPropertyObject

getPropertyString

getScrollHeight

getScrollLeft

getScrollTop

getScrollWidth

getString

getStyle

getTabIndex

getTagName

getTitle

hasAttribute

hasClassName

hasTagName

removeAttribute

removeClassName

toggleClassName

replaceClassName

scrollIntoView

setAttribute

setClassName

setDir

setDraggable

setId

setInnerHTML

setInnerSafeHtml

setInnerText

setLang

setPropertyBoolean

setPropertyDouble