MSHTML Classes: CElement

Many of the MSHTML classes expose the properties (methods, collections, etc) of the otherwise internal CElement class.

Properties that Microsoft does not list in the HTML and DHTML Reference are highlighted.

Property	Attribute	Interface	Member
accessKey	same	IHTMLElement2	get_accessKey put_accessKey
addBehavior		IHTMLElement2	addBehavior
addFilter		IHTMLElement2	addFilter
all		IHTMLElement	get_all
applyElement		IHTMLElement2	applyElement
attachEvent		IHTMLElement2	attachEvent
behaviorUrns		IHTMLElement2	get_behaviorUrns
blur		IHTMLElement2	blur
canHaveChildren		IHTMLElement2	get_canHaveChildren
canHaveHTML		IHTMLElement3	get_canHaveHTML
children		IHTMLElement	get_children
className	class	IHTMLElement	get_className put_className
clearAttributes		IHTMLElement2	clearAttributes
click		IHTMLElement	click
clientHeight		IHTMLElement2	get_clientHeight
clientLeft		IHTMLElement2	get_clientLeft
clientTop		IHTMLElement2	get_clientTop
clientWidth		IHTMLElement2	get_clientWidth
componentFromPoint		IHTMLElement2	componentFromPoint
contains		IHTMLElement	contains
contentEditable	same	IHTMLElement3	get_isContentEditable put_isContentEditable
createControlRange		IHTMLElement2	createControlRange
currentStyle		IHTMLElement2	get_currentStyle
	dataFld
	dataFormatAs
	dataSrc
detachEvent		IHTMLElement2	detachEvent
dir	same	IHTMLElement2	get_dir put_dir
disabled	same	IHTMLElement2	get_disabled put_disabled
document		IHTMLElement	get_document
doScroll		IHTMLElement2	doScroll
dragDrop		IHTMLElement3	dragDrop
filters		IHTMLElement	get_filters
fireEvent		IHTMLElement3	fireEvent
focus		IHTMLElement2	focus
getAdjacentText		IHTMLElement2	getAdjacentText
getAttribute		IHTMLElement	getAttribute
getAttributeNode		IHTMLElement4	getAttributeNode
getBoundingClientRect		IHTMLElement2	getBoundingClientRect
getClientRects		IHTMLElement2	getClientRects
getElementsByTagName		IHTMLElement2	getElementsByTagName
getExpression		IHTMLElement2	getExpression
glyphMode		IHTMLElement3	get_glyphMode
hideFocus	same	IHTMLElement3	get_hideFocus put_hideFocus
id	same	IHTMLElement	get_id put_id
	implementation
inflateBlock		IHTMLElement3	get_inflateBlock put_inflateBlock
innerHTML		IHTMLElement	get_innerHTML put_innerHTML
innerText		IHTMLElement	get_innerText put_innerText
insertAdjacentElement		IHTMLElement2	insertAdjacentElement
insertAdjacentHTML		IHTMLElement	insertAdjacentHTML
insertAdjacentText		IHTMLElement	insertAdjacentText
isContentEditable		IHTMLElement3	get_isContentEditable
isDisabled		IHTMLElement3	get_isDisabled
isMultiLine		IHTMLElement3	get_isMultiLine
isTextEdit		IHTMLElement	get_isTextEdit
lang	same	IHTMLElement	get_lang put_lang
language	same	IHTMLElement	get_language put_language
mergeAttributes		IHTMLElement3	mergeAttributes
normalize		IHTMLElement4	normalize
offsetHeight		IHTMLElement	get_offsetHeight
offsetLeft		IHTMLElement	get_offsetLeft
offsetParent		IHTMLElement	get_offsetParent
offsetTop		IHTMLElement	get_offsetTop
offsetWidth		IHTMLElement	get_offsetWidth
onactivate	same	IHTMLElement3	get_onactivate put_onactivate
onafterupdate	same	IHTMLElement	get_onafterupdate put_onafterupdate
onbeforeactivate	same	IHTMLElement4	get_onbeforeactivate put_onbeforeactivate
onbeforecopy	same	IHTMLElement2	get_onbeforecopy put_onbeforecopy
onbeforecut	same	IHTMLElement2	get_onbeforecut put_onbeforecut
onbeforedeactivate	same	IHTMLElement3	get_onbeforedeactivate put_onbeforedeactivate
onbeforeeditfocus	same	IHTMLElement2	get_onbeforeeditfocus put_onbeforeeditfocus
onbeforepaste	same	IHTMLElement2	get_onbeforepaste put_onbeforepaste
onbeforeupdate	same	IHTMLElement	get_onbeforeupdate put_onbeforeupdate
onblur	same	IHTMLElement2	get_onblur put_onblur
oncellchange	same	IHTMLElement2	get_oncellchange put_oncellchange
onclick	same	IHTMLElement	get_onclick put_onclick
oncontextmenu	same	IHTMLElement2	get_oncontextmenu put_oncontextmenu
oncontrolselect	same	IHTMLElement3	get_oncontrolselect put_oncontrolselect
oncopy	same	IHTMLElement2	get_oncopy put_oncopy
oncut	same	IHTMLElement2	get_oncut put_oncut
ondataavailable	same	IHTMLElement	get_ondataavailable put_ondataavailable
ondatasetchanged	same	IHTMLElement	get_ondatasetchanged put_ondatasetchanged
ondatasetcomplete	same	IHTMLElement	get_ondatasetcomplete put_ondatasetcomplete
ondblclick	same	IHTMLElement	get_ondblclick put_ondblclick
ondeactivate	same	IHTMLElement3	get_ondeactivate put_ondeactivate
ondrag	same	IHTMLElement2	get_ondrag put_ondrag
ondragend	same	IHTMLElement2	get_ondragend put_ondragend
ondragenter	same	IHTMLElement2	get_ondragenter put_ondragenter
ondragleave	same	IHTMLElement2	get_ondragleave put_ondragleave
ondragover	same	IHTMLElement2	get_ondragover put_ondragover
ondragstart	same	IHTMLElement	get_ondragstart put_ondragstart
ondrop	same	IHTMLElement2	get_ondrop put_ondrop
onerrorupdate	same	IHTMLElement	get_onerrorupdate put_onerrorupdate
onfilterchange	same	IHTMLElement	get_onfilterchange put_onfilterchange
onfocus	same	IHTMLElement2	get_onfocus put_onfocus
onfocusin	same	IHTMLElement4	get_onfocusin put_onfocusin
onfocusout	same	IHTMLElement4	get_onfocusout put_onfocusout
onhelp	same	IHTMLElement	get_onhelp put_onhelp
onkeydown	same	IHTMLElement	get_onkeydown put_onkeydown
onkeypress	same	IHTMLElement	get_onkeypress put_onkeypress
onkeyup	same	IHTMLElement	get_onkeyup put_onkeyup
onlayoutcomplete	same	IHTMLElement3	get_onlayoutcomplete put_onlayoutcomplete
onlosecapture	same	IHTMLElement2	get_onlosecapture put_onlosecapture
onmousedown	same	IHTMLElement	get_onmousedown put_onmousedown
onmouseenter	same	IHTMLElement3	get_onmouseenter put_onmouseenter
onmouseleave	same	IHTMLElement3	get_onmouseleave put_onmouseleave
onmousemove	same	IHTMLElement	get_onmousemove put_onmousemove
onmouseout	same	IHTMLElement	get_onmouseout put_onmouseout
onmouseover	same	IHTMLElement	get_onmouseover put_onmouseover
onmouseup	same	IHTMLElement	get_onmouseup put_onmouseup
onmousewheel	same	IHTMLElement4	get_onmousewheel put_onmousewheel
onmove	same	IHTMLElement3	get_onmove put_onmove
onmoveend	same	IHTMLElement3	get_onmoveend put_onmoveend
onmovestart	same	IHTMLElement3	get_onmovestart put_onmovestart
onpage	same	IHTMLElement3	get_onpage put_onpage
onpaste	same	IHTMLElement2	get_onpaste put_onpaste
onpropertychange	same	IHTMLElement2	get_onpropertychange put_onpropertychange
onreadystatechange	same	IHTMLElement2	get_onreadystatechange put_onreadystatechange
onresize	same	IHTMLElement2	get_onresize put_onresize
onresizeend	same	IHTMLElement3	get_onresizeend put_onresizeend
onresizestart	same	IHTMLElement3	get_onresizestart put_onresizestart
onrowenter	same	IHTMLElement	get_onrowenter put_onrowenter
onrowexit	same	IHTMLElement	get_onrowexit put_onrowexit
onrowsdelete	same	IHTMLElement2	get_onrowsdelete put_onrowsdelete
onrowsinserted	same	IHTMLElement2	get_onrowsinserted put_onrowsinserted
onscroll	same	IHTMLElement2	get_onscroll put_onscroll
onselectstart	same	IHTMLElement	get_onselectstart put_onselectstart
outerHTML		IHTMLElement	get_outerHTML put_outerHTML
outerText		IHTMLElement	get_outerText put_outerText
parentElement		IHTMLElement	get_parentElement
parentTextEdit		IHTMLElement	get_parentTextEdit
readyState		IHTMLElement2	get_readyState
readyStateValue		IHTMLElement2	get_readyStateValue
recordNumber		IHTMLElement	get_recordNumber
releaseCapture		IHTMLElement2	releaseCapture
removeAttribute		IHTMLElement	removeAttribute
removeAttributeNode		IHTMLElement4	removeAttributeNode
removeBehavior		IHTMLElement2	removeBehavior
removeExpression		IHTMLElement2	removeExpression
removeFilter		IHTMLElement2	removeFilter
replaceAdjacentText		IHTMLElement2	replaceAdjacentText
runtimeStyle		IHTMLElement2	get_runtimeStyle
scopeName		IHTMLElement2	get_scopeName
scrollHeight		IHTMLElement2	get_scrollHeight
scrollIntoView		IHTMLElement	scrollIntoView
scrollLeft		IHTMLElement2	get_scrollLeft put_scrollLeft
scrollTop		IHTMLElement2	get_scrollTop put_scrollTop
scrollWidth		IHTMLElement2	get_scrollWidth
setActive		IHTMLElement3	setActive
setAttribute		IHTMLElement	setAttribute
setAttributeNode		IHTMLElement4	setAttributeNode
setCapture		IHTMLElement2	setCapture
setExpression		IHTMLElement2	setExpression
sourceIndex		IHTMLElement	get_sourceIndex
style	same	IHTMLElement	get_style
tabIndex	same	IHTMLElement2	get_tabIndex put_tabIndex
tagName		IHTMLElement	get_tagName
tagUrn		IHTMLElement2	get_tagUrn put_tagUrn
title	same	IHTMLElement	get_title put_title
toString		IHTMLElement	toString

The style property’s entry in the string table is complex, referencing two property descriptors, which give alternate names styleobj and style_Str. Details are presently beyond the scope of these notes.