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4/8/2010

The SPANelement specifies an inline text container. SPANdoes not alter how the contained content is rendered.

Using this Element

There are some common properties and collections that apply to all the elements of the document object model, see Common Properties, Methods and Collections for the HTML Elements in Internet Explorer Mobile.

This element can be used within a web page with attributes.

This element can be used within scripts where it will have properties, eventsand methods.

Attributes

The following table shows items that Internet Explorer Mobile supports.

Attribute Value Description

ALIGN

 

 

 

center

 

 

left

 

 

right

 

CLASS

 

Associates the element with a CSS style.

Note:
Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2003 software or later.

ID

 

Uniquely identifies the element within a document.

Note:
Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2003 software or later.

STYLE

 

Provides the definition of the CSS styles used for this element.

Note:
Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2003 software or later.

Scripting Properties

The following table shows items that Internet Explorer Mobile supports.

Property Type Access Comments

id

string

Read only

Uniquely identifies the object within a document.

innerHTML

string

Read/Write

Sets or retrieves the HTML between the start and end tags of the object.

Note:
Write-only for devices running Smartphone 2002 and Pocket PC 2002 software or earlier.

innerText

string

Read/Write

Sets or retrieves the text between the start and end tags of the object.

offsetHeight

Number

Read-only

Contains the height of the object in pixels, relative to the parent element.

offsetLeft

Number

Read-only

Contains the number of pixels from the left of the parent element.

offsetParent

String

Read-only

Contains a reference to the container object that defines the offsetTop and offsetLeft properties of the object.

offsetTop

Number

Read-only

Contains the number of pixels from the top of the parent element

offsetWidth

Number

Read-only

Contains the width of the object in pixels, relative to the parent element.

Scripting Events

This element has no associated events.

Scripting Methods

Method Arguments Comments

getAttribute

option

Syntax:

vAttrValue=span.getAttribute(sAttrName[,iFlags])

  • Returns the value of the specified attribute. If the attribute is not present then a NULL is returned.

    sAttrNameis a String containing the name of the attribute.

    iFlagsis an integer that specifies one or more of the following:

    0 (Default) Performs a property search that is not case-sensitive, and returns an interpolated value if the property is found.

    1 Performs a case-sensitive property search. To find a match, the uppercase and lowercase letters in sAttrNamemust exactly match those in the attribute name.

    2 Returns the value exactly as it was set in script or in the source document.

Requirements

Windows Mobile Pocket PC for Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later, Smartphone for Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also