Note: This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.
Sets or retrieves the number of objects in a collection.
Syntax
| HTML | N/A |
|---|
| Scripting | [ iLength = ] object.length |
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Possible Values
| iLength | Integer that
specifies or receives the number of objects. |
The property is read/write
for all objects except the following, for which it is read-only:
COMMENT, pages.
The property has no default value.
Remarks
The window.length property returns the number of frames contained in a window.
The comment.length property returns the number of characters in the object.
Although this property is read-only for most of the objects listed in the Applies To section,
it is read/write for the areas collection (image maps), the options collection (select boxes), and the select object. In all other cases, this property has read-only permission, which means you can retrieve, but cannot change, its current value.
The form.length property does not count input type=image elements. To access all elements contained in a form, use the children collection.
For Microsoft Windows CE only, this collection will always be empty.
In Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and later, this property applies to the comment object.
In Internet Explorer 8 and greater, this property applies to the IHTMLDocumentCompatibleInfo object.
Standards Information
This property is defined in
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 
.
Applies To
|
all,
anchors,
applets,
areas,
attributes,
behaviorUrns,
bookmarks,
boundElements,
cells,
childNodes,
children,
COMMENT,
controlRange,
elements,
embeds,
filters,
forms,
frames,
images,
imports,
links,
namespaces,
options,
pages,
plugins,
rows,
rules,
scripts,
SELECT,
styleSheets,
tBodies,
TextRectangle,
TextRange,
window,
FORM,
documentCompatibleInfoCollection |
