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id property

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[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]

Sets or retrieves the string identifying the object.

Syntax

HRESULT value = object.put_id(BSTR v);HRESULT value = object.get_id(BSTR* p);

Property values

Type: BSTR

any alphanumeric string that begins with a letter. The underscore (_) can also be used.

Remarks

The IHTMLElement::id is an SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular objects in associated style sheets.

The IHTMLElement::id should be unique throughout the scope of the current document. If a document contains more than one object with the same identifier, the objects are exposed as a collection that can be referenced only in ordinal position.

In versions earlier than Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, this property is read-only.

 

 

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