Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Aside Object

The Aside object represents an HTML <aside> element.

Aside Object

The following code accesses an <aside> element by using getElementById():


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<aside id="myAside">
  <h1>header</h1>
  <p>this is a test.</p>
</aside><!--  ww  w.  j  a v a2 s  .  com-->
<aside id="myAnohterAside">
  <h1>header 1</h1>
  <p>this is a test.</p>
</aside>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myAside");
    x.style.color = "blue";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

The following code creates an <aside> element by using the document.createElement() method:


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {<!-- www.ja  v  a 2  s . c  o m-->
    var x = document.createElement("ASIDE");
    x.setAttribute("id", "myAside");
    document.body.appendChild(x);

    var heading = document.createElement("H1");
    var txt1 = document.createTextNode("Hi from h1");
    heading.appendChild(txt1);
    document.getElementById("myAside").appendChild(heading);
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Standard Properties and Events

The Aside object supports the standard properties and events.