Javascript Reference - HTML DOM HGroup Object

The HGroup object represents an HTML <hgroup> element.

Standard Properties and Events

The HGroup object supports the standard properties and events.

Example

We can access a <hgroup> element by using getElementById().


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<hgroup id="myHgroup">
  <h1>header 1</h1>
  <h2>header 2</h2>
</hgroup><!-- ww  w.  ja  va 2  s. c  om-->
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myHgroup").innerHTML;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

We can create a <hgroup> element by using the document.createElement() method.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {<!--  w  w w  .  j  a v a 2 s. c  o  m-->
    var x = document.createElement("HGROUP");
    document.body.appendChild(x);

    var elemh1 = document.createElement("H1"); 
    var txt = document.createTextNode("H1");
    elemh1.appendChild(txt);
    x.appendChild(elemh1);

    var elemh2 = document.createElement("H2"); 
    var txt2 = document.createTextNode("H2");
    elemh2.appendChild(txt2);
    x.appendChild(elemh2);
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: