Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

ACCESSKEY — NN n/a IE 4 HTML 4

Synopsis

ACCESSKEY=”character"

Optional

A single character key that follows the link. The browser and operating system determine if the user must press a modifier key (e.g., Ctrl, Alt, or Command) with the access key to activate the link. In IE 4/Windows, the Alt key is required and the key is not case sensitive. This attribute does not work in IE 4/Mac.

Example

<A HREF="http://www.megacorp.com/toc.html" ACCESSKEY="t">Table of 
Contents</A>

Value

Single character of the document set.

Default

None.

Object Model Reference

IE

[window.]document.links[i].accessKey

[window.]document.anchors[i].accessKey

[window.]document.all.elementID.accessKey