Get the doctype name of an HTML document:
The result of x will be:
The doctype property returns the doctype of the HTML document, as a DocumentType object.
The DocumentType object has a name property, which returns the name of the doctype.
Note: If the document has no doctype specified, the return value is null.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| doctype | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Note: In Internet Explorer 8 and earlier, this property returns null for HTML and XHTML documents, and will only work for XML documents.
| Return Value: | The document's doctype, as a DocumentType object |
|---|---|
| DOM Version | Core Level 1 Document Object |
HTML reference: HTML <!DOCTYPE> Declaration
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Document Object