body

Summary

Gets or sets the body element of the document.

Property of dom/Documentdom/Document

Syntax

var bodyElement = document.body;
document.body = newBodyElement;

Return Value

Returns an object of type DOM NodeDOM Node

The body element of the document.

Examples

//get the document's body content, append to it, set new content
function appendBody() {
    var bod = document.body.innerHTML;
    bod += "<p>That's all, folks!</p>";
    document.body.innerHTML = bod;
}

Usage

 Use this property to get the body element of the document, or to replace it with a new body element.

Related specifications

DOM Level 2 HTML

Recommendation

W3C HTML5

Working Draft

WHATWG HTML

Living Standard

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]