HTML DOM Bdo object

HTML Web Development Front End Technology

The HTML DOM Bdo object is associated with the <bdo> element in HTML. The bdo stands for Bi-Directional Override. It is used for creating and accessing a bdo object. It has only one property “dir”. The text direction by default is left to right but can be overridden with the <bdo> element. The bdo object represents the <bdo> element.

properties

Following is the bdo object property −

Property	Description
dir	Sets or returns the value of the dir attribute of a <bdo> element

Syntax

Following is the syntax for −

Creating a bdo object −

var a = document.createElement("BDO");

Accessing a bdo object −

var a = document.getElementById("demoBdo");

Example

Let us see an example for HTML DOM bdo object −

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>Click the below button to create bdo element with text from right to left</p>
<button onclick="bdoCreate()">CREATE</button>
<button onclick="getDirection()">GET DIRECTION</button>
<br><br>
<p id="Sample"></p>
<script>
   function bdoCreate() {
      var x = document.createElement("BDO");
      var t = document.createTextNode("RIGHT TO LEFT");
      x.setAttribute("dir", "rtl");
      x.setAttribute("id","myBDO");
      x.appendChild(t);
      document.body.appendChild(x);
   }
   function getDirection(){
      var x= document.getElementById("myBDO").dir;
      document.getElementById("Sample").innerHTML="The direction is from"+x;
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>