HTML DOM ins cite Property

HTML Web Development Front End Technology

The HTML DOM ins cite property returns the URL of a document that reasons why text was inserted.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

Returning string value

insObject.cite

Example

Let us see an example for ins cite property −

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>ins cite</title>
<style>
   form {
      width:70%;
      margin: 0 auto;
      text-align: center;
   }
   * {
      padding: 2px;
      margin:5px;
   }
   input[type="button"] {
      border-radius: 10px;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<fieldset>
<legend>ins-cite</legend>
<h1>Fact:</h1>
<p>Water cannot persist on moon's surface.<ins id="newInfo" cite="https://www.example.com/water-ice-moon-surface-confirmed.html">Water ice found on moon in 2018.</ins>
</p>
<input type="button" onclick="showURL()" value="Show Evidence">
<div id="divDisplay"></div>
</fieldset>
</form>
<script>
   var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay");
   var insCite = document.getElementById("newInfo");
   function showURL() {
      divDisplay.textContent = 'Evidence at: '+insCite.cite;
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>