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HTMLButtonElement: commandForElement property

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The commandForElement property of the HTMLButtonElement interface gets and sets the element to control via a button.

It is the JavaScript equivalent of the commandfor HTML attribute.

Value

A reference to an existing Element that the button controls.

Examples

js
const popover = document.getElementById("mypopover");
const toggleBtn = document.getElementById("toggleBtn");

toggleBtn.commandForElement = popover;

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-button-commandforelement

Browser compatibility

See also

  • Invoker Commands API
  • HTMLButtonElement.command
  • CommandEvent

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