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Element.prefix

The Element.prefix read-only property returns the namespace prefix of the specified element, or null if no prefix is specified.

Before DOM4 this API was defined within the Node interface.

Syntax

string = element.prefix

Examples

The following logs "x" to the console.

<x:div onclick="console.log(this.prefix)"/>

Notes

This will only work when a namespace-aware parser is used, i.e. when a document is served with an XML MIME type. This will not work for HTML documents.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
DOM4
The definition of 'Element.prefix' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 46.0[1] 48.0 (48.0)[1] ? (Yes) ?
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support ? 48.0 (48.0)[1] ? ? ?

[1] This API was previously available on the Node API.

See also

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