Revision 538457 of HTMLIsIndexElement

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<p>The <strong><code>HTMLIsIndexElement</code></strong> interface provides special properties (beyond the regular {{domxref("HTMLElement")}} interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating {{HTMLElement("isindex")}} elements.</p>
<p>The <code>&lt;isindex&gt;</code> element has been deprecated in HTML4 and removed in HTML5. This latest specification requires that this element implements {{domxref("HTMLUnknownElement")}} rather than <code>HTMLIsIndexElement</code>.</p>
<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>
<p><em>Inherits properties from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}.</em></p>
<dl>
 <dt>
  <code>HTMLIsIndexElement.form</code> {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
 <dd>
  Is a {{domxref("HTMLFormElement")}} representing the {{HTMLElement("form")}} element it belongs too. It can have the <code>null</code> value, if <code>&lt;isindex&gt;</code> isn't part of any form.</dd>
 <dt>
  <code>HTMLIsIndexElement.prompt</code></dt>
 <dd>
  Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} representing a text to be prompted for the field.</dd>
</dl>
<h2 id="Methods" name="Methods">Methods</h2>
<p><em>No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}.</em></p>
<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>
<table class="standard-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', "obsolete.html#isindex-0", "HTMLIsIndexElement")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}</td>
   <td>No change from {{SpecName("HTML5 W3C")}}.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', "obsolete.html#isindex-0", "HTMLIsIndexElement")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}}</td>
   <td>Removed. {{HTMLElement("isindex")}} must now implement {{domxref("HTMLUnknownElement")}}.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('DOM2 HTML', "html.html#ID-85283003", "HTMLIsIndexElement")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('DOM2 HTML')}}</td>
   <td>No change from {{SpecName('DOM1')}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('DOM1', "level-one-html.html#ID-85283003", "HTMLIsIndexElement")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('DOM1')}}</td>
   <td>Initial definition.</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
<div>
 {{CompatibilityTable}}</div>
<div id="compat-desktop">
 <table class="compat-table">
  <tbody>
   <tr>
    <th>Feature</th>
    <th>Chrome</th>
    <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
    <th>Internet Explorer</th>
    <th>Opera</th>
    <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>Basic support</td>
    <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   </tr>
  </tbody>
 </table>
</div>
<div id="compat-mobile">
 <table class="compat-table">
  <tbody>
   <tr>
    <th>Feature</th>
    <th>Android</th>
    <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
    <th>IE Phone</th>
    <th>Opera Mobile</th>
    <th>Safari Mobile</th>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>Basic support</td>
    <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   </tr>
  </tbody>
 </table>
</div>
<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>
<ul>
 <li>The HTML element {{HTMLElement("isindex")}} <em>was</em> implementing this interface.</li>
</ul>