The HTML DOM Legend Object in HTML represents the <lagend> element.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
Creating a <legend> element
var legendObject = document.createElement(“LEGEND”)
Properties
Here, “LegendObject” can have the following properties −
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| form | It returns a reference of enclosing form that contains the legend element |
Example
Let us see an example for Legend form property −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Legend form</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 id="Mid-Term">
<fieldset>
<legend id="legendForm">Legend-form</legend>
<label for="WeekSelect">Examination Week:
<input type="week" value="2019-W36">
</label>
<input type="button" onclick="showExamination()" value="What exams are in this week? ">
<div id="divDisplay"></div>
</fieldset>
</form>
<script>
var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay");
var legendForm = document.getElementById("legendForm");
function showExamination() {
divDisplay.textContent = 'Examinations: '+legendForm.form.id;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following output −
Before clicking ‘What exams are in this week?’ button −
After checking ‘What exams are in this week?’ button −
