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JavaScript & HTML DOM Reference Manual

Overview

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Blockquote cite attribute

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Blockquote objects

Examples

It returns a reference to the source:

var x = document.getElementById ( "myBlockquote") cite.;

x The output is:

http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/index.html

Definitions and use

cite cite property sets or returns the property value of a reference.

cite attribute describes the URL address of the source cited.

Note: cite property has no visual effect in an ordinary Web browser, but you can use screen readers.

Browser Support

All major browsers support cite attribute.

grammar

Back cite attributes:

blockquoteObject .cite

Setting cite attributes:

blockquoteObject .cite = URL

Property Value

value

description

URL

URL reference sources.

Possible values:

Absolute URL - points to another web site (like cite = "http://www.example.com")
Relative URL - points to a page within the site (for example, cite = "example.html")

Technical Description

return value:	A string, URL address of the original document.

More examples

Examples

Modify property value cite references:

document.getElementById ( "myBlockquote") .cite = "http://www.cnn.com/";

Related Pages

HTML Reference Manual: HTML <blockquote> auf cite attribute

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