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    Document.designMode

     

    SummaryEdit

    document.designMode controls whether the entire document is editable. Valid values are "on" and "off". According to the specification, this property is meant to default to "off". Firefox follows this standard. The earlier versions of Chrome and IE default to "inherit". In IE6-10, the value is capitalized.

    SyntaxEdit

    var mode = document.designMode;
document.designMode = "on";
document.designMode = "off";

    ExampleEdit

    Make an <iframe>'s document editable:

    iframeNode.contentDocument.designMode = "on";

    SpecificationsEdit

    Specification Status Comment
    WHATWG HTML Living Standard
    The definition of 'designMode' in that specification.    		 Living Standard Initial definition.

    Browser compatibilityEdit

    Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
    Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)

    See alsoEdit

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