VERSION Attribute | version Property

Sets or retrieves the Document Type Definition (DTD) version that governs the current document.

Syntax

HTML <HTML VERSION = sVersion... >
Scripting HTML.version(v) [ = sVersion ]

Possible Values

sVersion String that specifies or receives the DTD version for the document.
The property is read/write. The property has no default value.
Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

There is no functionality implemented for this property unless defined by the author.
The version property is deprecated in HTML 4.0 because it is redundant with version information provided in the document type declaration.

Standards Information

This property is deprecated in HTML and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

Applies To

HTML