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What does document.all mean?

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document.all vs. document.getElementById

I'm refactoring some old code written by somebody else. And I came across the following snippet:

if (document.all || document.getElementById) {

   ...

}

When will the code within the if-statement be executed?

Thank you!

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answered 12 Years ago rianna · Accepted Answer

document.all() is a non-standard way of accessing DOM elements. It's been deprecated from a few browsers. It gives you access to all sub elements on your document.

document.getElementById() is a standard and fully supported. Each element has a unique id on the document.