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The DOM Pre Object is used to represent the HTML <pre> element. The pre element is accessed by getElementById().
Properties: 
 

  • width: It is used to set or return the value of the width attribute of the pre element.


Syntax: 
 

document.getElementById("ID");


Where “id” is the ID assigned to the “pre” tag.
Example-1: 
 

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>DOM pre Object</title>
</head>

<body>
    <center>
        <h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1>
        <h2>DOM pre Object</h2>
        
        <!-- Assigning id to pre tag -->
        <pre id="GFG"> 
            GeeksforGeeks 
            A Computer Science Portal For Geeks 
        </pre>
      
        <button onclick="myGeeks()">
          Submit
        </button>

        <script>
            function myGeeks() {
              
                //  Accessing pre tag.
                var g = document.getElementById("GFG");
                g.style.color = "blue";
                g.style.fontSize = "15px";
            }
        </script>
  </center>
</body>

</html>

Output:
Before Clicking On Button: 
 


After Clicking On Button: 
 


Example-2 : Pre Object can be created by using the document.createElement Method. 
 

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>DOM pre Object</title>
</head>

<body>
    <center>
        <h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1>
        <h2>DOM pre Object</h2>
        <button onclick="myGeeks()">Submit</button>

      <script>
            
          function myGeeks() {
            
              //  Creating 'pre' object. 
              var g = document.createElement("PRE");
               
              var f = 
                 document.createTextNode("GeeksForGeeks" 
                 +"A Computer Science Portal For Geeks.");
                g.appendChild(f);
                document.body.appendChild(g);
            }
        </script>
  </center>
</body>

</html>       

Output:
Before Clicking On Button: 
 


After Clicking On Button: 
 


Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM Pre Object are listed below: 
 

  • Google Chrome
  • Internet Explorer
  • Firefox
  • Opera
  • Safari


 


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