The LABEL Element

The <LABEL> Element

You use the <LABEL> element to specify a label for a control in a form such as a text field or a button. This element has two properties not covered by the core list, and you can see those properties in Table 11.7.

Table 11.7. The Properties of the <LABEL> Element (See Chapters 5 and 6 for the JavaScript core HTML properties, methods , and events that also apply to this element.)

Property	NS2	NS3	NS4	NS6	IE3a	IE3b	IE4	IE5	IE5.5	IE6
form				x						x
	Read/write
	This property holds a reference to the form object the control is embedded in.
htmlFor				x			x	x	x	x
	Read/write
	This property sets or gets the object to which the label object is assigned.