HTMLCollection
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Collection of HTML elements.

Platform Support

IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Chrome
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Constructors

Constructor Action IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Chrome
HTMLCollection Constructor() : HTMLCollection
Collection of HTML elements.
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HTMLCollection() : HTMLCollection

Collection of HTML elements.

Returns
HTMLCollection

Visibility
internal

Properties

Property Action IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Chrome
length : Number
Number of elements in the collection.
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Availability

HTML DOM Level 2|W3C

Functions

Method Action IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Chrome
item(Number index) : Node
Returns the element found at the specified position in the collection.
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Parameters
Number index Index position of the element.

Returns
Node

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/item.html

See Also

NodeList.item

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2|W3C
namedItem(String name) : Node
Returns the element with the specified Id.
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Parameters
String name Name of the element.

Returns
Node

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2|W3C

Remarks

Use the item method to return an element by index position. Use the namedItem method to return an element by its name.

References

NodeList

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2|W3C

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