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CSSStyleDeclaration: item() method

The CSSStyleDeclaration.item() method interface returns a CSS property name from a CSSStyleDeclaration by index.

This method doesn't throw exceptions as long as you provide arguments; the empty string is returned if the index is out of range and a TypeError is thrown if no argument is provided.

Syntax

js

item(index)

Parameters

index

The index of the node to be fetched. The index is zero-based.

Return value

A string that is the name of the CSS property at the specified index.

JavaScript has a special simpler syntax for obtaining an item from a NodeList by index:

js

const propertyName = style[index];

Exceptions

TypeError

Thrown if no argument is provided.

Examples

js

const style = document.getElementById("div1").style;
const propertyName = style.item(1); // or style[1] - returns the second style listed

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
item 1 12 1 9 ≤12.1 6 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 6 1.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CSSStyleDeclaration/item