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DOMStringList: item() method

The item() method returns a string from a DOMStringList by index.

Syntax

js

item(index)

JavaScript also offers an array-like bracketed syntax for obtaining an item from a DOMStringList by index:

js

list[index];

Parameters

index

the index of the string to get. The index is zero-based.

Return value

The string at the index position in the DOMStringList; otherwise null if the provided index is out of range.

Exceptions

TypeError

Thrown if no argument is provided.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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item 1 12 1 10 ≤12.1 5.1 3 18 4 ≤12.1 5 1.0

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