Returns a node from a NodeList by index. This method doesn't throw exceptions as long as you provide arguments. A value of null is returned if the index is out of range, and a TypeError is thrown if no argument is provided.
Returns a node from a NodeList by index. This method doesn't throw exceptions as long as you provide arguments. A value of null is returned if the index is out of range, and a TypeError is thrown if no argument is provided.
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item(index)
JavaScript also offers an array-like bracketed syntax for obtaining an item from a NodeList by index:
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nodeItem = nodeList[index];
index is the index of the node to be fetched. The index is zero-based.The indexth node in the nodeList returned by the item method.
TypeErrorThrown if no argument is provided.
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const tables = document.getElementsByTagName("table"); const firstTable = tables.item(1); // or tables[1] - returns the second table in the DOM
| Specification |
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| DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-nodelist-item① |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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| 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 | 5 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 4.4 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/NodeList/item