Interface DOMStringList

public interface DOMStringList

The DOMStringList interface provides the abstraction of an ordered collection of DOMString values, without defining or constraining how this collection is implemented. The items in the DOMStringList are accessible via an integral index, starting from 0.

Since:: 1.5, DOM Level 3

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`contains(String str)`	Test if a string is part of this `DOMStringList`.
`int`	`getLength()`	The number of `DOMString`s in the list.
`String`	`item(int index)`	Returns the `index`th item in the collection.

Method Detail

item

String item(int index)

Returns the indexth item in the collection. If index is greater than or equal to the number of DOMStrings in the list, this returns null.

Parameters:: index - Index into the collection.
Returns:: The DOMString at the indexth position in the DOMStringList, or null if that is not a valid index.

getLength

int getLength()

The number of DOMStrings in the list. The range of valid child node indices is 0 to length-1 inclusive.

contains

boolean contains(String str)

Test if a string is part of this DOMStringList.

Parameters:: str - The string to look for.
Returns:: true if the string has been found, false otherwise.