The HTMLCollection
method item()
returns the node located at the specified offset into the collection.
Note: Because the contents of an HTMLCollection
are live, changes to the underlying DOM can and will cause the position of individual nodes in the collection to change, so the index value will not necessarily remain constant for a given node.
Syntax
var element = HTMLCollection.item(index)
Parameters
index
- The position of the
Node
to be returned. Elements appear in anHTMLCollection
in the same order in which they appear in the document's source.
Return value
The Node
at the specified index, or null
if index
is less than zero or greater than or equal to the length property.
Usage notes
The item()
method returns a numbered element from an HTMLCollection
. In JavaScript, it is easier to treat the HTMLCollection
as an array and to index it using array notation. See the example below.
Example
var c = document.images; // This is an HTMLCollection var img0 = c.item(0); // You can use the item() method this way var img1 = c[1]; // But this notation is easier and more common
Browser compatibility
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item | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown