NodeList: item() method
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.
Syntax
js
item(index)
JavaScript also offers an array-like bracketed syntax for obtaining an item from a NodeList by index:
js
nodeItem = nodeList[index];
Parameters
index
is the index of the node to be fetched. The index is zero-based.
Return value
The index
th node in the nodeList
returned by the item
method.
Exceptions
TypeError
-
Thrown if no argument is provided.
Examples
js
const tables = document.getElementsByTagName("table");
const firstTable = tables.item(1); // or tables[1] - returns the second table in the DOM
Specifications
Specification |
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DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-nodelist-item① |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser