HTMLSelectElement.item()
The HTMLSelectElement.item()
method returns the
Element
corresponding to the HTMLOptionElement
whose
position in the options list corresponds to the index given in the parameter, or
null
if there are none.
In JavaScript, using the array bracket syntax with an unsigned long
, like
selectElt[index]
is equivalent to
selectElt.namedItem(index)
.
Syntax
var item = collection.item(index);
var item = collection[index];
Parameters
index
is anunsigned long
.
Return value
item
is aHTMLOptionElement
.
Examples
HTML
<form>
<select id="myFormControl">
<option id="o1">Opt 1</option>
<option id="o2">Opt 2</option>
</select>
</form>
JavaScript
// Returns the HTMLOptionElement representing #o2
elem1 = document.forms[0]['myFormControl'][1];
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML Standard # dom-select-item-dev |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
HTMLSelectElement
that implements it.