DOMStringList: item() method

The item() method returns a string from a DOMStringList by index.

Syntax

js
item(index)

JavaScript also offers an array-like bracketed syntax for obtaining an item from a DOMStringList by index:

js
list[index];

Parameters

index

the index of the string to get. The index is zero-based.

Return value

The string at the index position in the DOMStringList; otherwise null if the provided index is out of range.

Exceptions

TypeError

Thrown if no argument is provided.

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-domstringlist-item

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