Name
NodeList.item( ) — get an element of a NodeList
Availability
DOM Level 1 Core
Synopsis
Node item(unsigned long index
);
Arguments
-
index
The position (or index) of the desired node in the NodeList. The index of the first node in the NodeList is 0, and the index of the last Node is
length
-1.
Returns
The node at the specified position in the NodeList, or
null
if index
is less
than zero or greater than or equal to the length of the NodeList.
Description
This method returns the specified element of a NodeList. In
JavaScript, you can use the square-bracket array notation instead of
calling item( )
.
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