XML in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition

Name

getElementById: elementID(2)

Synopsis

This method returns the Element node with the given value for its ID attribute.

Tip

It is important not to confuse attributes that have the name ID with ID attributes. ID attributes are attributes that were declared with the ID attribute type within the document type definition. See the Attribute List Declaration entry in Chapter 21 for more information about ID attributes.

Argument

elementID: DOMString

The unique ID value for the desired element.

Return value

A single Element object that has the requested ID attribute or null, if no match is found.

Java binding

public Element getElementById(String elementId);