Javascript Reference - HTML DOM getElementsByName() Method

The getElementsByName() method accesses all elements with the specified name.

Syntax

document.getElementsByName(name)

Parameter

Parameter	Description
name	Required. The name of the element.

Browser Support


`getElementsByName`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Example

The following code shows how to get the number of elements with a specific name.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script>
function getElements()<!--   w  w  w  .jav a  2 s . com-->
{
    var x=document.getElementsByName("x");
    console.log(x.length);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
A<input name="x" type="radio" value="A">
B<input name="x" type="radio" value="B">
<input type="button" onclick="getElements()" value="How many elements named 'x'?">

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: