Javascript Reference - HTML DOM item() Method

The item() method returns the node at the specified index in a node lists.

Browser Support


`item`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

nodelist.item(index)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
index	Number	Required. The index of the node to return in the node list

Return Value

It returns the Node object at the specified index.

Example

The following code shows how to get the first child node of an element.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body><p id="demo">test</p>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction()<!--from   w  ww . j  a  v  a  2  s .  co m-->
{
    var x=document.getElementById("demo");  
    x.innerHTML=document.body.childNodes.item(0).nodeName;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

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