DOMStringList: item() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

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
# dom-domstringlist-item

Browser compatibility

desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
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