Web/API/HTMLSelectElement/namedItem

The HTMLSelectElement.namedItem() method returns the HTMLOptionElement corresponding to the HTMLOptionElement whose name or id match the specified name, or null if no option matches.

In JavaScript, using the array bracket syntax with a String, like selectElt["value"] is equivalent to selectElt.namedItem("value").

Syntax

var item = collection.namedItem(str);
var item = collection[str];

Parameters

str is a DOMString.

Return value

item is a HTMLOptionElement.

Example

HTML

<form>
  <select id="myFormControl">
    <option id="o1">Opt 1</option>
    <option id="o2">Opt 2</option>
  </select>
</form>

JavaScript

elem1 = document.forms[0]['myFormControl']['o1']; // Returns the HTMLOptionElement representing #o1

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLSelectElement.namedItem()' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change since the latest snapshot, HTML5.
HTML5The definition of 'HTMLSelectElement.namedItem()' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition, snapshot of HTML Living Standard

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`namedItem`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12 Notes' Full support 12 Notes' Notes' `namedItem` does not appear to take the `name` attribute into account (only the `id` attribute) on Internet Explorer and Edge. There is a bug report to Microsoft about this.	Firefox Full support 4	IE Full support Yes Notes' Full support Yes Notes' Notes' `namedItem` does not appear to take the `name` attribute into account (only the `id` attribute) on Internet Explorer and Edge. There is a bug report to Microsoft about this.	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support
See implementation notes.': See implementation notes.