Web/API/NodeList/item

Returns a node from a NodeList by index. This method doesn't throw exceptions as long as you provide arguments. A value of null is returned if the index is out of range, and a TypeError is thrown if no argument is provided.

Syntax

nodeItem = nodeList.item(index) 

• nodeList is a NodeList. This is usually obtained from another DOM property or method, such as childNodes.
• index is the index of the node to be fetched. The index is zero-based.
• nodeItem is the indexth node in the nodeList returned by the item method.

Alternate Syntax

JavaScript also offers an array-like bracketed syntax for obtaining an item from a NodeList by index:

nodeItem = nodeList[index]

Example

var tables = document.getElementsByTagName("table"); 
var firstTable = tables.item(1); // or simply tables[1] - returns the second table in the DOM

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOMThe definition of 'NodeList: item' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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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
item	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

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Full support

Compatibility unknown  

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NodeList.item() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.