namedItem Method

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Retrieves an object or a collection from the specified collection.

Syntax

oItem = object.namedItem(sName)

Parameters

sName Required. String that specifies the name or id property of the object to retrieve. A collection is returned if more than one match is made.

Return Value

Returns an object or a collection of objects if successful, or null otherwise.

Remarks

This method first searches for an object with a matching id attribute. If a match is not found, the method then searches for an object with a matching name attribute, but only on those elements that are allowed a name attribute.

Example

The following example shows how to use the namedItem method to retrieve a div and change its innerText property.

    <DIV id="oDIV1">This text will not change.</DIV>
<DIV id="oDIV2">This text will change.</DIV>
<BUTTON onclick="document.all.namedItem('oDIV2').innerText='Changed!';">
Change Option
</BUTTON>

Standards Information

This method is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Non-Microsoft link.

Applies To

all, anchors, applets, areas, boundElements, cells, elements, embeds, forms, images, links, mimeTypes, options, plugins, rows, scripts, tBodies, FORM, filters, frames, imports, styleSheets, TextRange, TextRectangle