HTMLSelectElement.item

The HTMLSelectElement.item() method returns the Element corresponding to the HTMLOptionElement whose position in the options list corresponds to the index given in parameter, or null if there are none.

In JavaScript, using the array bracket syntax with an unsigned long, like selectElt[idx] is equivalent to selectElt.namedItem(idx).

Syntax

var item = collection.item[idx];
var item = collection[idx];

Parameters

• idx is an unsigned long.

Return value

• item is a HTMLOptionElement.

Examples

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

elem1 = document.forms[0]["myFormControl"][1]; // Returns the HTMLOptionElement representing #o2

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

See also

• HTMLSelectElement that implements it.