Form elements Collection
Example
Find out how many elements there are in a specified <form> element:
var x = document.getElementById("myForm").elements.length;
The result of x will be:
3
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Description
The elements collection returns a collection of all elements in a form.
Note: The elements in the collection are sorted as they appear in the source code.
Note: The elements collection returns all elements inside the <form> element, not all <form> elements in the document. To get all <form> elements in the document, use the document.forms collection instead.
Browser Support
| Collection | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| elements | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
formObject.elements
Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| length | Returns the number of elements in the <form> element. Note: This property is read-only |
Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| [index] | Returns the element in <form> with the specified index (starts at 0). Note: Returns null if the index number is out of range |
| item(index) | Returns the element in <form> with the specified index (starts at 0). Note: Returns null if the index number is out of range |
| namedItem(id) | Returns the element in <form> with the specified id. Note: Returns null if the id does not exist |
Technical Details
| DOM Version: | Core Level 2 Document Object |
|---|---|
| Return Value: | An HTMLFormsControlCollection Object, representing all elements in a <form> element. The elements in the collection are sorted as they appear in the source code |
More Examples
Example
[index]
Get the value of the first element (index 0) in a form:
var x = document.getElementById("myForm").elements[0].value;
The result of x will be:
Donald
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Example
item(index)
Get the value of the first element (index 0) in a form:
var x = document.getElementById("myForm").elements.item(0).value;
The result of x will be:
Donald
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Example
namedItem(id)
Get the value of the element with name="fname" in a form:
var x = document.getElementById("myForm").elements.namedItem("fname").value;
The result of x will be:
Donald
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Example
Loop through all elements in a form and output the value of each element:
var x = document.getElementById("myForm");
var txt = "";
var i;
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++)
{
txt = txt + x.elements[i].value + "<br>";
}
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = txt;
The result of txt will be:
Donald
Duck
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❮ Form Object