JavaScript getElementsByName() Method

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JavaScript getElementsByName() Method

The getElementsByName() method returns a NodeList Collection of all the element of specified name in the document.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> Male: <input type="text" name="gender"> Female <input type="text" name="gender"> <script> var x = document.getElementsByName("gender"); x[0].value = "John Smith"; </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

document.getElementsByName(name)

Parameter Values

ValueTypeExplanation
nameRequiredThe name attribute value of the element you want to access/manipulate.

More Examples

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> Male: <input type="text" name="gender"> Female <input type="text" name="gender"> <script> var x = document.getElementsByName("gender"); for(var i=0; i<x.length; i++) x[i].style.background = "#80ff80"; </script> </body> </html>

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