HTML DOM getElementById() Method

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# HTML DOM getElementById() Method

Document Object

## Example

Return the element with the specified ID:

document.getElementById("demo");
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## Definition and Usage

The getElementById() method returns the element that has the ID attribute with the specified value.

This method is one of the most common methods in the HTML DOM, and is used almost every time you want to manipulate, or get info from, an element on your document.

Returns null if no elements with the specified ID exists.

If more than one element with the specified ID exists, the getElementById() method returns the first element.

## Browser Support

The getElementById() method is supported in all major browsers.

## Syntax

document.getElementById(elementID)

## Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
elementID | String | Required. The ID attribute's value of the element you want to get

## Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
Element object | The element with the specified ID

## Technical Details

DOM Version | Core Level 2 Document Object

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