HTML DOM item() Method

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# HTML DOM item() Method

Element Object

## Example

Return the first child node of an element:

document.body.childNodes.item(0);
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## Definition and Usage

The item() method returns the node at the specified index in a node lists.

This syntax:

document.body.childNodes.item(0);

Will produce the same result as this syntax:

document.body.childNodes[0];

## Browser Support

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

## Syntax

nodelist.item(index)

## Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
index | Number | Required. The index of the node you want to return, in the node list

## Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
Node object | The node at the specified index

## Technical Details

DOM Version | Core Level 1 Nodelist Object

Element Object

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