JavaScript Reference/Javascript Methods/getElementsByName
"getElementsByName()" Example
<html>
<body>
<script language="JavaScript">
function function1() {
var m = document.getElementsByName("myE");
alert(m.length);
}
</script>
<a id="myE"
href="http://www.wbex.ru"
onclick="return(false);">
This is a link
</a>
<div id="myE">This is a div element</div>
<p id="myE" style="cursor:hand">This is a p element</p>
<input type="button"
value="Get the number of elements that have the same name"
onClick="function1();">
<table id="myE" style="cursor:hand">
<tr><td>
This is a table element
</td></tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
"getElementsByName()" is applied to
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| Applied_To |document |
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"getElementsByName()" Syntax, Parameters and Note
Note:
Get element by name.
Syntax:
document.getElementsByName(param1)
Parameters:
param1 Required; the element"s name or id attribute value.