HTMLSelectElement.namedItem

The HTMLSelectElement.namedItem() method returns the HTMLOptionElement corresponding to the HTMLOptionElement whose name or id match the specified name, or null if no option matches.

In JavaScript, using the array bracket syntax with a String, like selectElt["value"] is equivalent to selectElt.namedItem("value").

Syntax

var item = collection.namedItem(str);
var item = collection[str];

Parameters

• str is a DOMString

Return value

• item is a HTMLOptionElement.

Examples

<form>
  <select id="myFormControl">
    <option id="o1">Opt 1</option>
    <option id="o2">Opt 2</option>
  </select>
</form>

elem1 = document.forms[0]["myFormControl"]["o1"]; // Returns the HTMLOptionElement representing #o1

Specifications

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

See also

• HTMLSelectElement that implements it.