Gets a collection of objects based on the value of the NAME or ID attribute.

Syntax

collObjects = object.getElementsByName(sNameValue)

Parameters

sNameValue

Required. A String that specifies the value of a NAME attribute.

Return Value

Returns a collection of objects with the same NAME attribute value.

Remarks

When you use the getElementsByName method, all elements in the document that have the specified NAME attribute or ID attribute value are returned.

Elements that support both the NAME attribute and the ID attribute are included in the collection returned by the getElementsByName method, but elements with a NAME expando are not included in the collection; therefore, this method cannot be used to retrieve custom tags by name.

Example

This example uses the getElementsByName method to return a collection of input type=text elements with the specified NAME attribute value, firstName.

<SCRIPT>
function fnGetNames(){
   // Returns a collection with 2 INPUT type=text elements.
   var aInput=document.getElementsByName("firstName");
}
</SCRIPT>
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="firstName">
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="firstName">
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Get Names" onclick="fnGetNames()">

Standards Information

This method is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

Applies To

document, HTMLDocument Constructor

See Also

About the W3C Document Object Model