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 selectElt.namedItem('value') is equivalent to selectElt.options.namedItem('value').
namedItem(str)
str is a string.item is a HTMLOptionElement.<form> <select id="myFormControl"> <option id="o1">Opt 1</option> <option id="o2">Opt 2</option> </select> </form>
let selectElt = document.getElementById('myFormControl'); elem1 = selectElt.namedItem('o1'); // Returns the HTMLOptionElement representing #o1
But, you cannot write:
let selectElt = document.getElementById('myFormControl'); elem1 = selectElt.o1; // Returns undefined elem1 = selectElt['o1']; // Returns undefined
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12
namedItem does not appear to take the
name attribute into account (only the
id attribute) on Internet Explorer and Edge. There is a
bug report to Microsoft about this.
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1
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6
namedItem does not appear to take the
name attribute into account (only the
id attribute) on Internet Explorer and Edge. There is a
bug report to Microsoft about this.
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≤12.1
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3
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1
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18
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4
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≤12.1
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1.0
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLSelectElement/namedItem
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| Last Updated | 2022-04-27T09:33:08Z |