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GetElementById Javascript DOM Method

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Published on 2018-08-10

The Document method getElementById(String) is a fast way of returning an HTML Element Object representing the element that matches the specified id string parameter.

Quick Usage

var element = getElementById("html_element_id_attribute");Copy code to the clipboard

Details

  • Syntax

    var element = getElementById(id);Copy code to the clipboard

  • Paramenter

    The id parameter is a string with the html element id attribute to be searched.

  • Return Value

    HTML Element Object or NULL.

  • Support

    All browsers.

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