HTMLSelectElement: namedItem() method
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').
Syntax
js
namedItem(str)
Parameters
str-
A string representing the
nameoridof the option.
Return value
An HTMLOptionElement or null.
Examples
HTML
html
<form>
<select id="myFormControl">
<option id="o1">Opt 1</option>
<option id="o2">Opt 2</option>
</select>
</form>
JavaScript
js
let selectElt = document.getElementById("myFormControl");
elem1 = selectElt.namedItem("o1"); // Returns the HTMLOptionElement representing #o1
But, you cannot write:
js
let selectElt = document.getElementById("myFormControl");
elem1 = selectElt.o1; // Returns undefined
elem1 = selectElt["o1"]; // Returns undefined
Specifications
Browser compatibility
See also
HTMLSelectElementthat implements it.