How to Returns the element with the specified ID, or name, in an HTMLCollection in JavaScript ?


To return the element with the specified ID or name in an HTMLCollection in JavaScript, you can use the following methods:

  • getElementById() method: The getElementById() method returns the element that has the ID attribute with the specified value. This method is used to get a single element by its ID.

Example:

let element = document.getElementById("myId");
  • getElementsByName() method: The getElementsByName() method returns a collection of all elements in the document with the specified name attribute. This method is used to get a collection of elements by their name.

Example:

let elements = document.getElementsByName("myName");

Note: Both of these methods return a single element or a collection of elements that match the specified ID or name. If no elements are found, they return null or an empty collection.



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