HTML DOM getNamedItem() Method

Last Updated : 09 Jun, 2023

The DOM getNamedItem() method in HTML is used to return the attribute node from the NamedNodeMap object.

Syntax:

namednodemap.getNamedItem( nodename )

Parameter’s Value: This method contains a single parameter nodename which is mandatory. The nodename is returned from the NamedNodeMap object.

Return Value: It returns a Node object, which represents the attribute node with the specified name

Example: In this example, we will getNamedItem() method.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>
        DOM getNamedItem() Method
    </title>
    <script>
        /* main function */
        function MyGeeks() {
            let ele = document.getElementsByTagName("button")[0];
            let item = ele.attributes.getNamedItem("onclick").value;
            document.getElementById("geeks").innerHTML = item;
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center">
    <h2>DOM getNamedItem() Method</h2>
    <p>
        Click on the button to know the
        value of onclick attribute
    </p>
    <button onclick="MyGeeks()">
        Click Here!
    </button>
    <p id="geeks"></p>
</body>
</html>