HTML DOM forms Collection
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HTML DOM forms Collection
❮ Document Object
Example
Find out how many <form> elements there are in the document:
var x = document.forms.length;Try it Yourself »
More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
Definition and Usage
The forms collection returns a collection of all <form> elements in the
document.
Note: The elements in the collection are sorted as they appear in the
source code.
Tip: Use the elements
collection of the Form Object to return a collection of all elements in a form.
Browser Support
| Collection | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| forms | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
document.formsProperties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| length | Returns the number of <form> elements in the collection. Note: This property is read-only |
Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| [index] | Returns the <form> element from the collection with the specified index (starts at 0). Note: Returns null if the index number is out of range |
| item(index) | Returns the <form> element from the collection with the specified index (starts at 0). Note: Returns null if the index number is out of range |
| namedItem(id) | Returns the <form> element from the collection with the specified id. Note: Returns null if the id does not exist |
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Technical Details
| DOM Version: | Core Level 1 Document Object |
|---|---|
| Return Value: | An HTMLCollection Object, representing all <form> elements in the document. The elements in the collection are sorted as they appear in the source code |
More Examples
Example
[index]
Get the id of the first <form> element (index 0) in the document:
var x = document.forms[0].id;Try it Yourself »
Example
item(index)
Get the id of the first <form> element (index 0) in the document:
var x = document.forms.item(0).id;Try it Yourself »
Example
namedItem(id)
Get the HTML content of the <form> element with id="myCarForm" in the document:
var x = document.forms.namedItem("myCarForm").innerHTML;Try it Yourself »
Example
Loop through all <form> elements in the document, and output the id of each
form:
var x = document.forms;
var txt = "";
var i;
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++)
txt = txt + x[i].id + "<br>";
Try it Yourself »
Example
Using the elements collection together with document.forms
to get
the value of each element in the form:
var x = document.forms[0];
var txt = "";
var i;
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++)
txt = txt + x.elements[i].value + "<br>";
Try it Yourself »
Related Pages
JavaScript reference: HTML DOM Form Object
JavaScript reference: Form elements Collection
HTML tutorial: HTML Forms
HTML reference: HTML <form> tag
❮ Document Object
