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JavaScript

Posted by Vic Mercier
Vic Mercier
3,276 Points

GetElementsByTagName

Let's say I have 2 list in my html.How can I access a precise list with getElementByTagName?

Pavol Kocalka
Pavol Kocalka
9,961 Points

At first there should be plural in method not singular as you wrote in your question.

var lists = document.getElementsByTagName("UL");

or

var lists = document.getElementsByTagName("OL");

method returns slelections that you can access as an array like this:

var firstList = lists[0] ; var secondList = lists[1];

more info in treehouse truck or here:

https://www.w3schools.com/JSREF/met_document_getelementsbytagname.asp