HTML DOM scripts Collection
Example
Find out how many <script> elements there are in the document:
var x = document.scripts.length;
The result of x will be:
2
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Definition and Usage
The scripts collection returns a collection of all <script> elements in the document.
Note: The elements in the collection are sorted as they appear in the source code.
Tip: Also look at the Script Object.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the collection.
| Collection | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scripts | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
document.scripts
Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| length | Returns the number of <script> elements in the collection. Note: This property is read-only |
Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| [index] | Returns the <script> 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 <script> 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 <script> element from the collection with the specified id. Note: Returns null if the id does not exist |
Technical Details
| DOM Version: | Core Level 3 Document Object |
|---|---|
| Return Value: | An HTMLCollection Object, representing all <script> elements in the document. The elements in the collection are sorted as they appear in the source code |
More Examples
Example
[index]
Get the contents of the first <script> element (index 0) in the document:
var x = document.scripts[0].text;
The result of x will be:
document.write("Hello World!");
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Example
item(index)
Get the contents of the first <script> element (index 0) in the document:
var x = document.scripts.item(0).text;
The result of x will be:
document.write("Hello World!");
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Example
namedItem(id)
Get the contents of the <script> element with id="myScript" in the document:
var x = document.scripts.namedItem("myScript").text;
The result of x will be:
function myFunction() { var x = document.scripts.namedItem("myScript").text;
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x; }
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Example
Loop through all <script> elements in the document, and output the id of each script:
var x = document.scripts;
var txt = "";
var i;
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
txt = txt + x[i].id + "<br>";
}
The result of txt will be:
myFirstScript
mySecondScript
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Related Pages
JavaScript reference: HTML DOM Script Object
HTML tutorial: HTML Scripts
HTML reference: HTML <script> tag
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