Example
Find out how many <img> elements there are in the document:
var x = document.images.length;
The result of x will be:
3
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Definition and Usage
The images collection returns a collection of all <img> elements in the document.
Note: The elements in the collection are sorted as they appear in the source code.
Note: The images collection does not return a collection of <input> elements with type="image".
Tip: Also look at the Image Object.
Browser Support
| Collection | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| images | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
document.images
Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| length | Returns the number of <img> elements in the collection. Note: This property is read-only |
Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| [index] | Returns the <img> 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 <img> 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 <img> element from the collection with the specified id. Note: Returns null if the id does not exist |
Technical Details
| DOM Version: | Core Level 1 Document Object |
|---|---|
| Return Value: | An HTMLCollection Object, representing all <img> elements in the document. The elements in the collection are sorted as they appear in the source code |
More Examples
Example
[index]
Get the URL of the first <img> element (index 0) in the document:
var x = document.images[0].src;
The result of x will be:
http://www.w3ii.com/jsref/klematis.jpg
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Example
item(index)
Get the URL of the first <img> element (index 0) in the document:
var x = document.images.item(0).src;
The result of x will be:
http://www.w3ii.com/jsref/klematis.jpg
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Example
namedItem(id)
Get the URL of the <img> element with id="myImg" in the document:
var x = document.images.namedItem("myImg").src;
The result of x will be:
http://www.w3ii.com/jsref/smiley.gif
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Example
Add a black dotted border to the first <img> element in the document:
document.images[0].style.border = "10px dotted black";
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Example
Loop through all <img> elements in the document, and output the URL (src) of each image:
var x = document.images;
var txt = "";
var i;
for (i = 0; i < x.length;
i++) {
txt = txt + x[i].src + "<br>";
}
The result of txt will be:
http://www.w3ii.com/jsref/klematis.jpg
http://www.w3ii.com/jsref/klematis2.jpg
http://www.w3ii.com/jsref/smiley.gif
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Related Pages
JavaScript reference: HTML DOM Image Object
HTML tutorial: HTML Images
HTML reference: HTML <img> tag
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