<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script>
function getElements() {
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("input");
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x.length;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="text" size="20"><br>
<input type="text" size="20"><br>
<input type="text" size="20"><br>
<p>
<input type="button" onclick="getElements()" value="How many input elements?">
</p>
<p id="demo"></p>
</body>
</html>