DOMRectList: item() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.

The DOMRectList method item() returns the DOMRect at the specified index within the list, or null if the index is out of range.

Syntax

js
item(index)

Parameters

index

A zero-based integer representing the position of the DOMRect in the DOMRectList to retrieve.

Return value

A DOMRect object at the specified index in the DOMRectList, or null if index is greater than or equal to the number of rectangles in the list.

Example

js
const rects = document.getElementById("rects").getClientRects();
console.log(rects.length); // Number of rectangles in the DOMRectList

if (rects.length > 0) {
  console.log(rects.item(0)); // Logs the first DOMRect object
}

Specifications

Specification
Geometry Interfaces Module Level 1
# dom-domrectlist-item

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
item
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 2 (Release date: 2009-05-21)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 3 (Release date: 2008-06-17)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 12.1 (Release date: 2012-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 4 (Release date: 2009-06-08)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 12.1 (Release date: 2012-10-09)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 3 (Release date: 2009-06-17)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 3 (Release date: 2009-06-17)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support