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
rectList.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