The links Collection returns a list/collection of all the links corresponding to <a> and/or <area> elements.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
Returning links collection
document.links
Properties
Here, “links” collection can have the following properties and methods −
| Property/Method | Description |
|---|---|
| length | It returns the number of <a> and <area> elements</a> |
| namedItem() | It returns the <a> or/and <area> element with the specified id</a> |
Example
Let us see an example for links collection length property −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Links Collection length</title>
<style>
form {
width:70%;
margin: 0 auto;
text-align: center;
}
* {
padding: 2px;
margin:5px;
}
input[type="button"] {
border-radius: 10px;
}
area {
border:1px solid black;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<fieldset>
<legend>Links-Collection-length</legend>
<a href="https://www.google.com">Google</a>
<a href="https://www.bing.com">Bing</a>
<input type="button" value="Get Links" onclick="getLinks()">
<div id="divDisplay"></div>
</fieldset>
</form>
<script>
var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay");
var extStyle = document.getElementById("extStyle");
function getLinks(){
var links = document.links.length;
divDisplay.textContent = 'Total Links: '+links;
for (var i = 0; i < links; i++) {
divDisplay.textContent += '--> '+document.links[i]+' ';
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following output −
Before clicking ‘Get Links’ button −
After clicking ‘Get Links’ button −
