Javascript DOM has provided many properties to get the details regarding a document. It has provided a method called document.links.length to get the number of links that a document contains. This method won't disturb the code's normal functionality.
Example-1
In the following example, there are three links provided in the code. Using the DOM property document.links.length the number of links were displayed in the output as shown.
<html> <body> <a href="https://www.tutorialspoint.com/javascript/index.htm">Javascript</a><br> <a href="https://www.tutorialspoint.com/php/index.htm">Php</a><br> <a href="https://www.tutorialspoint.com/java8/index.htm">Php</a><br> <p id="links"></p> <script> document.getElementById("links").innerHTML = "The number of links are: " + document.links.length; </script> </body> </html>
Output
Javascript Php Java The number of links are: 3
Example-2
In the following example, there are two links provided in the code. Using the DOM property document.links.length the number of links were displayed in the output as shown.
<html> <body> <a href="https://www.tutorialspoint.com/javascript/index.htm">Javascript</a><br> <a href="https://www.tutorialspoint.com/bitcoin/index.htm">Bitcoin</a></br> <script> document.write("The number of links are: " + document.links.length); </script> </body> </html>
Output
Javascript Bitcoin The number of links are: 2