CSSRuleList: item() method

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The item() method of the {{domxref("CSSRuleList")}} interface returns the {{domxref("CSSRule")}} object at the specified index or null if the specified index doesn't exist.

Syntax

item(index)

Parameters

• index
  • : An integer.

Return value

A {{domxref("CSSRule")}}.

Examples

In the following example, we assume that the myRules list has three items only.

let myRules = document.styleSheets[0].cssRules;
console.log(myRules.item(0)); // Logs the first CSSRule item from this list

// Accessing non-existing items using this method will return null instead of undefined
console.log(myRules.item(5)); // null
console.log(myRules[5]); // undefined

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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