# XML DOM getNamedItem() Method

NamedNodeMap Object

## Definition and Usage

The getNamedItem() method returns the node with the specific name (from a namedNodeMap).

## Browser Support

The getNamedItem() method is supported in all major browsers.

Note: Internet Explorer 8 and earlier does not support this method.

## Syntax

namedNodeMap.getNamedItem(nodeName)

## Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
nodeName | String | Required. The name of the node to return

## Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
Node object | The node with the specified name, , or null if it does not identify any node in the map

## Technical Details

DOM Version | Core Level 1

## Example

The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc using loadXMLDoc(), loops through the <book> elements and prints the values of the category attributes:

## Example

xmlDoc = loadXMLDoc("books.xml");
x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("book");
for(i=0; i<x.length; i++)
{
att = x.item(i).attributes.getNamedItem("category");
document.write(att.value + "<br>");
}

The output of the code above will be:

cooking
children
web
web
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## Try-It-Yourself Demos

getNamedItem() - Change an attribute's value

NamedNodeMap Object

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