How to use DOM Element GetElementsByTagName in JavaScript

In this article I am going to explain about getElementsByTagName() method in JavaScript.
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JavaScript DOM Element getElementsByTagName() Method

JavaScript getElementsByTagName() method use for get number of child elements with specified by tag name.

Syntax

element.getElementByTagName(tagname name)

Example

<html>

<head>

    <script type="text/javascript">

 

        function myfun() {

            var list = document.getElementsByTagName("UL")[0]

            list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[0].innerHTML = "Horse";

        };

 

    </script>

</head>

<body>

    <ul style="color: Blue">

        <li>Elephant</li><li>Tiger</li><li>Lion</li></ul>

    <p id="demo">

        click the button for change list item</p>

    <button onclick="myfun()">

        click me</button>

</body>

</html>

 

Output

 

Before click

 

bytag1.gif 

 

After click

 

 bytag2.gif

 

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