====== Get Element ======

===== getElementById() =====
The getElementById() method returns the first element with the specified id.

<code>
document.getElementById(id)
</code>

^ Parameter ^ Description ^
| ''id''    | The id of the element to retrieve. |

<code javascript>
var el = document.getElementById("theId");
alert(el.textContent); // the content of the element
</code>

===== getElementsByName() =====
The getElementsByName() method returns an array of all elements with the specified name.

<code>
document.getElementsByName(name)
</code>

^Parameter ^ Description ^
| ''name'' 	   | The name of the elements to get. |

<code javascript>
var arr = document.getElementsByName("name");
alert(arr.length); // the number of elements returned
</code>