In this tutorial we will learn how to Count list items with JavaScript. getElementsByTagName() method and length property can be used to get the total number of li tags inside a list or menu.
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getElementsByTagName() method
getElementsByTagName() method returns all HTML elements with a specified tag name.
In this example getElementsByTagName() method is used to select all list items of a list.
length property
length property returns the length of string or total number of elements in an object.
In this example we have used length property to count all li tags.
HTML Code
HTML Code is given below, in this code we have a ul list with three list items and a button.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript Count li tags</title>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<li>HTML</li>
<li>CSS</li>
<li>JavaScript</li>
</ul>
<button onclick="countListItems()">Count List Items</button>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript Code
Take a look at the JavaScript code, In this code user defined function countListItems() will count total number of li tags or list items.
getElementsByTagName() method is used to select all li tags.
length property will return the total count.
<script>
function countListItems()
{
var listItems = document.getElementsByTagName("LI");
var totalListItems = listItems.length;
alert(totalListItems);
}
</script>
Demo
Video Tutorial
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