Module java.xml
Package org.w3c.dom

# Interface DOMStringList

public interface DOMStringList
The `DOMStringList` interface provides the abstraction of an ordered collection of `DOMString` values, without defining or constraining how this collection is implemented. The items in the `DOMStringList` are accessible via an integral index, starting from 0.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification.

Since:
  1.5, DOM Level 3

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`boolean`
`contains(String str)`
Test if a string is part of this `DOMStringList`.
`int`
`getLength()`
The number of `DOMString`s in the list.
`String`
`item(int index)`
Returns the `index`th item in the collection.

## Method Details

### item

String item(int index)
Returns the `index`th item in the collection. If `index` is greater than or equal to the number of `DOMString`s in the list, this returns `null`.

Parameters:
  `index` - Index into the collection.
Returns:
  The `DOMString` at the `index`th position in the `DOMStringList`, or `null` if that is not a valid index.

### getLength

int getLength()
The number of `DOMString`s in the list. The range of valid child node indices is 0 to `length-1` inclusive.

### contains

boolean contains(String str)
Test if a string is part of this `DOMStringList`.

Parameters:
  `str` - The string to look for.
Returns:
  `true` if the string has been found, `false` otherwise.