DOMStringList (Java SE 26 & JDK 26)
Description: declaration: module: java.xml, package: org.w3c.dom, interface: DOMStringList
Keywords: org.w3c.dom.DOMStringList interface

# 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.