Document links Collection
Document Object
Definition and Usage
The links collection returns an array of all the links in the current document.
Tip: The links collection counts <a href=""> tags and <area> tags.
Syntax
| document.links[].property |
Browser Support

The links collection is supported in all major browsers.
Examples
Example 1
Return the number of links in the document:
<html>
<body>
<img src ="planets.gif" width="145" height="126" alt="Planets" usemap ="#planetmap"
/>
<map name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" href="sun.htm" alt="Sun" />
<area shape="circle" coords="90,58,3" href="mercur.htm" alt="Mercury" />
<area shape="circle" coords="124,58,8" href="venus.htm" alt="Venus" />
</map>
<p><a href="/js/">JavaScript Tutorial</a></p>
<p>Number of areas/links:
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write(document.links.length);
</script></p>
</body>
</html>
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The output of the code above will be:
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Example 2
Return the id of the first link in the document:
<html>
<body>
<img src ="planets.gif" width="145" height="126" alt="Planets" usemap ="#planetmap"
/>
<map name="planetmap">
<area id="sun" shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" href="sun.htm" alt="Sun" />
<area id="mercury" shape="circle" coords="90,58,3" href="mercur.htm"
alt="Mercury" />
<area id="venus" shape="circle" coords="124,58,8" href="venus.htm" alt="Venus"
/>
</map>
<p><a id="javascript" href="/js/">JavaScript Tutorial</a></p>
<p>Id of first area/link:
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write(document.links[0].id);
</script></p>
</body>
</html> |
The output of the code above will be:
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Id of first area/link: sun |
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Document Object
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