getElementById method
Returns a reference to the first object with the specified ID value.
Syntax
var ppRetElement = document.getElementById(bstrId);
Parameters
bstrId [in]
Type: BSTRA BSTR that specifies the ID, which is case sensitive.
ppRetElement [out, retval]
Type: IHTMLElement2The address of a pointer to a variable of type IHTMLElement2 that receives the first object with the ID specified in bstrId.
Return value
Type: HRESULT
If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.
Remarks
This version of IHTMLDocument6::getElementById requires IE8 Standards mode compatibility. For more information, see Defining Document Compatibility