Document.scripts

Returns a list of the <script> elements in the document. The returned object is an HTMLCollection.

Syntax

var scriptList = document.scripts;

The returned scriptList is an HTMLCollection. You can use this just like an array to get all the elements in the list.

Example

This example looks to see if the page has any <script> elements.

var scripts = document.scripts;

if (scripts.length) {
  alert("This page has scripts!");
}

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support (Yes) 9.0 (9.0) 4.0 (Yes) (Yes)
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support (Yes) 9.0 (9.0) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'Document.scripts' in that specification.
Living Standard  

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