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<h1>The Document Object</h1>
<h2>The document.getElementsByTagName Method</h2>
<p><input type="text" size="20"></p>
<p><input type="text" size="20"></p>
<p><input type="text" size="20"></p>
<p><input type="button" onclick="getElements()" value="How many input elements?">
<script>
function getElements()
{
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("input");
alert(x.length);
}
</script>
</body>
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