HTML DOM childNodesProperty
Element ObjectExample
Get the collection of child nodes of the body element:
document.body.childNodes;
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Definition and Usage
The childNodes property returns a NodeList containing the child nodes of the selected node.
Tip:If the selected node has no child nodes, this property returns a NodeList without any nodes. To loop through the child node list, using the nextSibling property is more efficient than using the parent object's childNodes list.
Browser Support
All major browsers support the childNodes property
Syntax
element.childNodes
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A NodeList object, representing a collection of nodes. |
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| DOM Version | Core Level 1 |
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