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childNodes

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Returns an array of child nodes on the given element node.

Syntax

nodeList = elementNode.childNodes
 

Parameters

nodeList is a list of elements that are children of the current element.

Example

// table is an object reference to a table element kids = table.childNodes; for (var i = 0; i < kids.length; i++) {   // do something with each kid as kids[i] }

Notes

The document object itself has only a single child, and that is the HTML element. Note again that the items in the array are objects and not strings. To get data from those objects you must use their properties (e.g. childNode[2].nodeName to get the name, etc.)

Specification

childNodes