firstChild Property

Retrieves a reference to the first child in the childNodes collection of the object.

Syntax

HTML N/A

Scripting [ oElement = ] object.firstChild

HTML	N/A
Scripting	[ oElement = ] object.firstChild

Possible Values

oElement Object that specifies the first child object.

The property is read-only with no default value.

Example

This example implements the firstChild attribute to obtain the first child element of an object.
<SCRIPT>
var oFirstChild = oList.firstChild;
</SCRIPT>

<BODY>
<UL ID = oList>
<LI>List Item 1
<LI>List Item 2
<LI>List Item 3
</UL>
<BODY>

Applies To

[ Object Name ]

Platform Version

Win16:

Win32:

Mac:

Unix:

WinCE:

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