IXMLDOMNode::get_firstChild Method

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Contains the first child of this node.

Visual Basic Syntax

Set objXMLDOMNode = oXMLDOMNode.firstChild

C/C++ Syntax

HRESULT get_firstChild(
    IXMLDOMNode **firstChild);

Parameters

firstChild

[out] First child node. If there are no such children, it returns NULL.

C/C++ Return Values

S_OK

Value returned if successful.

S_FALSE

Value when returning null.

E_INVALIDARG

Value returned if firstChild is null.

Remarks

This value depends on the value of the nodeType property.

NODE_ATTRIBUTE, NODE_DOCUMENT, NODE_DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT, NODE_DOCUMENT_TYPE, NODE_ELEMENT, NODE_ENTITY, NODE_ENTITY_REFERENCE	Returns the first child node. If there are no children, returns NULL.
NODE_CDATA_SECTION, NODE_COMMENT, NODE_NOTATION, NODE_PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION, NODE_TEXT	Returns NULL. These node types cannot have children.