hasChildNodes Method | Internet Development Index |
Returns a value that indicates whether the object has children.
What's New for Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6
This method now applies to the
Syntax
bChildNodes = object.hasChildNodes()Return Value
Returns one of the following possible values:
true The object contains HTML Elements or TextNode objects. false The object does not contain HTML Elements or TextNodes.
Remarks
If the object contains HTML Elements or TextNodes, they can be accessed from the childNodes collection.
Standards Information
This method is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1
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Applies To
A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, attribute, B, BASE, BASEFONT, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BR, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, COMMENT, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, HEAD, hn, HR, HTML, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LINK, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, MENU, nextID, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, S, SAMP, SCRIPT, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TITLE, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP
See Also
About the W3C Document Object Model