hasChildNodes method

Returns a value that indicates whether the object has children.

Syntax

 retVal = object.hasChildNodes();

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Standards information

• Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification, Section 1.4

Remarks

If the object contains HTML Elements or TextNodes, they can be accessed from the childNodes collection.

In Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, This method now applies to the attribute object.

See also

About the W3C Document Object Model