lastChild Property

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lastChild Property

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

Syntax

HTML N/A

Scripting [ oElement = ] object.lastChild

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

Possible Values

oElement Object that specifies the last child.

The property is read-only with no default value.

Example

This example implements the lastChild property to obtain a reference to the last child element of an object.
<SCRIPT>
var olastChild = oList.lastChild;
</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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