IXMLDOMNode::firstChild Method
IXMLDOMNode::get_firstChild Method
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 returned when there are no children.
- E_INVALIDARG
- Value returned if firstChild is Null.
Remarks
This value depends on the value of the nodeType method.
| 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. |
See Also
IXMLDOMNode Interface
