Retrieves a reference to the last child in the childNodes collection of an object.
Syntax
HTMLN/AScripting[ oElement = ] object.lastChild
Possible Values
oElement Object that receives the last child.The property is read-only. The property has no default value.
The property is read-only. The property has no default value.
Remarks
In Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, This method now applies to the attribute object.
Example
This example implements the lastChild property to obtain a reference to the last child element of an object. <BODY> <UL ID = "oList"> <LI>List Item 1 <LI>List Item 2 <LI>List Item 3 </UL> <SCRIPT> var olastChild = oList.lastChild; </SCRIPT> <BODY>
This example implements the lastChild property to obtain a reference to the last child element of an object.
<BODY> <UL ID = "oList"> <LI>List Item 1 <LI>List Item 2 <LI>List Item 3 </UL> <SCRIPT> var olastChild = oList.lastChild; </SCRIPT> <BODY>
Standards Information
This property is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .
Applies To
A, ABBR, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, attribute, B, BASE, BASEFONT, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, 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
firstChild, About the W3C Document Object Model
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