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package org.w3c.dom;

The NodeList interface provides the abstraction of an ordered collection of nodes, without defining or constraining how this collection is implemented. NodeList objects in the DOM are live.

The items in the NodeList are accessible via an integral index, starting from 0.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification.

/** * The <code>NodeList</code> interface provides the abstraction of an ordered * collection of nodes, without defining or constraining how this collection * is implemented. <code>NodeList</code> objects in the DOM are live. * <p>The items in the <code>NodeList</code> are accessible via an integral * index, starting from 0. * <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-DOM-Level-3-Core-20040407'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification</a>. */
public interface NodeList {
Returns the indexth item in the collection. If index is greater than or equal to the number of nodes in the list, this returns null.
Params:
  • index – Index into the collection.
Returns:The node at the indexth position in the NodeList, or null if that is not a valid index.
/** * Returns the <code>index</code>th item in the collection. If * <code>index</code> is greater than or equal to the number of nodes in * the list, this returns <code>null</code>. * @param index Index into the collection. * @return The node at the <code>index</code>th position in the * <code>NodeList</code>, or <code>null</code> if that is not a valid * index. */
public Node item(int index);
The number of nodes in the list. The range of valid child node indices is 0 to length-1 inclusive.
/** * The number of nodes in the list. The range of valid child node indices * is 0 to <code>length-1</code> inclusive. */
public int getLength(); }