ActionScript: The Definitive Guide

Name

XML.lastChild Property — a reference to the last descendant of a node

Availability

Flash 5

Synopsis

theNode.lastChild

Access

Read-only

Description

The lastChild property is synonymous with childNodes[childNodes.length-1]. It returns a reference to the last node object that descends from theNode. If theNode has no children, lastChild returns null.

In the following XML source fragment, the lastChild of the MESSAGE node is the CONTENT node:

<MESSAGE><USER>gray</USER><CONTENT>hi</CONTENT></MESSAGE>

Example

// Create a new XML document
myDoc = new XML('<MESSAGE><USER>gray</USER><CONTENT>hi</CONTENT></MESSAGE>');

// Sets msg to "hi" because myDoc's firstChild 
// is MESSAGE, MESSAGE's lastChild is CONTENT, and CONTENT's firstChild 
// is the text node with the value "hi" 
msg = myDoc.firstChild.lastChild.firstChild.nodeValue

See Also

XML .childNodes, XML .firstChild, XML .nextSibling, XML .previousSibling