Try getElementsByTagName("*")->getLength() on whatever node you want to cound the children for.
if you entered your comments properly, then they should not be counted. I have not encountered a scenario where comment nodes get included in the list of child nodes... -Vinayak > -----Original Message----- > From: Axelle Apvrille (LMC) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 10:43 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Know the exact number of children of a given node ? > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >you can try using getelementbytagname (check the case) > function with "*" as a parameter. > > > >check out the domcount sample, it does this. > > > >-Vinayak > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]