Node firstChild Property - there are no #text nodes in <div>, <p> element is the first child node - Javascript DOM

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Node firstChild Property - there are no #text nodes in <div>, <p> element is the first child node

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {/*  w ww.j  a v  a2  s.  c  o  m*/
    border: 1px solid black;
    margin: 15px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div id="myDIV"><p>A P element - First child in div</p><span>A Span element - Last child in div</span></div>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myDIV").firstChild.nodeName;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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