Javascript DOM HTML NodeList item() Method get first <p> element

Introduction

Get the HTML content of the first <p> element (index 0) inside a <div> element:

Click the button to get the HTML content of the first p element inside div.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {/*from   ww w .j  av a2 s . co  m*/
  border: 1px solid black;
  margin: 5px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div id="myDIV">
  <p>First p element in div.</p>
  <p>Another p element in div.</p>
  <p>A third p element in div.</p>
</div>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() {
  var div = document.getElementById("myDIV");
  var nodelist = div.getElementsByTagName("P")[0].innerHTML;
  document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = nodelist;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>



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