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Asked: 2026-05-20T06:35:08+00:00

I am a beginner in JavaScript/HTML. I’m learning my way around the DOM and

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I am a beginner in JavaScript/HTML.

I’m learning my way around the DOM and JavaScript and am using the following page to explore accessing nodes via JavaScript:

http://franklyanything.com/test2.html

As you can see in the snippet of JavaScript I put in the Head, I’m trying to access the 2nd child of the <html> element, which should be the Body element.

However each time I run the page nothing happens and Firebug reports the variable as undefined. I have no problems if I change the index from [1] to [0]. This correctly identifies the <html> tag.

I’m stumped. What can I try next?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The true problem, I think, is that you are calling the code before the document is ready.

    window.onload=function(){
  var theBodyNode = document.childNodes[0].childNodes[1];
  alert(theBodyNode.nodeName);
}
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