Module java.xml
Package org.w3c.dom

# Interface NodeList

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `IIOMetadataNode`

public interface NodeList
The `NodeList` interface provides the abstraction of an ordered collection of nodes, without defining or constraining how this collection is implemented. `NodeList` objects in the DOM are live.

The items in the `NodeList` are accessible via an integral index, starting from 0.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`int`
`getLength()`
The number of nodes in the list.
`Node`
`item(int index)`
Returns the `index`th item in the collection.

## Method Details

### item

Node item(int index)
Returns the `index`th item in the collection. If `index` is greater than or equal to the number of nodes in the list, this returns `null`.

Parameters:
  `index` - Index into the collection.
Returns:
  The node at the `index`th position in the `NodeList`, or `null` if that is not a valid index.

### getLength

int getLength()
The number of nodes in the list. The range of valid child node indices is 0 to `length-1` inclusive.