# NodeList

Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

# NodeList

`
public


interface
NodeList
`  
`


`

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| org.w3c.dom.NodeList |

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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](http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-DOM-Level-3-Core-20040407).

## Summary

|                                                                                                     ### Public methods                                                                                                     ||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` abstract int`                                                              | ` `[getLength](https://developer.android.com/reference/org/w3c/dom/NodeList#getLength())`() ` The number of nodes in the list.               |
| ` abstract `[Node](https://developer.android.com/reference/org/w3c/dom/Node) | ` `[item](https://developer.android.com/reference/org/w3c/dom/NodeList#item(int))`(int index) ` Returns the`index`th item in the collection. |

## Public methods

### getLength

Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public abstract int getLength ()
```

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

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|    Returns    ||
|-------|--------|
| `int` | <br /> |

### item

Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public abstract 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`.

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|                    Parameters                     ||
|---------|------------------------------------------|
| `index` | `int`: Index into the collection. <br /> |

|                                                                              Returns                                                                               ||
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Node](https://developer.android.com/reference/org/w3c/dom/Node) | The node at the`index`th position in the`NodeList`, or`null`if that is not a valid index. <br /> |