MarkLogic Server 11.0 Product Documentation
Element.firstChildElement.firstChild as XMLNode
Summary
This is inherited from the XMLNode object.
The first child of this node, if any.
Usage Notes
The result is null except for document and element nodes.
Example
cts.doc("example.xml").root.firstChild
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