element[element.childNodes.length-1] wouldn't work if lastChild is a
whitespace.
$$('ul li:last-child') on the other hand will always return element
node.

- kangax



On Mar 26, 10:19 am, Diodeus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Give your UL an ID. For the example, I used 'moo'.
>
> alert($('moo').childNodes[$('moo').childNodes.length-1].innerHTML)
>
> You should see "item3" appear in the alert box.
>
> On Mar 26, 9:51 am, smartcookie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Given this structure:
> > <ul>
> > <li>item1</li>
> > <li>item2</li>
> > <li>item3</li>
> > </ul>
>
> > Whats the best method of finding the last item in the list?
>
> > thanks
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