get real child nodes

getRealChilds.js

function getRealFirstChild(el){
	var firstChild = el.firstChild;
	// skip TextNodes
	while(firstChild !== null && firstChild.nodeType === 3) {
		firstChild = firstChild.nextSibling;
	}
	return firstChild;
}

function getRealChilds(el){
	var child = el.firstChild;
	var childs = [];

	// skip TextNodes
	while(child.nextSibling) {
		child = child.nextSibling;
		if (child.nextSibling.nodeType === 3) {
			childs.push(child);
		}
	}
	return childs;
}