The ChildNode
mixin contains methods and properties that are common to all types of Node
objects that can have a parent. It's implemented by Element
, DocumentType
, and CharacterData
objects.
Properties
There are neither inherited, nor specific properties.
Methods
There are no inherited methods.
ChildNode.remove()
- Removes this
ChildNode
from thechildren
list of its parent. ChildNode.before()
- Inserts a set of
Node
orDOMString
objects in thechildren
list of thisChildNode
's parent, just before thisChildNode
.DOMString
objects are inserted as equivalentText
nodes. ChildNode.after()
- Inserts a set of
Node
orDOMString
objects in thechildren
list of thisChildNode
's parent, just after thisChildNode
.DOMString
objects are inserted as equivalentText
nodes. ChildNode.replaceWith()
- Replaces this
ChildNode
in thechildren
list of its parent with a set ofNode
orDOMString
objects.DOMString
objects are inserted as equivalentText
nodes.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DOM The definition of 'ChildNode' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Split the ElementTraversal interface in ParentNode and ChildNode . previousElementSibling and nextElementSibling are now defined on the latter. The CharacterData and DocumentType implemented the new interfaces. Added the remove() , before() , after() and replaceWith() methods. |
Element Traversal Specification The definition of 'ElementTraversal' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Added the initial definition of its properties to the ElementTraversal pure interface and use it on Element . |
Polyfill
External on GitHub: childNode.js
Browser compatibility
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See also
- The
ParentNode
interface -
Object types implementing the
ParentNode
interface -
The
NonDocumentTypeChildNode
interface