The NonDocumentTypeChildNode.nextElementSibling
read-only
property returns the element immediately following the specified one in its parent's
children list, or null
if the specified element is the last one in the
list.
Syntax
var nextNode = elementNodeReference.nextElementSibling;
Example
<div id="div-01">Here is div-01</div>
<div id="div-02">Here is div-02</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var el = document.getElementById('div-01').nextElementSibling;
console.log('Siblings of div-01:');
while (el) {
console.log(el.nodeName);
el = el.nextElementSibling;
}
</script>
This example outputs the following into the console when it loads:
Siblings of div-01: DIV SCRIPT
Polyfill for Internet Explorer 8
This property is unsupported prior to IE9, so the following snippet can be used to add support to IE8:
// Source: https://github.com/Alhadis/Snippets/blob/master/js/polyfills/IE8-child-elements.js
if(!("nextElementSibling" in document.documentElement)){
Object.defineProperty(Element.prototype, "nextElementSibling", {
get: function(){
var e = this.nextSibling;
while(e && 1 !== e.nodeType)
e = e.nextSibling;
return e;
}
});
}
Polyfill for Internet Explorer 9+ and Safari
// Source: https://github.com/jserz/js_piece/blob/master/DOM/NonDocumentTypeChildNode/nextElementSibling/nextElementSibling.md
(function (arr) {
arr.forEach(function (item) {
if (item.hasOwnProperty('nextElementSibling')) {
return;
}
Object.defineProperty(item, 'nextElementSibling', {
configurable: true,
enumerable: true,
get: function () {
var el = this;
while (el = el.nextSibling) {
if (el.nodeType === 1) {
return el;
}
}
return null;
},
set: undefined
});
});
})([Element.prototype, CharacterData.prototype]);
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DOM The definition of 'ChildNodenextElementSibling' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Split the ElementTraversal interface in ChildNode ,
ParentNode , and NonDocumentTypeChildNode . This
method is now defined on the former.The Element and CharacterData interfaces implemented
the new interface. |
Element Traversal Specification The definition of 'ElementTraversal.nextElementSibling' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Added its initial definition to the ElementTraversal pure interface
and use it on Element . |
Browser compatibility
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See also
ParentNode.firstElementChild
ParentNode.lastElementChild
- The
ChildNode
pure interface. - Object types implementing this pure interface:
CharacterData
,Element
, andDocumentType
.