The childNodes interface contains methods that are particular to Node objects that can have a parent.
childNodes is a raw interface and no object of this type can be created; it is implemented by Element, DocumentType, and CharacterData objects.
There are neither inherited, nor specific properties.
There are no inherited methods.
childNodes.remove()
childNodes from the children list of its parent.childNodes.before()
Node or DOMString objects in the children list of this childNodes's parent, just before this childNodes. DOMString objects are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.childNodes.after()
Node or DOMString objects in the children list of this childNodes's parent, just after this childNodes. DOMString objects are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.childNodes.replaceWith()
childNodes in the children list of its parent with a set of Node or DOMString objects. DOMString objects are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| DOM The definition of 'childNodes' in that specification. | Living Standard | Split the ElementTraversal interface in ParentNode and childNodes. 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. | Recommendation | Added the initial definition of its properties to the ElementTraversal pure interface and use it on Element. |
External on github: childNode.js
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support (on Element) | 1.0 | (Yes) | 23 (23) | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 |
Support on DocumentType and CharacterData
| 23.0 | No support | 23 (23) | No support | 16.0 | No support |
remove()
| 29.0 | (Yes) | 23 (23) | No support | 16.0 | No support |
before(), after(), and replaceWith()
| 54.0 | No support | 49 (49) | No support | 39 | No support |
| Feature | Android | Android Webview | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | Chrome for Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support (on Element) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | 23.0 (23) | (Yes) | 10.0 | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Support on DocumentType and CharacterData
| (Yes) | (Yes) | No support | 23.0 (23) | No support | 16.0 | No support | (Yes) |
remove()
| (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | 23.0 (23) | No support | 16.0 | No support | (Yes) |
before(), after(), and replaceWith()
| No support | 54.0 | No support | 49.0 (49) | No support | 39 | No support | 54.0 |
ParentNode pure interface.
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