HTMLContentElement

Deprecated
This feature has been removed from the Web standards. Though some browsers may still support it, it is in the process of being dropped. Avoid using it and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The HTMLContentElement interface represents a <content> HTML Element, which is used in Shadow DOM

Properties

This interface inherits the properties of HTMLElement.

HTMLContentElement.select
Is a DOMString that reflects the select HTML attribute. The value is a comma-separated list of CSS selectors that select the content to insert in place of the <content> element.

Methods

This interface inherits the methods of HTMLElement.

HTMLContentElement.getDistributedNodes()
Returns a static NodeList of the distributed nodes associated with this <content> element. 

Specifications

This feature is no longer defined by any standards.

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 35 28 (28) [1] No support 26 No support
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support 37 28.0 (28) [1] No support ? ?

[1] If Shadow DOM is not enabled in Firefox, <content> elements will behave like HTMLUnknownElement. Shadow DOM was first implemented in Firefox 28 and is behind a preference, dom.webcomponents.enabled, which is disabled by default.

See also

 

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