ParentNode

The ParentNode mixin contains methods and properties that are common to all types of Node objects that can have children. It's implemented by Element, Document, and DocumentFragment objects.

Properties

ParentNode.children Read only

Returns a live HTMLCollection containing all objects of type Element that are children of this ParentNode.

ParentNode.firstElementChild Read only

Returns the Element that is the first child of this ParentNode, or null if there is none.

ParentNode.lastElementChild Read only

Returns the Element that is the last child of this ParentNode, or null if there is none.

ParentNode.childElementCount Read only

Returns an unsigned long giving the amount of children that the object has.

Methods

ParentNode.append()

Inserts a set of Node objects or DOMString objects after the last child of the ParentNode. DOMString objects are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.

ParentNode.prepend()

Inserts a set of Node objects or DOMString objects before the first child of the ParentNode. DOMString objects are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.

ParentNode.querySelector()

Returns the first Element with the current element as root that matches the specified group of selectors.

ParentNode.querySelectorAll()

Returns a NodeList representing a list of elements with the current element as root that matches the specified group of selectors.

Specification

Browser compatibility

See also

• The ChildNode pure interface.
• Object types implementing this pure interface: Document, Element, and DocumentFragment.