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ChildNode

The ChildNode interface contains methods that are particular to Node objects that can have a parent.

ChildNode is a raw interface and no object of this type can be created; it is 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 the children list of its parent.
ChildNode.before()
Inserts a set of Node or DOMString objects in the children list of this ChildNode's parent, just before this ChildNode. DOMString objects are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.
ChildNode.after()
Inserts a set of Node or DOMString objects in the children list of this ChildNode's parent, just after this ChildNode. DOMString objects are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.
ChildNode.replaceWith()
Replaces this ChildNode in the children list of its parent with a set of Node or DOMString objects. DOMString objects are inserted as equivalent Text 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 compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 1 Yes 23 9 10 4
after 54 17 49 No 39 No
before 54 17 49 No 39 No
remove 23 12 23 No 10 7
replaceWith 54 17 49 No 39 No
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support Yes Yes Yes 23 10 Yes Yes
after 54 54 No 49 39 No 6.0
before 54 54 No 49 39 No 6.0
remove Yes Yes Yes 23 10 7 Yes
replaceWith 54 54 No 49 39 No 6.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ChildNode