This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
The get() method of the CustomElementRegistry interface returns the constructor for a previously-defined custom element.
get(name)
nameThe name of the custom element.
The constructor for the named custom element, or undefined if there is no custom element defined with the name.
customElements.define(
"my-paragraph",
class extends HTMLElement {
constructor() {
let templateContent = document.getElementById("custom-paragraph").content;
super() // returns element this scope
.attachShadow({ mode: "open" }) // sets AND returns this.shadowRoot
.append(templateContent.cloneNode(true));
}
},
);
// Return a reference to the my-paragraph constructor
let ctor = customElements.get("my-paragraph");
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML> # dom-customelementregistry-get-dev> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
get |
54 | 79 | 63 | 41 | 10.1Supports 'Autonomous custom elements' but not 'Customized built-in elements'. See bug 182671. |
54 | 63 | 41 | 10.3Supports 'Autonomous custom elements' but not 'Customized built-in elements'. See bug 182671. |
6.0 | 54 | 10.3Supports 'Autonomous custom elements' but not 'Customized built-in elements'. See bug 182671. |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CustomElementRegistry/get