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CustomElementRegistry: get() method

Limited availability

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.

Syntax

get(name)

Parameters

name

The name of the custom element.

Return value

The constructor for the named custom element, or undefined if there is no custom element defined with the name.

Examples

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");

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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