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Document: replaceChildren() method

The Document.replaceChildren() method replaces the existing children of a Document with a specified new set of children.

Syntax

replaceChildren(param1)
replaceChildren(param1, param2)
replaceChildren(param1, param2, /* …, */ paramN)

Parameters

param1, …, paramN: A set of Node or string objects to replace the Document's existing children with. If no replacement objects are specified, then the Document is emptied of all child nodes.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

HierarchyRequestError DOMException: Thrown if the constraints of the node tree are violated.

Examples

Emptying a document

replaceChildren() provides a very convenient mechanism for emptying a document of all its children. You call it on the document without any argument specified:

document.replaceChildren();
document.children; // HTMLCollection []

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-parentnode-replacechildren①

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`replaceChildren`	86	86	78	No	72	14	86	86	79	61	14	14.0