Element: replaceWith() method

The Element.replaceWith() method replaces this Element in the children list of its parent with a set of Node objects or strings. Strings are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.

Syntax

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

Parameters

param1, …, paramN

A set of Node objects or strings to replace.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

HierarchyRequestError DOMException

Thrown when the node cannot be inserted at the specified point in the hierarchy.

Examples

Using replaceWith()

const div = document.createElement("div");
const p = document.createElement("p");
div.appendChild(p);
const span = document.createElement("span");

p.replaceWith(span);

console.log(div.outerHTML);
// "<div><span></span></div>"

replaceWith() is unscopable

The replaceWith() method is not scoped into the with statement. See Symbol.unscopables for more information.

with (node) {
  replaceWith("foo");
}
// ReferenceError: replaceWith is not defined

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Node.replaceChild()
• NodeList
• CharacterData.replaceWith()
• DocumentType.replaceWith()