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Node: hasChildNodes() method

The hasChildNodes() method of the Node interface returns a boolean value indicating whether the given Node has child nodes or not.

Syntax

js

hasChildNodes()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A boolean value that is true if the node has child nodes, and false otherwise.

Example

js

let foo = document.getElementById("foo");

if (foo.hasChildNodes()) {
  // Do something with 'foo.childNodes'
}

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# ref-for-dom-node-haschildnodes①

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
hasChildNodes 1 12 1 6 ≤12.1 1 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0

See also

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