The Document.childElementCount read-only property returns the number of child elements of a DocumentFragment.
To get the number of children of a specific element, see Element.childElementCount.
DocumentFragment.childElementCount
Value
A number representing the number of children of the element.
Examples
let fragment = new DocumentFragment() fragment.childElementCount; // 0 let paragraph = document.createElement('p') fragment.appendChild(paragraph) fragment.childElementCount; // 1
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM Standard # dom-parentnode-childelementcount |
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 | |
childElementCount |
29
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17
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25
|
No
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16
|
9
|
4.4
|
29
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25
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16
|
9
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2.0
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See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DocumentFragment/childElementCount
