The DocumentFragment.firstElementChild read-only property returns the document fragment's first child Element, or null if there are no child elements.
DocumentFragment: firstElementChild property
Value
An Element that is the first child Element of the object, or null if there are none.
Examples
js
let fragment = new DocumentFragment();
fragment.firstElementChild; // null
let paragraph = document.createElement("p");
fragment.appendChild(paragraph);
fragment.firstElementChild; // <p>
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-parentnode-firstelementchild① |
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 | |
firstElementChild |
29 | 17 | 25 | No | 16 | 9 | 4.4 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 2.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DocumentFragment/firstElementChild