The Element.childElementCount read-only property returns the number of child elements of this element.
Element: childElementCount property
Examples
js
let sidebar = document.getElementById("sidebar");
if (sidebar.childElementCount > 0) {
// Do something
}
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 |
2 | 12 | 3.5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | ≤37 | 18 | 4 | 10.1 | 3 | 1.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/childElementCount