The Element.childElementCount read-only property returns the number of child elements of this element.
Element.childElementCount
Examples
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 |
1
|
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
