The hasChildNodes() method of the Node interface returns a boolean value indicating whether the given Node has child nodes or not.
Node.hasChildNodes()
Syntax
hasChildNodes();
Parameters
None.
Return value
A boolean value that is true if the node has child nodes, and false otherwise.
Example
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
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Node/hasChildNodes
