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HTML DOM hasChildNodes method

Elements Object Reference Element object

Examples

See all the child nodes of an element:

document.getElementById("myList").hasChildNodes()

Output:

true

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Definition and Usage

hasChildNodes () method returns true when a node for any child nodes, otherwise it returns false.


Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

All major browsers support hasChildNodes () method


grammar

node.hasChildNodes()

parameter

None

return value

类型 描述
Boolean 如果节点有子节点则返回true ,否则返回false。

technical details

DOM version Core Level 1 Node Object


Elements Object Reference Element object