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hasChildNodes

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hasChildNodes is a method that returns a boolean value indicating whether the current element has children or not.

Syntax

[ true | false ] = element.hasChildNodes()
 

Parameters

boolean true | false

Example

t1 = document.getElementById("table-data"); if ( t1.hasChildNodes() ) {     // table has kids }

Notes

Note that element.hasChildNodes, without the parentheses, is the incorrect usage of this method, and always returns a true value indicating that the method is available on the object. Do not be fooled.

Specification

hasChildNodes