NonDocumentTypeChildNode

The NonDocumentTypeChildNode interface contains methods that are particular to Node objects that can have a parent, but not suitable for DocumentType.

NonDocumentTypeChildNode is a raw interface and no object of this type can be created; it is implemented by Element, and CharacterData objects.

Properties

There are no inherited properties.

NonDocumentTypeChildNode.previousElementSibling Read only: Returns the Element immediately prior to this node in its parent's children list, or null if there is no Element in the list prior to this node.
NonDocumentTypeChildNode.nextElementSibling Read only: Returns the Element immediately following this node in its parent's children list, or null if there is no Element in the list following this node.

Methods

There are neither inherited nor specific methods.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOM The definition of 'NonDocumentTypeChildNode' in that specification.	Living Standard	Splitted the `ElementTraversal` interface in `ParentNode`, `ChildNode`, and `NonDocumentTypeChildNode`. The `previousElementSibling` and `nextElementSibling` are now defined on the latter. The `CharacterData` and `Element` implemented the new interfaces.
Element Traversal Specification The definition of 'ElementTraversal' in that specification.	Obsolete	Added the initial definition of its properties to the `ElementTraversal` pure interface and use it on `Element`.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
Basic support (on `Element`)	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 3.5	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support 10	Safari Full support 4	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
Support (on `CharacterData`)	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support ≤18	Firefox Full support 25	IE No support No	Opera Full support 10	Safari Full support 4	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 25	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`nextElementSibling`	Chrome Full support 4	Edge Full support 12 Notes Full support 12 Notes Notes In EdgeHTML, this was only implemented for `Element`, not for `CharacterData`. This behavior was fixed in Chromium versions of Edge.	Firefox Full support 3.5	IE Partial support 9 Notes Partial support 9 Notes Notes Only implemented for `Element`, not for `CharacterData`. See polyfill.	Opera Full support 10	Safari Full support 4	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`previousElementSibling`	Chrome Full support 4	Edge Full support 12 Notes Full support 12 Notes Notes In EdgeHTML, this was only implemented for `Element`, not for `CharacterData`. This behavior was fixed in Chromium versions of Edge.	Firefox Full support 3.5	IE Partial support 9 Notes Partial support 9 Notes Notes Only implemented for `Element`, not for `CharacterData`. See polyfill.	Opera Full support 10	Safari Full support 4	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support
Partial support: Partial support
No support: No support
See implementation notes.: See implementation notes.