Example
Get the HTML content of the last child element of an <ul> element:
var x = document.getElementById("myList").lastElementChild.innerHTML;
The result of x will be:
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Definition and Usage
The firstElementChild property returns the last child element of the specified element.
The difference between this property and lastChild, is that lastChild returns the last child node as an element node, a text node or a comment node (depending on which one's last), while lastElementChild returns the last child node as an element node (ignores text and comment nodes).
This property is read-only.
Tip: Use the children property to return any child element of a specified element.
Tip: To return the first child element of a specified element, use the firstElementChild property.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lastElementChild | 2.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 10.0 |
Syntax
element.lastElementChild
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Node object, representing the last child element of an element, or null if there are no child elements |
|---|---|
| DOM Version | Core Level 3 Element Traversal |
More Examples
Example
Get the tag name of the last child element of a <div> element:
var x = document.getElementById("myDIV").lastElementChild.tagName;
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
The result of x will be:
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Example
Get the text of the last child element of a <select> element:
var x = document.getElementById("mySelect").lastElementChild.text;
The result of x will be:
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