Deprecated
This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The HTMLContentElement interface represents a <content> HTML Element, which is used in Shadow DOM.
Properties
This interface inherits the properties of HTMLElement.
HTMLContentElement.select- Is a
DOMStringthat reflects theselectHTML attribute. The value is a comma-separated list of CSS selectors that select the content to insert in place of the<content>element.
Methods
This interface inherits the methods of HTMLElement.
HTMLContentElement.getDistributedNodes()- Returns a static
NodeListof the distributed nodes associated with this<content>element.
Specifications
This feature is no longer defined by any standards.
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Chrome Full support 35 | Edge ? | Firefox
No support
28 — 59
| IE No support No | Opera Full support 26 | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 37 | Chrome Android Full support 37 | Edge Mobile ? | Firefox Android
No support
28 — 59
| Opera Android Full support 26 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
select | Chrome Full support 35 | Edge ? | Firefox
No support
28 — 59
| IE No support No | Opera Full support 26 | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 37 | Chrome Android Full support 37 | Edge Mobile ? | Firefox Android
No support
28 — 59
| Opera Android Full support 26 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
getDistributedNodes | Chrome Full support 35 | Edge ? | Firefox
No support
28 — 59
| IE No support No | Opera Full support 26 | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 37 | Chrome Android Full support 37 | Edge Mobile ? | Firefox Android
No support
28 — 59
| Opera Android Full support 26 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
See also
- The
<content>HTML element, implementing this interface. - Shadow DOM