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title: NonDocumentTypeChildNode
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  - DOM
  - Interface
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translation_of: Web/API/NonDocumentTypeChildNode
original_slug: Web/API/NonDocumentTypeChildNode
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<div>{{APIRef("DOM")}}</div>

<p>The <code><strong>NonDocumentTypeChildNode</strong></code> interface contains methods that are particular to {{domxref("Node")}} objects that can have a parent, but not suitable for {{domxref("DocumentType")}}.</p>

<p><code>NonDocumentTypeChildNode</code> is a raw interface and no object of this type can be created; it is implemented by {{domxref("Element")}}, and {{domxref("CharacterData")}} objects.</p>

<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>

<p><em>There is no inherited property.</em></p>

<dl>
 <dt>{{domxref("NonDocumentTypeChildNode.previousElementSibling")}} {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
 <dd>Returns the {{domxref("Element")}} immediately prior to this node in its parent's children list, or <code>null</code> if there is no {{domxref("Element")}} in the list prior to this node.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("NonDocumentTypeChildNode.nextElementSibling")}} {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
 <dd>Returns the {{domxref("Element")}} immediately following this node in its parent's children list, or <code>null</code> if there is no {{domxref("Element")}} in the list following this node.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2>

<p><em>There is neither inherited, nor specific method.</em></p>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('DOM WHATWG', '#interface-childnode', 'NonDocumentTypeChildNode')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('DOM WHATWG')}}</td>
   <td>Splitted the <code>ElementTraversal</code> interface in {{domxref("ParentNode")}}, {{domxref("ChildNode")}}, and <code>NonDocumentTypeChildNode</code>. The <code>previousElementSibling</code> and <code>nextElementSibling</code> are now defined on the latter.<br>
    The {{domxref("CharacterData")}} and {{domxref("Element")}} implemented the new interfaces.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('Element Traversal', '#interface-elementTraversal', 'ElementTraversal')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('Element Traversal')}}</td>
   <td>Added the initial definition of its properties to the <code>ElementTraversal</code> pure interface and use it on {{domxref("Element")}}.</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<p>{{ CompatibilityTable() }}</p>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support (on {{domxref("Element")}})</td>
   <td>1.0</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("1.9.1")}}</td>
   <td>9.0</td>
   <td>10.0</td>
   <td>4.0</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Support (on {{domxref("CharacterData")}})</td>
   <td>1.0</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("25.0")}} [1]</td>
   <td>9.0</td>
   <td>10.0</td>
   <td>4.0</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Mobile</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support (on {{domxref("Element")}})</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("1.9.1")}}</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
   <td>10.0</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Support (on {{domxref("CharacterData")}})</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("25.0")}}</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
   <td>10.0</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<p>[1] Firefox 25 also added the two properties defined here on {{domxref("DocumentType")}}, this was removed in Firefox 28 due to compatibility problems, and led to the creation of this new pure interface.</p>

<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li>The {{domxref("ParentNode")}} and {{domxref("ChildNode")}} pure interface.</li>
 <li>
  <div class="syntaxbox">Object types implementing this pure interface: {{domxref("CharacterData")}}, and {{domxref("Element")}}.</div>
 </li>
</ul>