Summary

hasChildNodes returns a Boolean value indicating whether the current element has child nodes or not.

Syntax

element.hasChildNodes()

Examples

var result = element.hasChildNodes();

Next example removes the first child node inside the element with the id "foo" if foo has child nodes

var foo = document.getElementById("foo")
if (foo.hasChildNodes()) { 
  foo.removeChild(foo.childNodes[0]);
}

Specification

hasChildNodes