TreeWalker: nextNode() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

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The TreeWalker.nextNode() method moves the current Node to the next visible node in the document order, and returns the found node. If no such node exists, it returns null and the current node is not changed.

Syntax

nextNode()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Node object or null.

Examples

const treeWalker = document.createTreeWalker(
  document.body,
  NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT,
  {
    acceptNode(node) {
      return NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT;
    },
  },
  false,
);
const node = treeWalker.nextNode(); // returns the first child of root, as it is the next node in document order

Specifications

Specification
DOM # dom-treewalker-nextnode

Browser compatibility

	desktop					mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`nextNode`	Chrome – Full support Chrome 1 (Release date: 2008-12-11) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29) footnote Full support	Firefox – Full support Firefox 4 (Release date: 2011-03-22) footnote Full support	Opera – Full support Opera 9 (Release date: 2006-06-20) footnote Full support	Safari – Full support Safari 3 (Release date: 2007-10-26) footnote Full support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – Full support Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29) footnote Full support	Opera Android – Full support Opera Android 10.1 (Release date: 2010-11-09) footnote Full support	Safari on iOS – Full support Safari on iOS 3 (Release date: 2009-06-17) footnote Full support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 3 (Release date: 2011-02-22) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – Full support WebView on iOS 3 (Release date: 2009-06-17) footnote Full support

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Full support: Full support