Siblings vs Element Siblings
Siblings | Element Siblings |
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Nodes with the same parent in the DOM, listed in childNodes. | Elements with the same parent, listed in children. |
Can include various node types: element, text, comment, etc. | Specifically refer to adjacent HTML elements in DOM. |
HTML DOM nextSibling Property
The nextSibling property returns the next node at the same tree level, providing a node object. It’s read-only and navigates through sibling nodes within the document structure.
Syntax:
node.nextSibling
Return value:
Name | Description |
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Node | The nextSibling property returns the next sibling node or null if none exists. |
Note: next sibling node: element, text, or comment node; includes whitespace as text nodes between elements.