Node: lastChild property

The read-only lastChild property of the Node interface returns the last child of the node, or null if there are no child nodes.

Note: This property returns any type of node that is the last child of this one. It may be a Text or a Comment node. If you want to get the last Element that is a child of another element, consider using Element.lastElementChild.

Value

A Node that is the last child of the node, or null is there are no child nodes.

Example

js

const tr = document.getElementById("row1");
const corner_td = tr.lastChild;

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# ref-for-dom-node-lastchild①

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

See also