Node: lastChild property

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The read-only lastChild property of the {{domxref("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 {{domxref("Text")}} or a {{domxref("Comment")}} node. If you want to get the last {{domxref("Element")}} that is a child of another element, consider using {{domxref("Element.lastElementChild")}}.

Value

A {{domxref("Node")}} that is the last child of the node, or null if there are no child nodes.

Example

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

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("Node.firstChild")}}
• {{domxref("Element.lastElementChild")}}