NodeIterator: referenceNode property

{{APIRef("DOM")}}

The NodeIterator.referenceNode read-only property returns the {{domxref("Node")}} to which the iterator is anchored; as new nodes are inserted, the iterator remains anchored to the reference node as specified by this property.

Value

A {{domxref("Node")}}.

Examples

const nodeIterator = document.createNodeIterator(
  document.body,
  NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT,
  {
    acceptNode(node) {
      return NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT;
    },
  },
);
node = nodeIterator.referenceNode;

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• The interface it belongs to: {{domxref("NodeIterator")}}