DeprecatedThis feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The HTMLContentElement.select
property reflects the select
attribute. It is a DOMString
containing a space-separated list of CSS selectors that select the content to insert in place of the <content> element.
Syntax
object.select = "CSSselector CSSselector ...";
Example
// Select <h1> elements and elements with class="error"
myContentObject.select = "h1 .error";
Specifications
This feature is no longer defined by any standards.
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Update compatibility data on GitHub
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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|
Chrome
Full support 35 |
Edge
Full support ≤79 |
Firefox No support 28 — 59 No support 28 — 59 Disabled' From version 28 until version 59 (exclusive): this feature is behind the |
IE
No support No |
Opera
Full support 26 |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android
Full support 37 |
Chrome Android
Full support 37 |
Firefox Android No support 28 — 59 No support 28 — 59 Disabled' From version 28 until version 59 (exclusive): this feature is behind the |
Opera Android
Full support 26 |
Safari iOS
? |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 3.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.'
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.'
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.'
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
See also
HTMLContentElement.select by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.