Web/API/XPathResult/resultType

The read-only resultType property of the XPathResult interface represents the type of the result, as defined by the type constants.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

Syntax

var resultType = result.resultType;

Return value

An integer value representing the type of the result, as defined by the type constants.

Constants

Result Type Defined Constant	Value	Description
ANY_TYPE	0	A result set containing whatever type naturally results from evaluation of the expression. Note that if the result is a node-set then UNORDERED_NODE_ITERATOR_TYPE is always the resulting type.
NUMBER_TYPE	1	A result containing a single number. This is useful for example, in an XPath expression using the count() function.
STRING_TYPE	2	A result containing a single string.
BOOLEAN_TYPE	3	A result containing a single boolean value. This is useful for example, in an XPath expression using the not() function.
UNORDERED_NODE_ITERATOR_TYPE	4	A result node-set containing all the nodes matching the expression. The nodes may not necessarily be in the same order that they appear in the document.
ORDERED_NODE_ITERATOR_TYPE	5	A result node-set containing all the nodes matching the expression. The nodes in the result set are in the same order that they appear in the document.
UNORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE	6	A result node-set containing snapshots of all the nodes matching the expression. The nodes may not necessarily be in the same order that they appear in the document.
ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE	7	A result node-set containing snapshots of all the nodes matching the expression. The nodes in the result set are in the same order that they appear in the document.
ANY_UNORDERED_NODE_TYPE	8	A result node-set containing any single node that matches the expression. The node is not necessarily the first node in the document that matches the expression.
FIRST_ORDERED_NODE_TYPE	9	A result node-set containing the first node in the document that matches the expression.

Example

The following example shows the use of the resultType property.

HTML

<div>XPath example</div>
<div>Is XPath result a node set: <output></output></div>

JavaScript

var xpath = "//div";
var result = document.evaluate(xpath, document, null, XPathResult.ANY_TYPE, null);
document.querySelector("output").textContent =
  result.resultType >= XPathResult.UNORDERED_NODE_ITERATOR_TYPE &&
  result.resultType <= XPathResult.FIRST_ORDERED_NODE_TYPE;

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 XPath SpecificationThe definition of 'XPathResult.resultType' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
resultType	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

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