content attribute | content property

Returns the contents of a template element, which are stored in a DocumentFragment associated with a different document so as to avoid the template contents interfering with the main document.

This property is read-only.

Syntax

<element content="" ... >

Standards information

• HTML5 A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML, Section 4.12.13

Remarks

The content attribute can be used to determine if a browser supports the template element.

Examples

The following is an example of how the content attribute can be used to determine if the template element is supported by a browser.

if ('content' in document.createElement('template')) 
{
   .
   .
   .
}

See also

template