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A method that determines the comparative position of two nodes in the DOM tree.
Last updated on : 2023-03-20
Browser Versions
IE
Edge
Firefox
Chrome
Safari
Opera
Fully Supported
Partially
No Support
Node.compareDocumentPosition() on IE is fully supported on 9-11, and not supported on 5.5-8 IE versions.
Node.compareDocumentPosition() on Edge is fully supported on all Edge versions.
Node.compareDocumentPosition() on Firefox is fully supported on all Firefox versions.
Node.compareDocumentPosition() on Chrome is fully supported on 30-114 and partially supported on 15-29 Chrome versions.
Node.compareDocumentPosition() on Safari is fully supported on 10-16.4 and partially supported on 5.1-9 Safari versions.
Node.compareDocumentPosition() on Opera is fully supported on 11.6-95 and partially supported on 15-16 Opera versions.
Node.compareDocumentPosition() on Safari on iOS is fully supported on 10-16.4 and partially supported on 4.2-9 Safari on iOS versions.
Node.compareDocumentPosition() on Android Browser is fully supported on 4.4-111 and partially supported on 2.3-4 Android Browser versions.
Node.compareDocumentPosition() on Opera Mobile is fully supported on all Opera Mobile versions.
Node.compareDocumentPosition() on Chrome for Android is fully supported on all Chrome for Android versions.
Node.compareDocumentPosition() on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.
Node.compareDocumentPosition() on Samsung Internet is fully supported on all Samsung Internet versions.
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Overall Browser Compatibility Score
Note:Node.compareDocumentPosition() shows a browser compatibility score of 100. This is a collective score out of 100 to represent browser support of a web technology. The higher this score is, the greater is the browser compatibility. The browser compatibility score is not a 100% reflection for every browser and the web technology support. However, it does give you an estimate on how much you should rely on a particular web technology in terms of browser compatibility.
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