# HTML DOM adoptNode() Method

Document Object

## Example

Adopt the first <h1> element that appears in an iframe (another document):

var frame = document.getElementsByTagName("IFRAME")[0]
var h = frame.contentWindow.document.getElementsByTagName("H1")[0];
var x = document.adoptNode(h);
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## Definition and Usage

The adoptNode() method adopts a node from another document.

The adopted node can be of all node types.

Note: All child nodes (descendants), if any, of the adopted node, are also adopted.

Note: The original node (and its child nodes, if any) is removed from the other document.

Tip: Use the document.importNode() method to copy a node, without removing it, from another document.

Tip: Use the element.cloneNode() method to copy a node, without removing it, from the current document.

## Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the method.

Method |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
adoptNode() | Yes | 9.0 | 3.0 | Yes | 9.0

## Syntax

document.adoptNode(node)

## Parameter Values

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
node | Node object | Required. The node from another document. Can be of any node type

## Technical Details

Return Value: | A Node object, representing the adopted node
DOM Version | Core Level 3 Document Object

Document Object

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