Queries the current element for an element matching the given selector.
class ElementHandle {
$<Selector extends string>(
selector: Selector,
): Promise<ElementHandle<NodeFor<Selector>> | null>;
}
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| selector | Selector | [selector](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#selectors) to query the page for. [CSS selectors](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors) can be passed as-is and a [Puppeteer-specific selector syntax](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#non-css-selectors) allows querying by [text](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#text-selectors--p-text), [a11y role and name](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#aria-selectors--p-aria), and [xpath](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#xpath-selectors--p-xpath) and [combining these queries across shadow roots](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#querying-elements-in-shadow-dom). Alternatively, you can specify the selector type using a [prefix](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#prefixed-selector-syntax). |
Returns:
Promise<ElementHandle<NodeFor<Selector>> | null>
A element handle to the first element matching the given selector. Otherwise, null.