[Home](./index.md) > [puppeteer](./puppeteer.md) > [ElementHandle](./puppeteer.elementhandle.md) ## ElementHandle class ElementHandle represents an in-page DOM element. Signature: ```typescript export declare class ElementHandle extends JSHandle ``` Extends: [JSHandle](./puppeteer.jshandle.md)<ElementType> ## Remarks ElementHandles can be created with the [Page.$()](./puppeteer.page._.md) method. ```js const puppeteer = require('puppeteer'); (async () => { const browser = await puppeteer.launch(); const page = await browser.newPage(); await page.goto('https://example.com'); const hrefElement = await page.$('a'); await hrefElement.click(); // ... })(); ``` ElementHandle prevents the DOM element from being garbage-collected unless the handle is [disposed](./puppeteer.jshandle.dispose.md). ElementHandles are auto-disposed when their origin frame gets navigated. ElementHandle instances can be used as arguments in [Page.$eval()](./puppeteer.page._eval.md) and [Page.evaluate()](./puppeteer.page.evaluate.md) methods. If you're using TypeScript, ElementHandle takes a generic argument that denotes the type of element the handle is holding within. For example, if you have a handle to a `` element, you can type it as `ElementHandle` and you get some nicer type checks. The constructor for this class is marked as internal. Third-party code should not call the constructor directly or create subclasses that extend the `ElementHandle` class. ## Methods | Method | Modifiers | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | [$(selector)](./puppeteer.elementhandle._.md) | | Runs element.querySelector within the page. If no element matches the selector, the return value resolves to null. | | [$$(selector)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.__.md) | | Runs element.querySelectorAll within the page. If no elements match the selector, the return value resolves to []. | | [$$eval(selector, pageFunction, args)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.__eval.md) | | This method runs document.querySelectorAll within the element and passes it as the first argument to pageFunction. If there's no element matching selector, the method throws an error.If pageFunction returns a Promise, then frame.$$eval would wait for the promise to resolve and return its value. | | [$eval(selector, pageFunction, args)](./puppeteer.elementhandle._eval.md) | | This method runs document.querySelector within the element and passes it as the first argument to pageFunction. If there's no element matching selector, the method throws an error.If pageFunction returns a Promise, then frame.$eval would wait for the promise to resolve and return its value. | | [$x(expression)](./puppeteer.elementhandle._x.md) | | The method evaluates the XPath expression relative to the elementHandle. If there are no such elements, the method will resolve to an empty array. | | [asElement()](./puppeteer.elementhandle.aselement.md) | | | | [boundingBox()](./puppeteer.elementhandle.boundingbox.md) | | This method returns the bounding box of the element (relative to the main frame), or null if the element is not visible. | | [boxModel()](./puppeteer.elementhandle.boxmodel.md) | | This method returns boxes of the element, or null if the element is not visible. | | [click(options)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.click.md) | | This method scrolls element into view if needed, and then uses [Page.mouse](./puppeteer.page.mouse.md) to click in the center of the element. If the element is detached from DOM, the method throws an error. | | [clickablePoint()](./puppeteer.elementhandle.clickablepoint.md) | | | | [contentFrame()](./puppeteer.elementhandle.contentframe.md) | | Resolves to the content frame for element handles referencing iframe nodes, or null otherwise | | [drag(target)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.drag.md) | | This method creates and captures a dragevent from the element. | | [dragAndDrop(target, options)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.draganddrop.md) | | This method triggers a dragenter, dragover, and drop on the element. | | [dragEnter(data)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.dragenter.md) | | This method creates a dragenter event on the element. | | [dragOver(data)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.dragover.md) | | This method creates a dragover event on the element. | | [drop(data)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.drop.md) | | This method triggers a drop on the element. | | [focus()](./puppeteer.elementhandle.focus.md) | | Calls [focus](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement/focus) on the element. | | [hover()](./puppeteer.elementhandle.hover.md) | | This method scrolls element into view if needed, and then uses [Page.mouse](./puppeteer.page.mouse.md) to hover over the center of the element. If the element is detached from DOM, the method throws an error. | | [isIntersectingViewport()](./puppeteer.elementhandle.isintersectingviewport.md) | | Resolves to true if the element is visible in the current viewport. | | [press(key, options)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.press.md) | | Focuses the element, and then uses [Keyboard.down()](./puppeteer.keyboard.down.md) and [Keyboard.up()](./puppeteer.keyboard.up.md). | | [screenshot(options)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.screenshot.md) | | This method scrolls element into view if needed, and then uses [Page.screenshot()](./puppeteer.page.screenshot.md) to take a screenshot of the element. If the element is detached from DOM, the method throws an error. | | [select(values)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.select.md) | | Triggers a change and input event once all the provided options have been selected. If there's no <select> element matching selector, the method throws an error. | | [tap()](./puppeteer.elementhandle.tap.md) | | This method scrolls element into view if needed, and then uses [Touchscreen.tap()](./puppeteer.touchscreen.tap.md) to tap in the center of the element. If the element is detached from DOM, the method throws an error. | | [type(text, options)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.type.md) | | Focuses the element, and then sends a keydown, keypress/input, and keyup event for each character in the text.To press a special key, like Control or ArrowDown, use [ElementHandle.press()](./puppeteer.elementhandle.press.md). | | [uploadFile(filePaths)](./puppeteer.elementhandle.uploadfile.md) | | This method expects elementHandle to point to an [input element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input). |