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[`MarkdownRenderChild`](MarkdownRenderChild) › [`(constructor)`](MarkdownRenderChild/(constructor).md)
## MarkdownRenderChild.(constructor)
Constructs a new instance of the `MarkdownRenderChild` class
**Signature:**
```typescript
constructor(containerEl: HTMLElement);
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <code>containerEl</code> | <code>HTMLElement</code> | This HTMLElement will be used to test whether this component is still alive. It should be a child of the Markdown preview sections, and when it's no longer attached (for example, when it is replaced with a new version because the user edited the Markdown source code), this component will be unloaded. |