The better solution that answers the question How to check if element exists in the visible DOM? with any element, even elements without id s is to do document.body.contains(element).

This is because, according to the DOM specification, any string of text within an element is considered a child node of that element. AND "To avoid memory leaks, jQuery removes other …

Dec 11, 2010 · DOM -> Document Object Model in JavaScript is the API to access the elements inside the document. It maps the entire Document into an hierarchy of parent and child tree.

Jul 10, 2010 · The DOM Level-2 has Mutation event types, but older version of IE don't support it. Note that the mutation events are deprecated in the DOM3 Events spec and have a …

Jul 19, 2012 · While I appreciate the completeness of the accepted answer, I found this answer to be of use re: accessing, in JS code, a value entered in a DOM text input element (text box).

Not sure exactly what you're trying to achieve but this is a method I have used in the past with success to force the browser to redraw, maybe it will work for you. // in jquery …

This uses cloneNode() to clone the elem DOM object, which ignores all event handlers (though, as Jan Turoň's answer notes, attributes like onclick="…" will remain. See that answer for how …

Is there any way that I can check if an element is visible in pure JS (no jQuery) ? So, given a DOM element, how can I check if it is visible or not? I tried: …

Feb 23, 2014 · Recently, I looked at Facebook's React framework. It uses a concept called "the Virtual DOM," which I didn't really understand. What is the Virtual DOM? What are the …

Jan 12, 2012 · I'm trying to test if a DOM element exists, and if it does exist delete it, and if it doesn't exist create it. var duskdawnkey = localStorage["duskdawnkey"]; var iframe = …