Element

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Augments the built-in Element interface.

Signature:

export interface Element extends Node

Extends: Node

Properties

	Property	Type	Description
	constructorWin	Window	Global window object. (Inherited from Node)
	doc	Document	The document this node belongs to, or the global document. (Inherited from Node)
	win	Window	The window object this node belongs to, or the global window. (Inherited from Node)

Methods

	Method	Returns	Description
	addClass(classes?)	void	Adds a class to the element.
	addClasses(classes)	void	Adds multiple classes to the element.
	appendText(val)	void	Appends a text node to the node. (Inherited from Node)
	createDiv(o?, callback?)	HTMLDivElement	Creates a new <div> element. (Inherited from Node)
	createEl(tag, o?, callback?)	HTMLElementTagNameMap[K]	Create an element and append it to this node. (Inherited from Node)
	createSpan(o?, callback?)	HTMLSpanElement	Creates a new <span> element. (Inherited from Node)
	createSvg(tag, o?, callback?)	SVGElementTagNameMap[K]	Creates a new svg element such as <svg>, <circle>, <rect>, etc. (Inherited from Node)
	detach()	void	Detaches the node from the DOM. (Inherited from Node)
	empty()	void	Empties the node. (Inherited from Node)
	find(selector)	Element | null	Finds the first descendant element that matches the selector.
	findAll(selector)	Element[]	Finds all descendant elements that match the selector.
	findAllSelf(selector)	Element[]	Finds all descendant elements or self that match the selector.
	getAttr(qualifiedName)	null | string	Gets an attribute from the element.
	getCssPropertyValue(property, pseudoElement?)	string	Gets the value of a CSS property of the element.
	getText()	string	Returns the text content of the element.
	hasClass(cls)	boolean	Checks if the element has a class.
	indexOf(other)	number	Returns the index of the node or -1 if the node is not found. (Inherited from Node)
	insertAfter(node, child)	T	Inserts a child node after the current node. (Inherited from Node)
	instanceOf(type)	this is T	Cross-window capable instanceof check, a drop-in replacement for instanceof checks on DOM Nodes. Remember to also check for nulls when necessary. (Inherited from Node)
	isActiveElement()	boolean	Checks if the element is the active element.
	matchParent(selector, lastParent?)	Element | null	Matches the selector recursively up the DOM tree.
	removeClass(classes?)	void	Removes a class from the element.
	removeClasses(classes)	void	Removes multiple classes from the element.
	setAttr(qualifiedName, value)	void	Sets an attribute on the element.
	setAttrs(obj)	void	Sets multiple attributes on the element.
	setChildrenInPlace(children)	void	Sets the children of the node. (Inherited from Node)
	setText(val)	void	Sets the text content of the element.
	toggleClass(classes, value)	void	Toggles a class on the element.

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