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JavaScript

Text Node/ Element Node ?

What is the difference between text node and element node?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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A "node" is a specific class of HTML entity, and some nodes are also "elements" which is an even more specific type.

For more details, take a look at the MDN pages for Node and Element.