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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Making Changes to the DOM Appending Nodes

Posted by babasariffodeen
babasariffodeen
6,475 Points

Difference between nodes and elements?

So what is the difference between nodes and elements? Guil says Nodes belong to the DOM, but elements are just plain HTML... But I still don't get it.

Any help would be appreciated!

tal Shnitzer
tal Shnitzer
Courses Plus Student 5,242 Points
tal Shnitzer
tal Shnitzer
Courses Plus Student 5,242 Points

thank you for asking that question. I did not understand it either

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

Nodes are a more generic type, and all elements are nodes. There are also other kinds of nodes that are not elements, for example, a line of text on a page may exist as a text node, and while it may have a parent that is an element, it is not an element itself.

This is why "nextSibling()" might not return the same thing as "nextElementSibling()", for example.