Learn DOM Manipulation In 18 Minutes

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DOM manipulation is tough. There are lots of methods and techniques you need to master and it is not obvious which methods are best for each scenario. In this video I cover the 14 most important DOM manipulation methods that you need to know.
📚 Materials/References:
DOM Traversal Methods Video: • Learn JavaScript DOM T...
innerHTML Cross Site Scripting Video: • How To Prevent The Mos...
Data Attributes Blog Article: blog.webdevsimplified.com/202...
classList Blog Article: blog.webdevsimplified.com/202...
🧠 Concepts Covered:
- Creating elements
- Adding elements
- Modifying data attributes
- Removing elements
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⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:01 - Adding Elements
02:58 - Creating Elements
04:04 - Modifying Element Text
07:30 - Modifying Element HTML
10:22 - Removing Elements
11:54 - Modifying Element Attributes
14:11 - Modifying Data Attributes
16:13 - Modifying Element Classes
17:40 - Modifying Element Style
#DOMManipulation #WDS #JavaScript

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I recommend you to import your js files after the tags in html files. Because The script can begin executing before the DOM is fully loaded. Then null property errors will occur.

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00:00​ - Introduction 01:01​ - Adding Elements 02:58​ - Creating Elements 04:04​ - Modifying Element Text 07:30​ - Modifying Element HTML 10:22​ - Removing Elements 11:54​ - Modifying Element Attributes 14:11​ - Modifying Data Attributes 16:13​ - Modifying Element Classes 17:40​ - Modifying Element Style

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Or you can do it the correct way for deleting and loop through the NodeList and run remove() per element? let div=document.getElementsByClassName("test"); Array.from(div).forEach((elem)=>{ elem.remove(); });

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Sir, you've helped me a lot. DOM manipulation is the only thing that I've always struggled in HTML JS because I use React more than Vanilla JS. So thanks a lot.

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where exactly do you use vanilla JS. Asking since you already work with a framework?

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@@hnknd When I was working for ClerksWell, it's a company based out of London and we still made all Web Projects using HTML, CSS, JS and JQuery

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@@aatish4697 oh okay. I use html css and js for my projects too due to some restrictions in the platform We're working on. I'm a rookie in the field and was thinking of expanding my skillset

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Great video, keep the good work up! About the remove() vs removeChild(), the latter could be more useful when you have already selected the parent and don't want to specifically select the child element on a separate row. Here's what I mean by that with the current example: div.removeChild(div.lastChild); //removes the "Bye"

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