[o] Multi Purpose- tag, id, elem, text, append

[Jay]

Hi.


Script

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<script type="text/javascript">
<!--

// Multi Purpose DOM Function
// Open Source - use and distribute freely

function g(type, node) {
var arg = arguments[0];
    arg = parseInt(arg.length);
    if (arg > 0) {
        switch (arguments[0]) {
            case "id" : return document.getElementById(node); break;
            case "tag" : return document.getElementsByTagName(node); break;
            case "text" : return document.createTextNode(node); break;
            case "elem" : return document.createElement(node); break;
            case "append" :
                if (node[2] != 2) {
                    return document.getElementById(node[0]).appendChild(node[1]);
                }
                else return node[0].appendChild(node[1]);
            break;
            default :
            var c = document.createElement(arguments[0].split("-")[1]);
                for (var a in arguments[1]) {
                    if (!node[0].match(/^on(click|submit)$/)) {
                        c.setAttribute(node[0], node[1]);
                }
            }
        return c;
        }
    }
    else {
    return false;
    }
}

//-->
</script>


Usage

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To return an element by tag name:

var td = g("tag", "TD");


To return an element by ID:

var id = g("id", "id_name_here");


To create a text node:

var txt = g("text", "text_node_here");


To create an element:

var elem = g("elem", "element_nodename_here");


To append a child to an already created element:

var ap = g("append", [
    element_name_here,
    element_to_append,
    2
]);


To append a child to and element with an ID:

g("append", [
    "id_name_here",
    element_to_append,
    1
]);


*To build premade elements with attributes:*

var div = g("premade-DIV", [
    ["attribute_here", "value_here"],
    ["another_attribute_here", "another_value_here"]
]);


If you have any questions, just ask. And please do enjoy.