Search a dynamically inserted tag through DOM

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Is it possible to search for a dynamically inserted tag through DOM?.
For example, in my html page if I create a "video" tag(using document.createElement("video")), is it possible to check through DOM whether that tag is included in the page or not? If possible how will I do that?

Thanks.....

Posted 21-Jun-10 1:48am

vinodkalanji

Updated 21-Jun-10 2:11am

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Sandeep Mewara 21-Jun-10 8:24am

Updated my answer with couple of links, that should get you going.

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Sandeep Mewara · Answer 1 · 2010-06-21T02:09:00

Solution 1

vinodkalanji wrote:
is it possible to check through DOM whether that tag is included in the page or not?

Yes! you can.

Once they are the part of the document page, they are accessible in DOM.

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UPDATE:
Once you create a tag, you need to add that tag to any existing previous tags. Once done, you should be able to traverse it out.

Look here:
Add and Remove HTML elements dynamically with Javascript[^]
Dynamic DOM content[^]

Posted 21-Jun-10 2:09am

Sandeep Mewara

Updated 21-Jun-10 2:24am

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vinodkalanji 21-Jun-10 8:14am

Hi Sandeep,
Can you please tell me how will I do that? Basically I have to confirm whether a dynamically inserted "video" tag is there or not in my page. If it is there then I have to take some actions..

Thank you....

Adrabi Abderrahim · Answer 2 · 2010-06-21T02:57:00

Solution 2

as Sandeep Mewara says,

document.createElement this create a just an object instance (element) not inserted yet in DOM,
for to add/insert it, you need to use appendChild in desired element parent example :

0) you have a Div with id = "VidzArea"
1) you get reference of this DIV by using document.getElementById

2) now DIV (VidzArea) is your desired parent
3) and finally you add it your Video element created by document.createElement

Posted 21-Jun-10 2:57am

Adrabi Abderrahim

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Adrabi Abderrahim 21-Jun-10 9:01am

sorry
3) and finally you add *your Video element* created by document.createElement to desired parent

vinodkalanji 23-Jun-10 1:38am

Hi Sandeep...Thanks a lot ..