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		Ask HN: What does "node" refer to in javascript code on this page?
		2 points by zeynel1 on Jan 18, 2011 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments
		I am trying to understand the javascript on this page to copy it for my app to use for voting. So any help is appreciated. Thanks.

coderdude on Jan 18, 2011 [–]

Node refers to an HTML element.

HTML element: <p id="fun">test</p>

JS to get a pointer to that element: var node = document.getElementById("fun");

node.id = "really_fun";

How that affects the HTML element: <p id="really_fun">test</p>

zeynel1 on Jan 18, 2011 | [–]

Thanks. I am also reading this http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/intro.html

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