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Utility function to create DOM element
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| /** | |
| * Utility function to create DOM element with populated attributes and content | |
| * | |
| * Usage : | |
| * | |
| * // simple element | |
| * let input = createDomElement("input", { | |
| * type: "search", | |
| * placeholder: "Enter what pleases you" | |
| * }); | |
| * | |
| * // simple element with HTML content | |
| * let label = createDomElement("label", {}, | |
| * "<span>Hit <kbd>Esc</kbd> to close</span>" | |
| * ); | |
| * | |
| * // simple element with click handler | |
| * let input = createDomElement("div", { | |
| * listeners: { | |
| * click: e => console.log("clicked", e) | |
| * } | |
| * }, "Click me!"); | |
| * | |
| * // nested elements | |
| * createDomElement("div", { | |
| * "class": "tab-item", | |
| * }, | |
| * createDomElement("label", {}, | |
| * createDomElement("input", {type: "radio", name: "type"}), | |
| * "A" | |
| * ), | |
| * createDomElement("label", {}, | |
| * createDomElement("input", {type: "radio", name: "type", "disabled": true}), | |
| * "B" | |
| * ) | |
| * ) | |
| * | |
| * @param {String} tagName | |
| * @param {Object} attributes | |
| * @param {String|Object} items | |
| * @returns {Element} | |
| */ | |
| function createDomElement(tagName, attributes = {}, ...items) { | |
| let element = document.createElement(tagName); | |
| for ([attributeKey, attributeValue] of Object.entries(attributes)) { | |
| if (attributeKey === "listeners") { | |
| for ([eventName, handler] of Object.entries(attributeValue)) { | |
| element.addEventListener(eventName, handler); | |
| } | |
| } else if(attributeValue) { | |
| element.setAttribute(attributeKey, attributeValue) | |
| } | |
| } | |
| if (items.length > 0) { | |
| let docFrag = document.createDocumentFragment(); | |
| for (childEl of items) { | |
| if(typeof childEl === "string") { | |
| let div = document.createElement("div"); | |
| div.innerHTML = childEl; | |
| while (div.childNodes.length > 0) { | |
| docFrag.appendChild(div.childNodes[0]); | |
| } | |
| } else if(childEl) { | |
| docFrag.appendChild(childEl); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| element.appendChild(docFrag); | |
| } | |
| return element; | |
| } |
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