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ChildNode.append() polyfill
/**
* ChildNode.append() polyfill
* https://gomakethings.com/adding-an-element-to-the-end-of-a-set-of-elements-with-vanilla-javascript/
* @author Chris Ferdinandi
* @license MIT
*/
(function (elem) {
// Check if element is a node
// https://github.com/Financial-Times/polyfill-service
var isNode = function (object) {
// DOM, Level2
if (typeof Node === 'function') {
return object instanceof Node;
}
// Older browsers, check if it looks like a Node instance)
return object &&
typeof object === "object" &&
object.nodeName &&
object.nodeType >= 1 &&
object.nodeType <= 12;
};
// Add append() method to prototype
for (var i = 0; i < elem.length; i++) {
if (!window[elem[i]] || 'append' in window[elem[i]].prototype) continue;
window[elem[i]].prototype.append = function () {
var argArr = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
var docFrag = document.createDocumentFragment();
for (var n = 0; n < argArr.length; n++) {
docFrag.appendChild(isNode(argArr[n]) ? argArr[n] : document.createTextNode(String(argArr[n])));
}
this.appendChild(docFrag);
};
}
})(['Element', 'CharacterData', 'DocumentType']);
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