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cloneNodeDeepWithStyles.js
function deepCloneWithStyles (node) {
const style = window.getComputedStyle(document.body, null);
const clone = node.cloneNode(false);
if (clone.style && style.cssText)
clone.style.cssText = style.cssText;
for (let child of node.childNodes)
clone.appendChild(deepClone(child));
return clone;
}
@PlopTheReal
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Heya!
I was looking at this and I wonder how deepClone() looks like ;)
Many thanks!

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@PlopTheReal thank you!

@kiran-venugopal-bs
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kiran-venugopal-bs commented Apr 17, 2023 •
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what is deepClone here in line 7?

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nikitaeverywhere commented Apr 17, 2023 •
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what is deepClone here in line 7?

As it was 6 years ago and to give you a more qualified answer, can you remind me how did you land on this page? How did you find out this snippet?

Thanks @kiran-venugopal-bs .

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i believe its supposed to be a recursive function. "deepClone" should be "deepCloneWithStyles".

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