padolsey · October 16, 2012 18:56 · tbtlr · Oct 16, 2012 · tbtlr · Oct 16, 2012
diff --git a/gistfile1.js b/gistfile1.js
 // From the 140bytes wishlist here: https://github.com/jed/140bytes/wiki/Wishlist
 // TASK:
 // Create a function which can create a DOM structure from this:
 //
 domBuilder(
  [/HTML/],
    [/HEAD/],
      [/TITLE/],
        "Wouldn't this be cool?",
      [],
    [],
    [/BODY/],
      [/DIV/, {id: "container"}],
        "Hello, world",
      [],
    [],
  []
 );
 // =>
 //  <html>
 //   <head><title>Wouldn't this be cool?</title></head>
 //   <body><div id="container">Hello, world</div></body>
 //  </html>

 /////////////////////
 // My implementation:
 /////////////////////

 function domBuilder(a, b, c, d, i, m) {
  a = [].slice.call(arguments);
  for (d = i = 0,m=document; b = a[i++];)
    if (b.sort) // an array?
      for (
        c in

        // NOTE: this is not a notable part of the for..in -- it is placed here for space-saving
        // Here we create a new child or traverse upwards if b[0] isn't defined:
        d = b[0] ? (c = m.createElement(b[0].source),d ? d.appendChild(c) : c) : d.parentNode || d,

        b[1]
      ) // apply attribute:
        d[c]=b[1][c]; 
    else // a string? -- add text:
      d.appendChild(m.createTextNode(b)); 

  return d;
 }


 ///////////////////////
 // Minified (254 bytes)
 ///////////////////////
 function domBuilder(e,b,c,a,f,d){e=[].slice.call(arguments);a=f=0;for(d=document;b=e[f++];)if(b.sort)for(c in a=b[0]?(c=d.createElement(b[0].source),a?a.appendChild(c):c):a.parentNode||a,b[1])a[c]=b[1][c];else a.appendChild(d.createTextNode(b));return a}
	// From the 140bytes wishlist here: https://github.com/jed/140bytes/wiki/Wishlist
	// TASK:
	// Create a function which can create a DOM structure from this:
	//
	domBuilder(
	[/HTML/],
	[/HEAD/],
	[/TITLE/],
	"Wouldn't this be cool?",
	[],
	[],
	[/BODY/],
	[/DIV/, {id: "container"}],
	"Hello, world",
	[],
	[],
	[]
	);
	// =>
	// <html>
	// <head><title>Wouldn't this be cool?</title></head>
	// <body><div id="container">Hello, world</div></body>
	// </html>

	/////////////////////
	// My implementation:
	/////////////////////

	function domBuilder(a, b, c, d, i, m) {
	a = [].slice.call(arguments);
	for (d = i = 0,m=document; b = a[i++];)
	if (b.sort) // an array?
	for (
	c in

	// NOTE: this is not a notable part of the for..in -- it is placed here for space-saving
	// Here we create a new child or traverse upwards if b[0] isn't defined:
	d = b[0] ? (c = m.createElement(b[0].source),d ? d.appendChild(c) : c) : d.parentNode \|\| d,

	b[1]
	) // apply attribute:
	d[c]=b[1][c];
	else // a string? -- add text:
	d.appendChild(m.createTextNode(b));

	return d;
	}


	///////////////////////
	// Minified (254 bytes)
	///////////////////////
	function domBuilder(e,b,c,a,f,d){e=[].slice.call(arguments);a=f=0;for(d=document;b=e[f++];)if(b.sort)for(c in a=b[0]?(c=d.createElement(b[0].source),a?a.appendChild(c):c):a.parentNode\|\|a,b[1])a[c]=b[1][c];else a.appendChild(d.createTextNode(b));return a}