HTML DOM isSameNode() Method

HTML DOM Element Object

isSameNode()The method tests whether two nodes are the same, i.e., they refer to the same object.

If two nodes are the same, the isSameNode() method returnstrue, otherwise returnsfalse.

UsageisEqualNode()The method checks if two nodes are equal.

Syntax:

node.isSameNode(node)

let output = document.getElementById("output");
let divList = document.getElementsByTagName("div");
output.innerHTML　+=　"div　0 with div　0 same:　"　+　divList[0].isSameNode(divList[0])　+　"<br>";
output.innerHTML　+=　"div　0 with div　1Same:　"　+　divList[0].isSameNode(divList[1])　+　"<br>";
output.innerHTML　+=　"div　0 with div　2Same:　"　+　divList[0].isSameNode(divList[2])　+　"<br>";

Browser Compatibility

isSameNode() method is fully supported by all browsers:

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Related References

HTML DOM Reference:node.isEqualNode() method

HTML DOM Element Object