Why I have ditched the QuerySelector
📰 Dev.to · Aad Pouw
Ditch the QuerySelector for more efficient DOM manipulation using native object keys
Action Steps
- Use document.activeElement to access the currently active element
- Utilize firstElementChild and lastElementChild to navigate the DOM tree
- Access child elements using the children property and its length
- Employ nextElementSibling and previousElementSibling to traverse the DOM
- Use parentElement to move up the DOM tree
Who Needs to Know This
Frontend developers and engineers can benefit from this approach to improve their code's performance and readability
Key Insight
💡 Native object keys can replace QuerySelector for more efficient DOM manipulation
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Ditch QuerySelector for native DOM manipulation!
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