What is dom-helpers?
The dom-helpers package is a collection of utility functions for managing and interacting with the DOM. It provides a consistent and cross-browser way to perform common DOM manipulation tasks without relying on a larger library like jQuery.
What are dom-helpers's main functionalities?
Class Manipulation
Allows adding and removing CSS classes from DOM elements.
import { addClass, removeClass } from 'dom-helpers';
const element = document.getElementById('my-element');
addClass(element, 'new-class');
removeClass(element, 'old-class');
Events
Facilitates adding and removing event listeners to DOM elements.
import { on, off } from 'dom-helpers';
const handleClick = event => console.log('Clicked!', event);
const element = document.getElementById('my-button');
on(element, 'click', handleClick);
// Later on, to remove the event listener
off(element, 'click', handleClick);
Query
Provides a way to select DOM elements using CSS selectors.
import { querySelectorAll } from 'dom-helpers';
const items = querySelectorAll(document, '.list-item');
console.log(items);
Style
Enables getting and setting CSS styles on DOM elements.
import { css } from 'dom-helpers';
const element = document.getElementById('my-element');
css(element, { display: 'none' });
css(element, 'display', 'block');
Dimensions
Allows measuring and setting the dimensions of DOM elements.
import { height, width } from 'dom-helpers';
const element = document.getElementById('my-element');
console.log(height(element));
console.log(width(element));
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