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Clone an element

Written byPhuoc Nguyen
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Level 1 — Basic
Created
16 Feb, 2020
const cloned = ele.cloneNode(true);
Using the `cloneNode(true)` method will deep copy a given element. In the sample code above, all attributes and children of the original node `ele` will be cloned in `cloned` as well.
Passing `false` produces a cloned node that keeps only the attributes and the original node:
const cloned = ele.cloneNode(false);

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