getThisElement()

[PMB9]

I like to propose the new DOM method getThisElement().
Examples:

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<img onclick="alert(getThisElement().tagName)" src="click.png" alt="Click me!">


will return "img" on click.

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<script>
var hello = document.createElement("p");
hello.innerHTML = "Hello <em>World</em>!";
getThisElement().parentNode.appendChild(hello);
</script>


will create a new paragraph "Hello World!" in the parent node of script.

[JAB Creations]

This is not a tutorial/learning forum, it's here for feedback on the HTML5 spec with WHATWG. You clearly don't seem to understand that because you're suggesting JavaScript on an HTML forum for something that already exists in JavaScript in the first place.

It's time you learned how to work with the existing JavaScript DOM...
http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/tutorials/ ... /dombasics
http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/tutorials/ ... mstructure

Also do not use innerHTML unless you explicitly intend to only write to an element. It is not reliable to work with no matter how much any one to the contrary will tell you.

[zcorpan]

I like to propose the new DOM method getThisElement().
Examples:

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<img onclick="alert(getThisElement().tagName)" src="click.png" alt="Click me!">


will return "img" on click.

Use

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<img onclick="alert(this.tagName)" src="click.png" alt="Click me!">


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<script>
var hello = document.createElement("p");
hello.innerHTML = "Hello <em>World</em>!";
getThisElement().parentNode.appendChild(hello);
</script>


will create a new paragraph "Hello World!" in the parent node of script.

Use

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<script>
document.write("<p>Hello <em>World<\/em>!<\/p>";
</script>


[JAB Creations]

JavaScript's this (keyword/operator?) is great and I highly recommend using it as zcorpan suggests.

However do not use document.write as it not only is incompatible with XHTML it also encourages the very bad practice of including scripts inside of the body element. Learn to use the DOM correctly and you'll quickly realize how the restrictions of poor coding practices were/would hold you back.