isEqualNode

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Summary

Determines whether two nodes are equal in their type, name and namespace.

Method of dom/Node

var isEqual = node.isEqualNode(otherNode);

Data-type: DOM Node

The node to be compared to the node that is executing the method.

Returns an object of type Boolean.

Whether the node specified in the otherNode parameter is equal to the current node.

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This method determines whether or not two nodes are equal. Nodes are considered equal when the values of the following attributes are equal:

Nodes can be equal without being the same. Use isSameNode to determine if two nodes are the same.

Specification	Status	Related Changes
DOM Level 3 Core	Recommendation	Section 1.2

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	?	?	?	?	?

Feature	Android	BlackBerry	Chrome for mobile	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Mobile	Opera Mobile	Opera Mini	Safari Mobile
Basic support	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

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Portions of this content come from the Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]