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unicorn/prefer-dom-node-append Pedantic

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What it does

Enforces the use of, for example, document.body.append(div); over document.body.appendChild(div); for DOM nodes.

Why is this bad?

There are some advantages of using Node#append(), like the ability to append multiple nodes and to append both DOMString and DOM node objects.

Examples

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

javascript
foo.appendChild(bar);

Examples of correct code for this rule:

javascript
foo.append(bar);

References

Released under the MIT License.