Why are Element objects a subclass of Node objects? Aren’t elements and nodes the same thing, with different names? Or are there other kinds of Node?
Why are Element objects a subclass of Node objects? Aren’t elements and nodes the
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Why are Element objects a subclass of Node objects? Aren’t elements and nodes the same thing, with different names? Or are there other kinds of Node?
Elements are not the only node type.Elementnodes are nodes that contain other nodes.Textnodes are nodes that contain text.Attributenodes are nodes that contain attributes.