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---
title: renderElement
tags: browser,recursion,advanced
---
Renders the given DOM tree in the specified DOM element.
- Destructure the first argument into `type` and `props`, using `type` to determine if the given element is a text element.
- Based on the element's `type`, use either `Document.createTextNode()` or `Document.createElement()` to create the DOM element.
- Use `Object.keys()` to add attributes to the DOM element and setting event listeners, as necessary.
- Use recursion to render `props.children`, if any.
- Finally, use `Node.appendChild()` to append the DOM element to the specified `container`.
```js
const renderElement = ({ type, props = {} }, container) => {
const isTextElement = !type;
const element = isTextElement
? document.createTextNode('')
: document.createElement(type);
const isListener = p => p.startsWith('on');
const isAttribute = p => !isListener(p) && p !== 'children';
Object.keys(props).forEach(p => {
if (isAttribute(p)) element[p] = props[p];
if (!isTextElement && isListener(p))
element.addEventListener(p.toLowerCase().slice(2), props[p]);
});
if (!isTextElement && props.children && props.children.length)
props.children.forEach(childElement =>
renderElement(childElement, element)
);
container.appendChild(element);
};
```
```js
const myElement = {
type: 'button',
props: {
type: 'button',
className: 'btn',
onClick: () => alert('Clicked'),
children: [{ props: { nodeValue: 'Click me' } }]
}
};
renderElement(myElement, document.body);
```