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This code snippet defines a cloning function that takes an element as input and returns a clone of its first child element. If a cloning function is not provided, it uses a default implementation.

Cloning Function with Default Implementation

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// Define a cloning function if not provided.
                const cloneFn = clone || (el => {
                    let clone = el.children[0].cloneNode(true);
                    el.insertBefore(clone, el.children[0]);
                    return clone;
                });
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Type Code Snippet ( .js )
Associated Tags Cloning function Node cloning Recursive function Children array InsertBefore method Recursion Data structure JavaScript programming DOM manipulation User interface design jquery Clone element CloneNode method Element cloning Child element cloning Clone function Node insertion Element cloning strategy
📝 Custom Description This snippet is from lines (21,26) inside the file texMarqueeAnimation.js and from project gn-careers.
💡 Smart Description This code snippet defines a function called "cloneFn" that creates a clone of an element by cloning its children and inserting it into the list. It then returns the cloned node if not provided, otherwise it is returned.
This code snippet defines a cloning function that takes an element as input and returns a clone of its first child element. If a cloning function is not provided, it uses a default implementation.
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https://www.javascripttutorial.net/dom/manipulating/remove-all-child-nodes/
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https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-array-of-objects-tutorial-how-to-create-update-and-loop-through-objects-using-js-array-methods/
https://www.w3resource.com/javascript-exercises/javascript-dom-exercise-8.php
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Node/cloneNode
https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/met_node_clonenode.asp
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