Native JS Node From String Function

nodefromstring.js

/**
 * Node From String Function
 * @author Kyle Foster
 * @license MIT (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php/)
 */
var nodeFromString = function( string ) {
  var match    = /^<([a-z]+)/g.exec( string ),
      tag      = match[ 1 ],
      wrapper  = 'div',
      outliers = {
        option : 'select',
        legend : 'fieldset',
        area   : 'map',
        param  : 'object',
        thead  : 'table',
        tr     : 'tbody',
        col    : 'colgroup',
        td     : 'tr'
      };
  
  for ( var key in outliers ) {
    if ( tag === key ) { wrapper = outliers[ key ]; }
  }
  
  var node = document.createElement( wrapper );
  node.innerHTML = string;
  return node.firstChild;
};

// Create node from string
var text = nodeFromString( '<tr><td>Simple Text</td></tr>' );

// Append to body
document.body.appendChild( text );

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