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createDocumentFragment (method )

Owning interface and usage:  
Document.createDocumentFragment()

Member of these other interfaces:  
none

Description:  
Creates an empty DocumentFragment object.

Parameters:  
none

Returns:  
DocumentFragment -  A new DocumentFragment.

Exceptions:  
none


Example:
Text in the first DIV.
Some text in the second DIV.
Some text and element in the third DIV.
We can try another elements. It will be much more interesting.
Text in the last DIV.
Source: 
   <div id="doc">
     <div>
       Text in the first DIV.
     </div>
     <div id="DDD" class="secondClass">
       Some text in the second DIV.
     </div>
     <div class="thirdClass">
       Some text and <span id="SSS">element</span> in the third DIV.
     </div>
     <div class="fourthClass">
       We can try <i>another elements</i>.
       It will be much more <b>interesting</b>.
     </div>
     <div>
       Text in the last DIV.
     </div>
   </div>
JavaScript: 
  var main = document.getElementById('doc');
  var elem = document.createDocumentFragment();
  var nodeFor = main.firstChild;
  elem.appendChild(nodeFor);
  var output = elem.firstChild.nodeName;
Output:
desired your browser
white-spaces
preserved
by default 		#text
white-spaces
not-preserved
by default 		DIV