Short variable for DOM methods

Question

Can a \"shortcut\" not be made to methods such as document.createElement, document.createTextNode, [element].setSelectionRange etc?

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Answer 1

In JavaScript, calling document.createElement calls the .createElement method with this = document. When you assign it to a variable, it loses this association.

You have to write a short function to call the method properly. For example:

var c = function(name){ return document.createElement(name); };

In newer versions of ECMAScript used by some browsers, you have the easier option of

var c = document.createElement.bind(document);

Unfortunately this is not universally supported.