Comparing a DOM Node wih a DOM Element

Question

I\'m having some trouble figuring this problem out. I\'m aware that everything in a DOM is a node and that a DOM element is also a node. However, my problem is this: I have a DO

Answer 1

Just do an === comparison. Since they're both objects, the comparison will be identity based.

if (my_node === my_element) {
    // they're the same thing
}