Lodash _.isElement() Method

Last Updated : 3 Sep, 2024

Lodash _.isElement() method is used to check whether the specified value is a DOM element or not.

Syntax:

_.isElement(value);

Parameters:

  • value: This parameter holds the value to be checked.

Return Value:

  • This method returns a boolean value true if the specified value is a DOM element, else false.

Example 1: In this example, it is returning false as the given value is not a DOM element.

HTML 
<html>

<head>
    <script 
     src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/2.4.1/lodash.min.js">
    </script>
</head>

<body>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        console.log(_.isElement("gfg"));
        console.log(_.isElement(123)); 
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output: 

false
false

Example 2: In this example, it is returning true as the given value is a DOM element.

HTML 
<html>

<head>
    <script 
    src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/2.4.1/lodash.min.js">
    </script>
</head>

<body>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        console.log(_.isElement(document.body));
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

true

Note: This will not work in normal JavaScript as it requires the lodash library to be installed.

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