bitburner-src/utils/uiHelpers/removeChildrenFromElement.ts
2021-05-01 03:17:31 -04:00

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import { isString } from "../helpers/isString";
import { getElementById } from "./getElementById";
/**
* Clears out all children from the provided element.
* If a string is passed in, it will treat it as an ID and search for the element to delete all children from.
* @param el The element or ID of an element to remove all children from.
*/
export function removeChildrenFromElement(el: string | null | Element): void {
if (el === null) {
return;
}
try {
const elem: HTMLElement | Element = (isString(el) ? getElementById(el as string) : el as Element);
if (elem instanceof Element) {
while (elem.firstChild !== null) {
elem.removeChild(elem.firstChild);
}
}
} catch (e) {
// tslint:disable-next-line:no-console
console.debug(e);
return;
}
}