Interface MutationObserver

    Provides the ability to watch for changes being made to the DOM tree. It is designed as a replacement for the older Mutation Events feature which was part of the DOM3 Events specification.

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    interface MutationObserver {
        disconnect(): void;
        observe(target: Node, options?: MutationObserverInit): void;
        takeRecords(): MutationRecord[];
    }

    Methods

    • Stops observer from observing any mutations. Until the observe() method is used again, observer's callback will not be invoked.

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      Returns void

    • Instructs the user agent to observe a given target (a node) and report any mutations based on the criteria given by options (an object).

      The options argument allows for setting mutation observation options via object members.

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      Parameters

      Returns void