Is there a javascript equivalent to the jQuery $('body'), as in the following code? I want to get it running without requiring jQuery.

var content = $('body').html();
var ments = content.match(/<!--.*?-->/g);
if(ments!=null|ments!=undefined){
    for (var x = 0; x < ments.length;x++){
        console.log(ments[x]);
    }
}
else{
    console.log('No Comments');
}

Thanks

Is there a javascript equivalent to the jQuery $('body'), as in the following code? I want to get it running without requiring jQuery.

var content = $('body').html();
var ments = content.match(/<!--.*?-->/g);
if(ments!=null|ments!=undefined){
    for (var x = 0; x < ments.length;x++){
        console.log(ments[x]);
    }
}
else{
    console.log('No Comments');
}

Thanks

https://gist.github./hughrawlinson/6078055

• javascript
• jquery
• html

• 4 I think document.body ? – Praveen Commented Jul 25, 2013 at 9:05

3 Answers 3

Yes, it is document.body

 var contents = document.body.innerHTML;

As I already mentioned in ments.

var contents = document.body.innerHTML;

or

var contents = document.getElementsByTagName('body').innerHTML; 

You can replace $('body').html() with:

document.body.innerHTML