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element-properties - Make "Types of children" section simpler

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:::note Types of Children
All elements will *generally* have 2 types of children - 1. element and 2. text node.
You can think of elements as other tags and text node as the text/content within a tag.
You can think of elements as other tags and text node as the text within a tag.
```jsx
<div>
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</div>
```
More importantly, if you are writing html by hand - it'll often introduce **invisible text nodes** which has only whitespace in it. Example -
If you recall, *Element* extends from *Node* - so all elements are nodes. That means, every child is technically a node.
This is important because some properties return **only child elements**, whereas others return **all child nodes** (both element and text node). For ex, `ele.childNodes` returns all child nodes, but `ele.children` returns only child elements.
**Always use the one which is more suitable for your case**. Remember, even if you haven't added any "text" between a tag, it can still have **invisible text nodes** due to spaces and newline characters.
```jsx
<div id="container">
<div></div>
</div>
container.childNodes // [text, div, text]
// extra text nodes are created at start and end
// which only contains newline and space characters
// extra text nodes contain newline and space characters
```
If you recall, *Element* extends from *Node* - so all elements are nodes. That means, every child is technically a node.
This is important because some properties/methods return **only those child nodes which are element**, whereas others **return all child nodes** (both element and text node). For ex, `ele.childNodes` returns all child nodes, but `ele.children` returns only child elements.
Always use the one which is more suitable for your case. Remember, even if you haven't added any "text" between a tag, it can have invisible text nodes due to spaces and newline characters.
Read more about [other types of nodes](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Node/nodeType) and how [whitespace works in html](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document_Object_Model/Whitespace).
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