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D3.js selection.nodes() Function

The selection.nodes() function in D3.js is used to return the array of selection that contains HTML elements. 

Syntax:

selection.nodes()

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.

Return Values: This function returns an array of elements.

Example 1:

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" path1tent=
        "width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0">
    <script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js">
    </script>
    <script src=
    </script>
</head>
  
<body>
    <div>Some text</div>
    <div>Geeks for neveropen</div>
    <div>Geeks for neveropen</div>
    <div>Some text</div>
  
    <script>
        let selection = d3.selectAll("div")
        console.log(selection.nodes())
    </script>
</body>
  
</html>


Output:

Example 2: When nested containers are given and selection is empty.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" path1tent=
        "width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0">
    <script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js">
    </script>
    <script src=
    </script>
</head>
  
<body>
    <div>Some text</div>
    <div>Geeks for <div>neveropen</div>
    </div>
    <div>Geeks <div></div> for neveropen</div>
    <div>Some text</div>
  
    <script>
        let selection = d3.selectAll("div")
        console.log(selection.nodes())
        selection = d3.selectAll("h2")
        console.log(selection.nodes())
    </script>
</body>
  
</html>


Output:

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