Can I run javascript like document.getElementById() on a HTML file in Node?

Question

I’d like to use front-end javascript functions on a HTML file -eg. reading a property from the file etc. Is this possible in node? Thanks.

Answer 1

There are plenty of libraries that handle it for you already. Probably one of the most popular may be:

• JSDOM
• Puppeteer

Both will allow you to use DOM features(like document.getElementByID()) from you Node JS. Get yourself familiar with the documentation and enjoy using. If you meant the opposite(using node js features in you html/js app), then you need some backend server.

Remember to search for already answered questions, I was able to find that with no ease.

Regards.