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From: Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.javascript
Subject: Re: Difference between innerHTML and appendChild
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:18:27 +0100
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Tim Streater wrote:

> […] Gregor Kofler […] wrote:
>> Am 2015-12-28 um 21:06 schrieb Aleksandro:
>>> On 28/12/15 13:54, bit-naughty@hotmail.com wrote:
>>>> From what I know, both innerHTML and appendChild put stuff INTO the
>>>> browser's current page - 

Not necessarily.  They do that only if the owner element already is part of 
the *rendered* document (which is something to be avoided since it causes 
reflow).

>>>> but if I appendChild(), is that *visible* straightaway? Or does it get
>>>> put into the DOM tree, but is not *shown* straightaway...? Can anyone
>>>> please explain?
>>> Yes.
>> Great. Let's hear it. The explanation.
> 
> […]
> When these are rendered and displayed is another question altogether.

But *that* was the OP’s question, the *first* question at any rate.

Neither of those questions was smart, though, since an “or” question is a 
bad idea to begin with, and instead of asking the OP could and should simply 
have tried (and refrained from asking if anyone could explain).  Therefore, 
this logically correct answer :)

<http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>

HTH

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