| # dom-serializer [](https://travis-ci.com/cheeriojs/dom-serializer) |
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| Renders a [domhandler](https://github.com/fb55/domhandler) DOM node or an array of domhandler DOM nodes to a string. |
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| ```js |
| import render from "dom-serializer"; |
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| // OR |
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| const render = require("dom-serializer").default; |
| ``` |
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| # API |
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| ## `render` |
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| ▸ **render**(`node`: Node \| Node[], `options?`: [_Options_](#Options)): _string_ |
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| Renders a DOM node or an array of DOM nodes to a string. |
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| Can be thought of as the equivalent of the `outerHTML` of the passed node(s). |
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| #### Parameters: |
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| | Name | Type | Default value | Description | |
| | :-------- | :--------------------------------- | :------------ | :----------------------------- | |
| | `node` | Node \| Node[] | - | Node to be rendered. | |
| | `options` | [_DomSerializerOptions_](#Options) | {} | Changes serialization behavior | |
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| **Returns:** _string_ |
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| ## Options |
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| ### `encodeEntities` |
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| • `Optional` **decodeEntities**: _boolean | "utf8"_ |
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| Encode characters that are either reserved in HTML or XML. |
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| If `xmlMode` is `true` or the value not `'utf8'`, characters outside of the utf8 range will be encoded as well. |
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| **`default`** `decodeEntities` |
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| --- |
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| ### `decodeEntities` |
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| • `Optional` **decodeEntities**: _boolean_ |
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| Option inherited from parsing; will be used as the default value for `encodeEntities`. |
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| **`default`** true |
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| --- |
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| ### `emptyAttrs` |
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| • `Optional` **emptyAttrs**: _boolean_ |
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| Print an empty attribute's value. |
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| **`default`** xmlMode |
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| **`example`** With <code>emptyAttrs: false</code>: <code><input checked></code> |
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| **`example`** With <code>emptyAttrs: true</code>: <code><input checked=""></code> |
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| --- |
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| ### `selfClosingTags` |
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| • `Optional` **selfClosingTags**: _boolean_ |
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| Print self-closing tags for tags without contents. |
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| **`default`** xmlMode |
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| **`example`** With <code>selfClosingTags: false</code>: <code><foo></foo></code> |
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| **`example`** With <code>selfClosingTags: true</code>: <code><foo /></code> |
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| --- |
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| ### `xmlMode` |
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| • `Optional` **xmlMode**: _boolean_ \| _"foreign"_ |
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| Treat the input as an XML document; enables the `emptyAttrs` and `selfClosingTags` options. |
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| If the value is `"foreign"`, it will try to correct mixed-case attribute names. |
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| **`default`** false |
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| --- |
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| ## Ecosystem |
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| | Name | Description | |
| | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | |
| | [htmlparser2](https://github.com/fb55/htmlparser2) | Fast & forgiving HTML/XML parser | |
| | [domhandler](https://github.com/fb55/domhandler) | Handler for htmlparser2 that turns documents into a DOM | |
| | [domutils](https://github.com/fb55/domutils) | Utilities for working with domhandler's DOM | |
| | [css-select](https://github.com/fb55/css-select) | CSS selector engine, compatible with domhandler's DOM | |
| | [cheerio](https://github.com/cheeriojs/cheerio) | The jQuery API for domhandler's DOM | |
| | [dom-serializer](https://github.com/cheeriojs/dom-serializer) | Serializer for domhandler's DOM | |
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| --- |
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| LICENSE: MIT |