Testing the type of a DOM element in JavaScript

Question

Is there a way to test the type of an element in JavaScript?

The answer may or may not require the prototype library, however the following setup does make use of t

Answer 1

Perhaps you'll have to check the nodetype too:

if(element.nodeType == 1){//element of type html-object/tag
  if(element.tagName=="a"){
    //this is an a-element
  }
  if(element.tagName=="div"){
    //this is a div-element
  }
}

Edit: Corrected the nodeType-value