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

Although the previous answers work perfectly, I will just add another way where the elements can also be classified using the interface they have implemented.

Refer W3 Org for available interfaces

console.log(document.querySelector("#anchorelem") instanceof HTMLAnchorElement);
console.log(document.querySelector("#divelem") instanceof HTMLDivElement);
console.log(document.querySelector("#buttonelem") instanceof HTMLButtonElement);
console.log(document.querySelector("#inputelem") instanceof HTMLInputElement);

Anchor element
Div Element
Button Element

The interface check can be made in 2 ways as elem instanceof HTMLAnchorElement or elem.constructor.name == "HTMLAnchorElement", both returns true