get-pseudo-content

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Returns a string as rendered from the content attribute of a pseudo element.

Installation

npm install --save-dev get-pseudo-content

Example

import getPseudoContent from "get-pseudo-content";

getPseudoContent(document.body, "::before");

Supports

• string
• attr()

Differences in raw output between browser

	Blink	Webkit	Gecko	Trident
encloses single strings	yes	no	yes	yes
combines multiple strings	yes	yes	no	no
returns line breaks as \a	yes	yes	yes	no
returns line breaks as new lines even when rendered on a single line	no	no	no	yes
renders attr() as actual string	yes	yes	no	no
escapes "	yes	yes	yes	no

🐛 Edge: Failing to escape "

When a double quote is preceded with a space, this library is unable return the correct value. Related bug report: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/issues/20351981/