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at March 17, 2008 12:26 by localhorst
Initial Code 
if (document.body.__defineGetter__) {

       if (HTMLElement) {

              var element = HTMLElement.prototype;

              if (element.__defineGetter__) {

                     element.__defineGetter__("outerHTML",

                           function () {

                                  var parent = this.parentNode;

                                  var el = document.createElement(parent.tagName);

                                  el.appendChild(this);

                                  var shtml = el.innerHTML;

                                  parent.appendChild(this);

                                  return shtml;

                           }

                     );

              }

       }

}
Initial URL 
http://www.mohundro.com/blog/CommentView,guid,469f80ae-968d-4d60-ab5b-62a06bf045c5.aspx
Initial Description 
This is a little trick I came up with to add outerHTML functionality in Firefox. For those who aren't familiar with outerHTML, it is an IE addition to the DOM that will return the element's HTML PLUS it's innerHTML. Is it really needed? No, but it can help with debugging sometimes.
Initial Title 
outerHTML in Firefox
Initial Tags 
DOM
Initial Language 
JavaScript