Function createElement

src/html5shiv.js:136–164

* returns a shived element for the given nodeName and document * @memberOf html5 * @param {String} nodeName name of the element * @param {Document|DocumentFragment} ownerDocument The context document. * @returns {Object} The shived element.

(nodeName, ownerDocument, data)

       * @returns {Object} The shived element.
       */
      function createElement(nodeName, ownerDocument, data){
        if (!ownerDocument) {
          ownerDocument = document;
        }
        if(supportsUnknownElements){
          return ownerDocument.createElement(nodeName);
        }
        if (!data) {
          data = getExpandoData(ownerDocument);
        }
        var node;

        if (data.cache[nodeName]) {
          node = data.cache[nodeName].cloneNode();
        } else if (saveClones.test(nodeName)) {
          node = (data.cache[nodeName] = data.createElem(nodeName)).cloneNode();
        } else {
          node = data.createElem(nodeName);
        }

        // Avoid adding some elements to fragments in IE < 9 because
        // * Attributes like `name` or `type` cannot be set/changed once an element
        //   is inserted into a document/fragment
        // * Link elements with `src` attributes that are inaccessible, as with
        //   a 403 response, will cause the tab/window to crash
        // * Script elements appended to fragments will execute when their `src`
        //   or `text` property is set
        return node.canHaveChildren && !reSkip.test(nodeName) && !node.tagUrn ? data.frag.appendChild(node) : node;
      }

      /**
       * returns a shived DocumentFragment for the given document