js node type
//The read-only Node.nodeType property is an integer that identifies what the node is. It distinguishes different kind of nodes from each other, such as elements, text and comments.
var x = document.getElementById("ElementID").nodeType;
//Returns an integer which specifies the type of the node
/*
Example
1. Element
2. Attribute
3. Text
4. CDATASection
5. EntityReference
6. Entity
7. ProcessingInstruction
8. Comment
9. Document
10. DocumentType
11. DocumentFragment
12. Notation
*/