Ext.appendChild(..) detach child from existing parent first

[sjivan]

Does Element.appendChild(child) try to detach the child if it already has a parent before attaching to the new Element? I scanned throught the source and it does not seem to be the case but I could be wrong. If it doesnt detach itselft from previous parent, can the behaviour be changed for it to do so?

Thanks,
Sanjiv

[Animal]

Ext.Elements do not keep track of their parent node. The underlying DOM element does. Appending a DOM element to another DOM element removes that child from its old parent.

Try it using DOM calls.

http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Core/ecma-script-binding.html

[sjivan]

cool, thanks!