elementswhere
Elementswhere is a hypothetical declarative querying interface designed to filter collections of elements, such as DOM nodes or data objects, by applying predicates similar to a SQL WHERE clause. It emphasizes readable, composable filters that can be expressed in a concise syntax and applied consistently across different data sources.
In its typical design, elementswhere provides a filter operator, often named where, which accepts a predicate
Syntax and examples are language-agnostic in concept. A JavaScript-like usage might take the form: elements.where({type: "button",
Implementation considerations include compatibility with arrays of objects or with DOM element collections, and the ability
Use cases for elementswhere include client-side UI filtering, data processing pipelines, and server-side query construction where
See also: filter, query language, predicate, DOM, functional programming.