The deferred dom node could not be resolved to a valid node.

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The error “The deferred DOM node could not be resolved to a valid node” typically occurs when you are trying to manipulate a DOM element that doesn’t exist or has not been loaded yet.

Here’s an example to help you understand the error better: 


    <div id="myDiv"></div>
    <script>
      setTimeout(function() {
        var element = document.getElementById('nonExistentDiv');
        element.innerHTML = 'Hello World!';
      }, 2000);
    </script>

In the above example, we are trying to access a non-existent div element with the id “nonExistentDiv” after a delay of 2 seconds using the setTimeout function. Since the element does not exist, the code will throw an error: “The deferred DOM node could not be resolved to a valid node”.

To fix this error, you need to ensure that the DOM element you are trying to manipulate exists before performing any operations on it. Here’s an updated version of the example that resolves the error: 


    <div id="myDiv"></div>
    <script>
      setTimeout(function() {
        var element = document.getElementById('myDiv');
        if (element) {
          element.innerHTML = 'Hello World!';
        }
      }, 2000);
    </script>

In the updated example, we first check if the element with the id “myDiv” exists before trying to manipulate it. This ensures that the code does not throw an error even if the element is not present at the time of execution.

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