source: node_modules/d3-selection/src/creator.js@ e4c61dd

import namespace from "./namespace.js";
import {xhtml} from "./namespaces.js";

function creatorInherit(name) {
  return function() {
    var document = this.ownerDocument,
        uri = this.namespaceURI;
    return uri === xhtml && document.documentElement.namespaceURI === xhtml
        ? document.createElement(name)
        : document.createElementNS(uri, name);
  };
}

function creatorFixed(fullname) {
  return function() {
    return this.ownerDocument.createElementNS(fullname.space, fullname.local);
  };
}

export default function(name) {
  var fullname = namespace(name);
  return (fullname.local
      ? creatorFixed
      : creatorInherit)(fullname);
}