The XML DOM defines a standard for accessing and manipulating XML documents.
The DOM presents an XML document as a tree-structure.
Knowing the XML DOM is a must for anyone working with XML.
Before you continue you should have a basic understanding of the following:
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The DOM is a W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) standard.
The DOM defines a standard for accessing documents like XML and HTML:
"The W3C Document Object Model (DOM) is a platform and language-neutral interface that allows programs and scripts to dynamically access and update the content, structure, and style of a document."
The DOM is separated into 3 different parts / levels:
The DOM defines the objects and properties of all document elements, and the methods (interface) to access them.
The HTML DOM defines the objects and properties of all HTML elements, and the methods (interface) to access them.
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The XML DOM is:
The XML DOM defines the objects and properties of all XML elements, and the methods (interface) to access them.
In other words: The XML DOM is a standard for how to get, change, add, or delete XML elements.
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