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The HTML DOM defines a standard for accessing and manipulating HTML documents.
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What is the DOM?
The DOM is a W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) standard.
The DOM defines a standard for accessing HTML and XML documents:
"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 W3C DOM standard is separated into 3 different parts:
- Core DOM - standard model for any structured document
- XML DOM - standard model for XML documents
- HTML DOM - standard model for HTML documents
What is the XML DOM?
The XML DOM defines the objects and properties of all XML elements, and the methods to access them.
If you want to study the XML DOM, find the XML DOM tutorial on our Home page.
What is the HTML DOM?
The HTML DOM is:
- A standard object model for HTML
- A standard programming interface for HTML
- A W3C standard
The HTML DOM defines the objects and properties of all HTML elements, and the methods to access them.
In other words:
The HTML DOM is a standard for how to get, change, add, or delete HTML elements.
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