XML DOM Introduction

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XML DOM defines a standard for accessing and processing XML documents.

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Basic knowledge you should have

Before you continue, you should have a basic understanding of the following:

• HTML
• XML
• JavaScript

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What is DOM?

DOM is a W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) standard.

The DOM defines a standard for accessing documents such as XML and HTML:

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The DOM is divided into 3 different parts/levels:

• Core DOM - standard model for any structured document
• XML DOM - standard model for XML documents
• HTML DOM - Standard model for HTML documents

DOM defines all document elements'Objects and properties, and accessing themMethods(interface).

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What is HTML DOM?

HTML DOM defines all HTML elementsObjects and properties, and accessing themMethods(interface).

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What is XML DOM?

XML DOM is:

• Standard object model for XML
• Standard programming interface for XML
• Platform- and language-neutral
• W3C Standards

XML DOM defines all XML elements'Objects and properties, and accessing themMethods(interface).

In other words:XML DOM is a standard for retrieving, changing, adding, or deleting XML elements.

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