Frequently Asked Questions on DOM
What do you mean by DOM?
DOM stands for Document Object Model. It is a programming interface for web documents like HTML, XML and SVG documents. DOM represents elements of documents as tree of objects.
What is an example of a DOM?
DOM representation for a HTML code can be seen as:
Document
– HTML
– head
– title (text: “My Website”)
– body
– h1 (text: “Welcome!”)
– p (text: “This is the main content.”)
What is DOM in JavaScript?
DOM in JavaScript refers to a programming interface. It provides a way to access, manipulate, and interact with the structure and content of an HTML document.
Why DOM is used in JavaScript?
DOM is used in JavaScript for many purposes like: Dynamically style and update content, performing client-side validation, event handling, etc.
HTML DOM (Document Object Model)
HTML DOM (Document Object Model) is a hierarchical representation of HTML documents. It defines the structure and properties of elements on a webpage, enabling JavaScript to dynamically access, manipulate, and update content, enhancing interactivity and functionality.
Note: It is called a Logical structure because DOM doesn’t specify any relationship between objects.
Table of Content
- Why DOM is required?
- Structure of DOM
- Properties of DOM
- Methods of Document Object Model
- What DOM is not?
- Levels of DOM: