JavaScript and Web Development: Using the Document Object Model

This article will introduce you to the document skeleton that JavaScript works with. Having a working knowledge of this abstract document object model, you can write JavaScript that works on any web page. Introduction How do web pages and JavaScript work together and how are they able to talk to each other? The answers lie in understanding how Document Object Model works. Purpose of the DOM The DOM organizes the content of a web page and provides a road map into it. The model is made up of nodes. Nodes are arranged into a hierarchy that’s best thought of as…

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