Beginning Shadow DOM API: Get Up and Running with Shadow DOM for Web Applications

Appendix API Reference

In this reference, we list the key interfaces, properties, and methods for the Shadow DOM API – it’s worth noting that more details are available on the MDN website; I’ve provided links as a starting point for each section.

Interfaces

The list of key interfaces is defined in Table A-1.

Table A-1

Main interfaces for the Shadow DOM API

Interface	Purpose
CustomElementRegistry	Includes methods for registering and querying custom elements For more information, please see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CustomElementRegistry
HTMLSlotElement	Provides access to the name and assigned nodes of a <slot> element For more information, please see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLSlotElement
HTMLTemplateElement ...