After reading this chapter, you should:
Be able to use
dojo.query
to universally find nodes in the pageHave a basic understanding of CSS selector syntax
Be familiar with
NodeList
s and recognize the various mappings that hold to other functions such as the Array utilities that the toolkit offersBe able to chain together the results from
NodeList
methods to cleanly and rapidly process DOM elementsBe aware that it's possible to hack
NodeList
and instead opt to use other utilities in the toolkitBe able to use
NodeList
s to place DOM nodes, handle animations, set up connections, and manage styleUnderstand the value in extending
NodeList
with custom operations so as to minimize the effort in processing the results fromdojo.query
Be aware of the benefits from decoupling DOM events from an HTML placeholder and how you can achieve this via the
behavior
module
A discussion of internationalization is coming up next.
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