Appendix EDOM Quick Reference
This appendix presents a quick overview of the DOM objects available, including the basic level 0 DOM and the W3C level 1 DOM.
DOM Level 0
The level 0 DOM includes objects that represent the browser window, the current document, and its contents. The following is a basic summary of level 0 DOM objects.
By the Way
The level 0 DOM was an informal standard developed by Netscape when JavaScript was introduced. Its objects and properties are now formalized in the W3C DOM level 1 recommendation.
window
The window object represents the current browser window. If multiple windows are open or frames are used, there might be more than one window object. These are given aliases to distinguish them:
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