W3C DOM Basics

The specification for the W3C DOM can be found at http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-DOM-Level-1. The W3 DOM uses the language of the OMG IDL (Object Management Group Interface Definition Language) to describe its workings. A short note on this is in order. OMG IDL is a language that allows applications to communicate with each other even if they are written using different programming languages. In the parlance used by the IDL, objects will expose various interfaces to the outside world. Each interface has a series of attributes that describe the properties of the object behind that interface. The object can also be operated on by a series of methods that will activate functions behind that interface, and these methods will return a ...

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