The HTML DOM defines a standard for accessing and manipulating HTML documents.(HTML DOM定义了访问和操作HTML文档的标准)
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The DOM is a W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) standard.(DOM是W3C的标准)
The DOM defines a standard for accessing documents like HTML and XML:(DOM定义了访问像HTML和XML文档的标准)
"The W3C Document Object Model (DOM) is a platform and language-neutral interface that allows programs and scripts to dynamically access and update the content, structure, and style of a document."
The DOM is separated into 3 different parts / levels:(DOM分成3个不同的部分/层次)
The DOM defines the objects and properties of all document elements, and the methods (interface) to access them.(DOM定义了所有文档元素的对象和属性,以及访问它们的方法)
The XML DOM defines the objects and properties of all XML elements, and the methods (interface) to access them.
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The HTML DOM is:
The HTML DOM defines the objects and properties of all HTML elements, and the methods (interface) to access them.
In other words: The HTML DOM is a standard for how to get, change, add, or delete HTML elements.