WD-DOM/level-one-html-971009
Document Object Model (HTML)
Level 1
W3C Working Draft 9-October-1997
- This version:
- http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-DOM/level-one-html-971009
- Latest version:
- http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-DOM/level-one-html
- WG Chair:
- Lauren Wood, SoftQuad, Inc.
- Editor:
- Steve Byrne, JavaSoft (Sun Microsystems, Inc.)
- Principal contributors:
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Vidur Apparao, Netscape;
Steve Byrne, JavaSoft (Sun Microsystems, Inc.);
Mike Champion, ArborText, Inc.;
Scott Isaacs, MicroSoft;
Arnaud Le Hors, W3C;
Gavin Nicol, INSO;
Peter Sharpe, SoftQuad, Inc.;
Jared Sorensen, Novell;
Bob Sutor, IBM
Abstract
The Document Object Model (DOM) level one provides a mechanism for software
developers and web script authors to access and manipulate parsed HTML and XML
content. This document describes the HTML component of the Document Object
Model.
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Status of this document
This document is part of the Document Object Model
Specification
The HTML Document Object Model
The definition of a Document Object Model for HTML is work in progress
for the W3C DOM Working Group. This section of the specification will
build upon the core DOM, providing specializations and convenience
methods that relate specifically to HTML. The W3C DOM Working Group will
also attempt, wherever possible, to maintain compatibility with the DOM
Level 0, which is defined as being the functionality
exposed in Netscape Navigator 3.0 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0.
This section will probably include HTMLDocument and HTMLElement classes
that derive respectively from the core Document and Element classes.
These classes will provide mechanisms to access and modify attributes of
the individual elements of an HTML document, as well as traverse and
modify the tree made up of these elements. These classes will also have
properties and methods that allow for compatibility with Level 0. An
example is the forms property of an HTMLDocument that allows developers
to directly address elements created using the HTML <FORM> tag.
The Level 1 document will not include mechanisms to access and modify
style specified through CSS-1. Furthermore, it will not define an event
model for HTML documents.
Appendix A: HTML IDL Interface definitions
Shown below are the IDL definitions for the HTML support provided by the
Document Object Model.
[Ed note: TBD]
Appendix B: Java Interface definitions
[Ed note: TBD]
Appendix C: ECMAScript Interface definitions
[Ed note: TBD]