W3C DOM Implementation

The W3C DOM interface in Windows Internet Explorer allows authors to access different nodes of the document tree. A node is a reference to an element, an attribute, or a string of text. To implement the W3C DOM members, authors should understand the conceptual layout of the document tree and the relationship that nodes have with one another. While the W3C DOM provides a streamlined approach to completing tasks that are viable under the DHTML Object Model, it does not implement all of the DHTML Object Model members, particularly events. This section describes implementing the W3C DOM by navigating, creating, and manipulating nodes. It also provides a comparison between the W3C DOM and the DHTML Object Model.
Among the DHTML Methods, properties, and collections exposed as of Internet Explorer 5.5 are several DOM-specific members that represent the W3C DOM interface. The following tables outline these members.