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Learn The DOM
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Knowledge Check
Take this customized & interactive quiz to test your knowledge on The DOM, then check out the learning resources below.
Question 1 of 3
The Document Object Model (DOM) is a interface that treats an XML or HTML document as a tree structure wherein each node is an object representing a part of the document.
CROSS-PLATFORM BUT LANGUAGE-DEPENDENT
CROSS-PLATFORM AND LANGUAGE INDEPENDENT
JAVASCRIPT-BASED
HTML-BASED
Core Learning
The fastest way to learn The DOM is simply to study these exact resources. Focus on the 👀 to learn extra quickly and save time!
An Introduction to the DOM in JavaScript
👀 2 Things to Focus On
Understand how the browser, DOM, HTML, and JS interact with one another.
Understand generally how HTML translates to a document tree.
Document Object Model
👀 1 Thing to Focus On
Understand the DOM's role in "Browser Wars" of the 1990s.
JavaScript DOM Tutorial
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Make sure you go through all the interactive examples!
You can even try opening up your browser dev tools and running similar commands on a webpage of your choice.
What is Virtual DOM?
👀 1 Thing to Focus On
Understand how React's Virtual DOM interacts with the actual DOM.