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14.3 DOM Document

The HTML DOM document object is the owner of all other objects in your web page.

The HTML DOM Document Object

The document object represents your web page.
If you want to access any element in an HTML page, you always start with accessing the document object.
Below are some examples of how you can use the document object to access and manipulate HTML.

Finding HTML Elements

Method	Description
document.getElementById(id)	Find an element by element id
document.getElementsByTagName(name)	Find elements by tag name
document.getElementsByClassName(name)	Find elements by class name

Changing HTML Elements

Property	Description
element.innerHTML = new html content	Change the inner HTML of an element
element.attribute = new value	Change the attribute value of an HTML element
element.style.property = new style	Change the style of an HTML element
Method	Description
element.setAttribute(attribute, value)	Change the attribute value of an HTML element

Adding and Deleting Elements

Method	Description
document.createElement(element)	Create an HTML element
document.removeChild(element)	Remove an HTML element
document.appendChild(element)	Add an HTML element
document.replaceChild(new, old)	Replace an HTML element
document.write(text)	Write into the HTML output stream

Adding Events Handlers

Method	Description
document.getElementById(id).onclick = function(){code}	Adding event handler code to an onclick event

Finding HTML Objects

The first HTML DOM Level 1 (1998), defined 11 HTML objects, object collections, and properties. These are still valid in HTML5.
Later, in HTML DOM Level 3, more objects, collections, and properties were added.

Property	Description	DOM
document.anchors	Returns all <a> elements that have a name attribute	1
document.applets	Returns all <applet> elements (Deprecated in HTML5)	1
document.baseURI	Returns the absolute base URI of the document	3
document.body	Returns the <body> element	1
document.cookie	Returns the document's cookie	1
document.doctype	Returns the document's doctype	3
document.documentElement	Returns the <html> element	3
document.documentMode	Returns the mode used by the browser	3
document.documentURI	Returns the URI of the document	3
document.domain	Returns the domain name of the document server	1
document.domConfig	Obsolete. Returns the DOM configuration	3
document.embeds	Returns all <embed> elements	3
document.forms	Returns all <form> elements	1
document.head	Returns the <head> element	3
document.images	Returns all <img> elements	1
document.implementation	Returns the DOM implementation	3
document.inputEncoding	Returns the document's encoding (character set)	3
document.lastModified	Returns the date and time the document was updated	3
document.links	Returns all <area> and <a> elements that have a href attribute	1
document.readyState	Returns the (loading) status of the document	3
document.referrer	Returns the URI of the referrer (the linking document)	1
document.scripts	Returns all <script> elements	3
document.strictErrorChecking	Returns if error checking is enforced	3
document.title	Returns the <title> element	1
document.URL	Returns the complete URL of the document	1

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HTML DOM Methods JS HTML DOM - Finding HTML Element by Id JS HTML DOM - Finding HTML Elements by Tag Name part 1 JS HTML DOM - Finding HTML Elements by Tag Name part 2 JS HTML DOM - Finding HTML Elements by Class Name JS HTML DOM - Finding HTML Elements by CSS Selectors JS HTML DOM - Finding HTML Elements by HTML document.forms JS Changing HTML Content part 1 JS Changing HTML Content part 2 JS HTML DOM - Changing the Value of an Attribute JS HTML DOM - Dynamic HTML content JS HTML DOM - document.write() JS Validation - HTML Form Example part 1 JS Validation - HTML Form Example part 2 JS HTML DOM - Changing the HTML style JS HTML DOM - Changing the HTML style Using Events My first JS animation part 1 My first JS animation part 2 JS HTML Events - The onclick Attribute part 1 JS HTML Events - The onclick Attribute part 2 JS HTML Events - The onclick Attribute part 3 JS HTML Events - The onclick Attribute part 4 JS HTML Events - The onload Attribute JS addEventListener() part 1 JS addEventListener() part 2 JS addEventListener() part 3 JS addEventListener() part 4 JS addEventListener() part 5 JS addEventListener() part 6 JS addEventListener() part 7 JS addEventListener() part 8 JS removeEventListener() JS HTML Child Nodes and Node Values part 1 JS HTML Child Nodes and Node Values part 2 JS HTML Child Nodes and Node Values part 3 JS HTMLDOM - DOM Root Nodes part 1 JS HTMLDOM - DOM Root Nodes part 2 JS HTMLDOM - The nodeName Property JS HTMLDOM - The nodeType Property JS HTML DOM - Creating New HTML Elements (Nodes) JS HTML DOM - Creating new HTML Elements - insertBefore() JS HTML DOM - Removing Existing HTML Elements JS HTML DOM - Remove Child Element JS HTML DOM - Replacing an HTML Elements JS HTML DOM Collections JS HTML DOM Collections - HTMLCollection Length par 1 JS HTML DOM Collections - HTMLCollection Length part 2 JS HTML DOM - DOM Node Lists JS HTML DOM - DOM Node List Length part 1 JS HTML DOM - DOM Node List Length part 2