Thread: DOM Meaning

Please explain what is the abbreviation and the meaning of DOM. Why it is used for.

Hi...
DOM means Document Object Model. & it is used for reading/updating XML pages.

Hi Aruna,

DOM stands for Document Object Model. In simple words, it means a standard, platform independent model used to represent advanced HTML and XML formats.

A very simple example would be how a VBScript or a Javascript reads a webpage. It segregates the web page into different object hierarchies.

For instance, Highest Object would be Window - Document - Form etc....

Every Object in the hierarchy can have sub-objects. A window object can have History, Location etc as child objects.

Using a DOM structure, it becomes easier to work with HTML / XML objects and navigate through them.

Cheers.....