W3C

Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification

Version 1.0

W3C Recommendation 13 November, 2000

This version:
http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-DOM-Level-2-Core-20001113
( PostScript file , PDF file , plain text , ZIP file)
Latest version:
http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Core
Previous version:
http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/PR-DOM-Level-2-Core-20000927
Editors:
Arnaud Le Hors, W3C team contact until October 1999, then IBM
Philippe Le Hégaret, W3C, team contact (from November 1999)
Lauren Wood, SoftQuad Software Inc., WG Chair
Gavin Nicol, Inso EPS (for DOM Level 1)
Jonathan Robie, Texcel Research and Software AG (for DOM Level 1)
Mike Champion, ArborText and Software AG (for DOM Level 1 from November 20, 1997)
Steve Byrne, JavaSoft (for DOM Level 1 until November 19, 1997)

Abstract

This specification defines the Document Object Model Level 2 Core, a platform- and language-neutral interface that allows programs and scripts to dynamically access and update the content and structure of documents. The Document Object Model Level 2 Core builds on the Document Object Model Level 1 Core.

The DOM Level 2 Core is made of a set of core interfaces to create and manipulate the structure and contents of a document. The Core also contains specialized interfaces dedicated to XML.

Status of this document

This section describes the status of this document at the time of its publication. Other documents may supersede this document. The latest status of this document series is maintained at the W3C.

This document has been reviewed by W3C Members and other interested parties and has been endorsed by the Director as a W3C Recommendation. It is a stable document and may be used as reference material or cited as a normative reference from another document. W3C's role in making the Recommendation is to draw attention to the specification and to promote its widespread deployment. This enhances the functionality and interoperability of the Web.

This document has been produced as part of the W3C DOM Activity. The authors of this document are the DOM Working Group members. Different modules of the Document Object Model have different editors.

Please send general comments about this document to the public mailing list [email protected]. An archive is available at http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-dom/.

The English version of this specification is the only normative version. Information about translations of this document is available at http://www.w3.org/2000/11/DOM-Level-2-translations.

The list of known errors in this document is available at http://www.w3.org/2000/11/DOM-Level-2-errata

A list of current W3C Recommendations and other technical documents can be found at http://www.w3.org/TR.

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