Intro to the DOM

  • DOM stands for Document Object Model

  • Browsers view our webpages as documents

  • Browsers represents documents in a couple of ways

    • In the browser window as html
    • Through the DOM

  • The DOM is just another way that our browser represents our documents

  • We make our pages interactive by modifying the DOM

  • Javascript is a scripting language that allows us to manipulate/modify the DOM

  • Click here for a good overview of the DOM