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JavaScript Node.js Basics 2017 Introduction to Node.js JavaScript without the Browser

Posted by Kristian Woods
Kristian Woods
23,414 Points

Is the DOM an API?

He mentions that the DOM is an API? I thought an API was a third party extension you can use in your web app?

1 Answer

Jan Oberreiter
Jan Oberreiter
78,020 Points

The Document Object Model (DOM) is an application programming interface (API) for HTML and XML documents. It defines the logical structure of documents and the way a document is accessed and manipulated.

Kevin Gates
Kevin Gates
15,052 Points
Kevin Gates
Kevin Gates
15,052 Points

Mind blown. {{{ ('o') }}}

Cynthia Enciso
Cynthia Enciso
8,942 Points

Where does the DOM API come from? The browser?