PUBLIC MARKS from mbertier with tag dom

Hey. This is a handy reference for all the various getElementsBy*() JavaScript functions that are out there, from the DOM standard getElementById to the very advanced getElementsBySelector functions. I've put this together because it's near impossible to write any useful scripts that use the DOM without these functions, and its nice to know the different methods available.

domFunction is an easy-to-use helper script, that allows other DOM scripting to run before window.onload; the practical benefit is that javascript doesn't have to wait for images or other dependencies to finish loading anymore - it can begin as soon as the DOM is ready.

AttributeCrawler provides a good alternative for getElementsBySomething-style functions.

Il ne s'agit pas d'une bibliothèque d'effets "clé-en-main", mais plutôt de l'exposé des principes permettant la production d'effets les plus portables et adaptables possibles.

The presence of whitespace in the DOM can make manipulation of the content tree difficult in unforseen ways.

This technote is an overview of some powerful, fundamental DOM level 1.0 methods and how to use them from JavaScript.