JavaScript FAQ

Answers to Questions about...
the First Principles of JavaScript/JScript

2. How does JavaScript model the world?

A. This question goes to the heart of any OOPS [Object-Oriented Programming System]. The abbreviated answer given here -- lengthy as it is -- omits important differences between the Netscape and Microsoft broswer object models, and between various versions of JavaScript. For a more accurate discussion refer to one of the programmer's references cited elsewhere in this FAQ.

Refer to the diagram below. (Courtesy: Wrox Press Ltd.)

Microsoft IE4 Dynamic HTML Object Model

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