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Re: Cannot write to the DOM

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John G Harris wrote:

> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>> RH wrote:
>>> I'm a newbie, and just starting to use javascript.
>> There is no "javascript".
> 
> One day Thomas will amaze us by suggesting an alternative word or phrase
> to replace 'javascript' (all lower case) to describe any or all of these
> languages.

BTDT.

> But if the name is more than 3 words long it's going to be ignored.

It has two words, three at most.

>>You are using JavaScript, JScript or something
>>else, depending on the runtime environment (the browser).  All of them are
>>ECMAScript implementations and share most of the syntax elements.
> 
> All of them are only partly ECMAScript implementations. Access routes to
> the DOM objects, or equivalent, are outside ECMAScript.

The APIs available for use with a programming language do not change the 
nature of that programming language.

>>> I've written a small program that simply adds an element to an unordered
>>> list in the DOM:
>> The DOM (Document Object Model) is an API.  You are adding an element to
>> the _document tree_ instead.
>   <snip>
> 
> Equally correct is to say he is adding an element to the document.

No, because the underlying markup does _not_ change.


PointedEars
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When all you know is jQuery, every problem looks $(olvable).

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Cannot write to the DOM RH <richkhall@gmail.com> - 2012-01-11 21:20 -0800
  Re: Cannot write to the DOM Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2012-01-12 09:38 +0000
    Re: Cannot write to the DOM R Hall <richkhall@gmail.com> - 2012-01-12 18:52 -0800
  Re: Cannot write to the DOM "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-01-12 12:06 +0000
  Re: Cannot write to the DOM Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-01-12 13:21 +0100
    Re: Cannot write to the DOM John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-01-13 17:06 +0000
      Re: Cannot write to the DOM Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-01-13 11:38 -0800
      Re: Cannot write to the DOM Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-01-13 22:23 +0100
        Re: Cannot write to the DOM John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-01-14 15:49 +0000
          Re: Cannot write to the DOM Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-01-14 17:26 +0100
            Re: Cannot write to the DOM John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-01-15 14:19 +0000
              Re: Cannot write to the DOM Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-01-15 19:45 +0100
                Re: Cannot write to the DOM John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-01-16 10:40 +0000
              Re: Cannot write to the DOM Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2012-01-15 20:56 +0000
  Re: Cannot write to the DOM Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2012-01-12 14:00 +0000
    Re: Cannot write to the DOM Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-01-12 18:32 +0100
  Re: Cannot write to the DOM RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au> - 2012-01-17 19:26 -0800

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