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<h1 id='title'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core
Specification</h1>

<h2 id='version'>Version 1.0</h2>

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<h2 id='W3C-doctype'>W3C Recommendation <i>13 November,
2000</i></h2>

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<dt>Latest version:</dt>

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<dt>Previous version:</dt>

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<dt>Editors:</dt>

<dd>Arnaud Le Hors, <i>W3C team contact until October 1999, then
IBM</i></dd>

<dd>Philippe Le H&eacute;garet, <i>W3C, team contact (from November
1999)</i></dd>

<dd>Lauren Wood, <i>SoftQuad Software Inc., WG Chair</i></dd>

<dd>Gavin Nicol, <i>Inso EPS (for DOM Level 1)</i></dd>

<dd>Jonathan Robie, <i>Texcel Research and Software AG (for DOM
Level 1)</i></dd>

<dd>Mike Champion, <i>ArborText and Software AG (for DOM Level 1
from November 20, 1997)</i></dd>

<dd>Steve Byrne, <i>JavaSoft (for DOM Level 1 until November 19,
1997)</i></dd>
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<h2 id='abstract'>Abstract</h2>

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<p>This specification defines the Document Object Model Level 2
Core, a platform- and language-neutral interface that allows
programs and scripts to dynamically access and update the content
and structure of documents. The Document Object Model Level 2 Core
builds on the Document Object Model Level 1 Core.</p>

<p>The DOM Level 2 Core is made of a set of core interfaces to
create and manipulate the structure and contents of a document. The
Core also contains specialized interfaces dedicated to XML.</p>
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<h2 id='status'>Status of this document</h2>

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<p><em>This section describes the status of this document at the
time of its publication. Other documents may supersede this
document. The latest status of this document series is maintained
at the W3C.</em></p>

<p>This document has been reviewed by W3C Members and other
interested parties and has been endorsed by the Director as a <a
href='http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process/Process-19991111/tr.html#RecsW3C'>
W3C Recommendation</a>. It is a stable document and may be used as
reference material or cited as a normative reference from another
document. W3C's role in making the Recommendation is to draw
attention to the specification and to promote its widespread
deployment. This enhances the functionality and interoperability of
the Web.</p>

<p>This document has been produced as part of the <a
href='http://www.w3.org/DOM/Activity.html'>W3C DOM Activity</a>.
The authors of this document are the DOM Working Group members.
Different modules of the Document Object Model have different
editors.</p>

<p>Please send general comments about this document to the public
mailing list <a href='mailto:www-dom@w3.org'>www-dom@w3.org</a>. An
<a href='http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-dom/'>archive</a>
is available at http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-dom/.</p>

<p>The English version of this specification is the only normative
version. Information about <a
href='http://www.w3.org/2000/11/DOM-Level-2-translations'>translations</a>
of this document is available at
http://www.w3.org/2000/11/DOM-Level-2-translations.</p>

<p>The <a href='http://www.w3.org/2000/11/DOM-Level-2-errata'>list
of known errors</a> in this document is available at
http://www.w3.org/2000/11/DOM-Level-2-errata</p>

<p>A list of <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/'>current W3C
Recommendations and other technical documents</a> can be found at
http://www.w3.org/TR.</p>
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<li class='tocline2'><a class='tocxref'
href='introduction.html'>What is the Document Object
Model?</a></li>
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<li class='tocline2'><a class='tocxref' href='core.html'>1.
Document Object Model Core</a></li>
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<li class='tocline2'><a class='tocxref'
href='changes.html'>Appendix A: Changes</a></li>

<li class='tocline2'><a class='tocxref' href='i18n.html'>Appendix
B: Accessing code point boundaries</a></li>

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href='idl-definitions.html'>Appendix C: IDL Definitions</a></li>

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href='java-binding.html'>Appendix D: Java Language Binding</a></li>

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href='ecma-script-binding.html'>Appendix E: ECMAScript Language
Binding</a></li>

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