introduced and detailed the DOM API, and specifically what is called the DOM core. This is the portion of DOM that is most used, as it handles basic XML reading, as well as document creation. However, there are times when basic XML isn't enoughwhether you're working with XML, or writing a document editor, or trying to serialize XML using the latest DOM APIs. In these specialized cases, you will often find a DOM module that can help. I summarized the complete set of DOM specifications, including DOM modules, in . In this chapter, I'll detail each module, and show you how you can use these modules in your apps.
| Since DOM Level 3 is still new and largely unsupported, I've split coverage of these modules depending on the DOM Level they are based on. Most current parsers support at least a few of the DOM Level 2 modules, and a few will support beta versions of the DOM Level 3 modules. | |