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Elements of Dynamic HTML

Definition:

""Dynamic HTML" is a term used by some vendors to describe the combination of HTML, style sheets and scripts that allows documents to be animated. The W3C has received several submissions from members companies on the way in which the object model of HTML documents should be exposed to scripts. These submissions do not propose any new HTML tags or style sheet technology. The W3C DOM WG is working hard to make sure interoperable and scripting-language neutral solutions are agreed upon." - W3C website.

Its Elements are:

  1. HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
    "HTML 4.0 introduced two important things: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and the Document Object Model (DOM). Creating dynamic HTML documents would not be possible without these two additions." - w3schools website.
  2. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS):
    "With CSS we got a style and layout model for HTML documents. Creating dynamic HTML documents would not be possible without CSS." - w3schools website.
  3. Document Object Model (DOM):
    "The Document Object Model is a platform- and language-neutral interface that will allow programs and scripts to dynamically access and update the content, structure and style of documents. The document can be further processed and the results of that processing can be incorporated back into the presented page. This is an overview of DOM-related materials here at W3C and around the web." - W3C website.
  4. JavaScript:
    "With HTML 4.0, CSS and the DOM were made available for scripting. Creating dynamic HTML documents would not be possible without the ability to change the style, layout and content of HTML document via scripts." - w3schools website.

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