What are object models?
Object models (OMs) are not part of the ECMAScript language: they are provided by the host to allow javascript (or other scripting language) to communicate with the host. An object model may allow javascript to access a file system, or control a nuclear power station. The most commonly used object models via javascript are provided by Active Server Pages, Server Side javascript, and the Windows Script Host. The most common of all is the Document Object Model (DOM) provided by web browsers. Other document types such as SVG also define scriptable DOMs, mostly as extensions of the W3C Core DOM specification designed for use with XML documents.
Object models (OMs) are not part of the javascript language: they are provided by the host to allow javascript (or other scripting language) to communicate with the host. An object model may allow javascript to access a file system, or control a nuclear power station. The most commonly used object models via javascript are provided by Active Server Pages, Server Side JavaScript, and the Windows Script Host. The most common of all is the Document Object Model (DOM) provided by web browsers. Other document types such as SVG also define scriptable DOMs, mostly as extensions of the W3C Core DOM specification designed for use with XML documents.
