XML DOM Objects

The following tables list the XML Document Object Model (DOM) objects by category.

DOM Base Interfaces

The following programming interfaces represent implementations of the DOM base interfaces.

IDOMDocument Represents the top node of the tree.

IDOMNode Represents a single node in the document tree; the base interface for accessing data in the XML object model. Valid node types are defined in the DOMNodeType enumeration.

IDOMNodeList Represents a live collection of IDOMNode objects.

IDOMNamedNodeMap Provides access to attributes by attribute name.

DOM Object Interfaces

The following interfaces represent implementations of the DOM object interfaces.

IDOMAttribute Represents an attribute object.

IDOMCDATASection "Quotes" or "escapes" blocks of text so that that text is not interpreted as markup.

IDOMCharacterData Provides text manipulation methods that are used by several objects.

IDOMComment Represents the content of an XML comment.

IDOMDocumentFragment Represents a lightweight object that is useful for tree insert operations.

IDOMDocumentType Contains information associated with the document type declaration.

IDOMElement Represents the element object.

IDOMEntity Represents a parsed or unparsed entity in the XML document.

IDOMEntityReference Represents an entity reference node.

IDOMImplementation Provides methods that are independent of any particular instance of the document object model.

IDOMNotation Contains a notation declared in the DTD or schema.

IDOMProcessingInstruction Represents a "processing instruction," which XML defines to keep processor-specific information in the text of the document.

IDOMText Represents the text content of an element or attribute.

Microsoft Extensions

The following programming interfaces represent Microsoft extensions to the core interfaces to support namespaces, data types, XML schemas, and asynchronous loading of documents.

IXMLDOMDocument Extends the base DOM document interface to include XML-specific functionality. This object is the "DOMDocument" object that you get by creating a new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM").

IXMLDOMNode Extends the IDOMNode interface with support for data types, namespaces, DTDs, and XML schemas.

IXMLDOMNodeList Supports iteration through the live collection, in addition to indexed access.

IXMLDOMNamedNodeMap Adds support for namespaces and iteration through the collection of attribute nodes.

IDOMParseError Returns detailed information about the last error, including the line number, character position, and a text description.

IXMLHttpRequest Provides client-side protocol support for communication with HTTP servers.

IXTLRuntime Implements methods that can be used within Microsoft XSL.

The DOMNodeType enumeration lists all valid node types.

IDOMDocument	Represents the top node of the tree.
IDOMNode	Represents a single node in the document tree; the base interface for accessing data in the XML object model. Valid node types are defined in the DOMNodeType enumeration.
IDOMNodeList	Represents a live collection of IDOMNode objects.
IDOMNamedNodeMap	Provides access to attributes by attribute name.

IDOMAttribute	Represents an attribute object.
IDOMCDATASection	"Quotes" or "escapes" blocks of text so that that text is not interpreted as markup.
IDOMCharacterData	Provides text manipulation methods that are used by several objects.
IDOMComment	Represents the content of an XML comment.
IDOMDocumentFragment	Represents a lightweight object that is useful for tree insert operations.
IDOMDocumentType	Contains information associated with the document type declaration.
IDOMElement	Represents the element object.
IDOMEntity	Represents a parsed or unparsed entity in the XML document.
IDOMEntityReference	Represents an entity reference node.
IDOMImplementation	Provides methods that are independent of any particular instance of the document object model.
IDOMNotation	Contains a notation declared in the DTD or schema.
IDOMProcessingInstruction	Represents a "processing instruction," which XML defines to keep processor-specific information in the text of the document.
IDOMText	Represents the text content of an element or attribute.

IXMLDOMDocument	Extends the base DOM document interface to include XML-specific functionality. This object is the "DOMDocument" object that you get by creating a new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM").
IXMLDOMNode	Extends the IDOMNode interface with support for data types, namespaces, DTDs, and XML schemas.
IXMLDOMNodeList	Supports iteration through the live collection, in addition to indexed access.
IXMLDOMNamedNodeMap	Adds support for namespaces and iteration through the collection of attribute nodes.
IDOMParseError	Returns detailed information about the last error, including the line number, character position, and a text description.
IXMLHttpRequest	Provides client-side protocol support for communication with HTTP servers.
IXTLRuntime	Implements methods that can be used within Microsoft XSL.