Introduction to Web APIs: DOM Selectors
This practical lesson offers an introduction to Web APIs: DOM Selectors.
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will learn how to:
- Select specific elements from the DOM
- Use the getElementByID selector
- Use the querySelector selector
- Use the querySelectorAll selector
- Retrieve text content from an element
- Retrieve an element's attribute value
Intended Audience
This lesson is intended for anyone who wants to learn about Web APIs and DOM selectors.
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this lesson, you should have an interest in Web APIs and DOM selectors in general. The following lesson is a primer on Web APIs and the DOM: Introduction to Web APIs and the DOM.
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