DOM vs. innerHTML; was: [Javascript] DOM vs AJAX
Scott Reynen
scott at randomchaos.com
Tue Jun 20 09:51:05 CDT 2006
On Jun 20, 2006, at 5:10 AM, Rakesh Pai wrote:
> The DOM and Ajax have nothing to do with each other. One is to create
> dynamic form elements using browser API, the other is to download bits
> of data from the server.
On Jun 20, 2006, at 8:48 AM, Michael Borchers wrote:
> one way would be doing it by DOM, the other could be an AJAX / XML
> request,
Wrong. See above. DOM and AJAX don't do the same thing. They are
*not* alternatives. Your alternatives for inserting content are DOM
vs. innerHTML. Your alternatives for getting content are AJAX vs.
pre-filled JavaScript variables vs. (hidden) HTML.
Peace,
Scott
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