Chapter 9. Using the document and body Objects
In this chapter, we’ll take a look at the JavaScript properties, methods, and events of the document object and the <BODY> element. In the early days of JavaScript, before each element became a JavaScript object, the document object gave you access to many aspects of what’s really the <BODY> element—for example, the colors used in the web page. And when you’re writing to a web page, you’re really writing to the <BODY> element. Because JavaScript programmers needed access to more than just the <BODY> element, the document object grew—for example, this object also has a title property that gives you ...
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