Searchable index of (standard) DOM methods documentation?

"Dimitry Golubovsky" <[email protected]> Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:14:20 -0500
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Hi,

Does there exist a web service which, given a name of DOM interface or
method would return a URI (including anchor) pointing to the DOM
documentation for such interface or method, if available?

That is, I would provide the method name "className", and it would return:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/WD-DOM-Level-2-HTML-20001113/html.html#ID-95362176
(this link is copied-pasted from the index page
http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/WD-DOM-Level-2-HTML-20001113/def-index.html)

or would redirect the browser to this URI.

I need to generate some documentation referencing DOM methods, so
being able to derive their documentation URIs from their names would
be of great help..

Thanks.

PS I might of course download all these index pages, and process them
extracting links and building name-anchor maps. But this means another
utility needs to be written which is better to be avoided.

-- 
Dimitry Golubovsky

Anywhere on the Web

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            <p>Hi,<br>
<br>
Does there exist a web service which, given a name of DOM interface or<br>
method would return a URI (including anchor) pointing to the DOM<br>
documentation for such interface or method, if available?<br>
<br>
That is, I would provide the method name &quot;className&quot;, and it would return:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/WD-DOM-Level-2-HTML-20001113/html.html#ID-95362176">http://www.w3.<wbr>org/TR/2000/<wbr>WD-DOM-Level-<wbr>2-HTML-20001113/<wbr>html.html#<wbr>ID-95362176</a><br>
(this link is copied-pasted from the index page<br>
<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/WD-DOM-Level-2-HTML-20001113/def-index.html">http://www.w3.<wbr>org/TR/2000/<wbr>WD-DOM-Level-<wbr>2-HTML-20001113/<wbr>def-index.<wbr>html</a>)<br>
<br>
or would redirect the browser to this URI.<br>
<br>
I need to generate some documentation referencing DOM methods, so<br>
being able to derive their documentation URIs from their names would<br>
be of great help..<br>
<br>
Thanks.<br>
<br>
PS I might of course download all these index pages, and process them<br>
extracting links and building name-anchor maps. But this means another<br>
utility needs to be written which is better to be avoided.<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Dimitry Golubovsky<br>
<br>
Anywhere on the Web<br>
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