node tree

node tree definition - computer

A hierarchical data structure. Depending on the application, each element of a hierarchy may be considered a node.


DOMNODE.GIF


Nodes in a DOM Tree

In the Document Object Model, which exposes the contents of HTML and XML documents to an application, each element, attribute and piece of textual content is considered a node.






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