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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Getting a Handle on the DOM Select All Elements of a Particular Type

Posted by vamosrope14
vamosrope14
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Does the console make permanent changes to html doc?

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2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

The reason they don't stay is that changes made to the DOM by the script (or console) exist only in the browser's memory. The original file is in the server, which is completely unaware of what the script is doing (unless it causes a server request to be made).

vamosrope14
vamosrope14
14,932 Points
vamosrope14
vamosrope14
14,932 Points

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

The "script" is the program, and it can be in a separate file (usually with ".js" in the name) or between "<script>" tags in the HTML. Things you enter in the console are not associated with a file, but the server is also unaware of what you do there.