DOMString

DOMString is a UTF-16 String. As JavaScript already uses such strings, DOMString is mapped directly to a String.

Passing null to a method or parameter accepting a DOMString typically stringifies to "null".

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Web IDL (Second Edition) The definition of 'DOMString' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Rephrasing of the definition to remove weird edge cases.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification The definition of 'DOMString' in that specification.	Recommendation	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification The definition of 'DOMString' in that specification.	Recommendation	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'DOMString' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

See also

• String
• StringView – a C-like representation of strings based on typed arrays
• Binary strings