JavaScript DOM referencing What is the difference between getElementById and simply using an element's ID as a variable?

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edited Oct 13, 2014 at 1:55

Can someone tell me the difference between calling an HTML elment with id="myDomObect"?:

var myObj = document.getElementById('myDomObect');

var myObj = document.getElementById('myDomObect');

&

var myObj = myDomObect;

var myObj = myDomObect;

Can someone tell me the difference between calling an HTML elment with id="myDomObect"?:

var myObj = document.getElementById('myDomObect');

&

var myObj = myDomObect;

Can someone tell me the difference between calling an HTML elment with id="myDomObect"?:

var myObj = document.getElementById('myDomObect');

&

var myObj = myDomObect;

asked Oct 13, 2014 at 1:54

JavaScript DOM referencing

Can someone tell me the difference between calling an HTML elment with id="myDomObect"?:

var myObj = document.getElementById('myDomObect');

&

var myObj = myDomObect;