How to make the Most of HTML API’s:-
From some time HTML5 has been around and it comes with a whole slew of new elements. If you make a research than you will get an explanation of what are the new features of HTML5.
HTML5 also initiates several application programming interfaces as they are part of HTML5 specification & predicted as the present of web development. Some of the HTML5 features are not documented yet while other are well known at the same time when HTML5 is introduced.
HTML5 APIs use CSS, HTML5 and JavaScript to build the web pages that easily adapt to all variety of devices like Mobile phones, desktop, tablets. These APIs can also used to build desktop & mobile applications.
Advantages of using HTML APIs:-
No doubt the JavaScript can also be useful to achieve the same purpose that HTML5 API Would but using the JS means depending on the external files. Instead of this the HTML5 API permits you to have all the regulations and definition in HTML itself. It simplify the designs of API which is the main aim of developing your own API.
Additionally this will also features to the collaboration between the programmer & designer. Its not necessary that who write HTML & CSS have also knowledge of JavaScript. Using the thing that is already known to them make the work process easy for designers to come up with the mockups that are easier to execute.
Examples of existing HTML5 APIs:
- A 2D drawing HTML5 API uses the canvas element for rendering the Graphs and other visual images.
- Drag and Drop API uses draggable attribute.
- Editing API builds using the contenteditable attribute.
- API for playing audio & Video files used with the audio and video elements.
- API Catching mechanism supports offline web applications.
- A History API that make the browsing history accessible & editable.