---
title: 'JS with RS'
description: 'Javascript with Rust'
comment: 'Keep this file as short and simple as possible. Its purpose is to ease in the reader into components in Yew instead of providing proper API docs'
---

import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs'
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> Yew centrally operates on the idea of keeping everything that a reusable piece of
> UI may need in one place - rust files, while also keeping the underlying technology
> accessible where necessary.

As of today, WebAssembly is not feature-complete for DOM interactions. This means even in Yew we
sometimes rely on calling Javascript. What follows is an overview of the involved libraries.

## wasm-bindgen

[`wasm-bindgen`](https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen) is a library and tool that enables calls to javascript from rust and back to rust from javascript.

We highly recommend you take a look at their [documentation](https://rustwasm.github.io/docs/wasm-bindgen/) and our [quick guide](./wasm-bindgen.mdx).

## web-sys

The [`web-sys` crate](https://crates.io/crates/web-sys) provides bindings for Web APIs and allows us to write Javascript code in a rustyfied and safe way.

Example:

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<TabItem value="JS" label="JS">

```js
let document = window.document
```

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```rust ,no_run
use wasm_bindgen::UnwrapThrowExt;
use web_sys::window;

let document = window()
    .expect_throw("window is undefined")
    .document()
    .expect_throw("document is undefined");
```

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</Tabs>

Once again we highly recommend you take a look at their [documentation](https://rustwasm.github.io/docs/wasm-bindgen/) and our [quick guide](./web-sys.mdx).
