Javascript: The Definitive Guide: FLANAGAN DAVID : 9780596000486: Book: Computers: eCampus.com

JavaScript is a powerful, object-based scripting language; JavaScript programs can be embedded directly in HTML web pages. When combined with the Document Object Model (DOM) defined by a web browser, JavaScript allows you to create Dynamic HTML content and interactive client-side web applications. JavaScript syntax is based on the popular programming languages C, C++, and Java, which makes it familiar and easy to learn for experienced programmers. At the same time, JavaScript is an interpreted scripting language, providing a flexible, forgiving programming environment in which new programmers can learn.

"JavaScript: The Definitive Guide" provides a thorough description of the core JavaScript language and both the legacy and standard DOMs implemented in web browsers. The book includes sophisticated examples that show you how to handle common tasks, like validating form data, working with cookies, and creating portable DHTML animations. The book also contains detailed reference sections that cover the core JavaScript API, the legacy client-side API, and the W3C standard DOM API, documenting every JavaScript object, method, property, constructor, constant, function, and event handler in those APIs.

This fourth edition of the bestselling JavaScript book has been carefully updated to cover JavaScript 1.5 (ECMAScript version 3). The book also provides complete coverage of the W3C DOM standard (Level 1 and Level 2), while retaining material on the legacy Level 0 DOM for backward compatibility.

"JavaScript: The Definitive Guide" is a complete programmer's guide and reference manual for JavaScript. It is particularly useful for developers working with the latest standards-compliantweb browsers, like Internet Explorer 6, Netscape 6, and Mozilla. HTML authors can learn how to use JavaScript to build dynamic web pages. Experienced programmers can quickly find the information they need to start writing sophisticated JavaScript programs. This book is an indispensable reference for all JavaScript programmers, regardless of experience level.

To stay on top of their work, web professionals need the most up-to-date, complete reference available on the core JavaScript language, which is growing more and more essential for effective web design and development. This new edition covers JavaScript 1.5, the latest version of the language.

A programmer's guide and reference manual providing a complete description of the language, with programming examples, and a reference section covering each function, object, method, property, and event handler. Softcover.

Preface

xiii

Introduction to JavaScript

(22)

JavaScript Myths

(1)

Versions of JavaScript

(1)

Client-Side JavaScript

(2)

JavaScript in Other Contexts

(1)

Client-Side JavaScript: Executable Content in Web Pages

(2)

Client-Side JavaScript Features

(4)

JavaScript Security

(1)

Example: Computing Loan Payments with JavaScript

(4)

Using the Rest of This Book

(2)

Exploring JavaScript

(5)

Part I. Core JavaScript

Lexical Structure

(6)

Character Set

(1)

Case Sensitivity

(1)

Whitespace and Line Breaks

(1)

Optional Semicolons

(1)

Comments

(1)

Literals

(1)

Identifiers

(1)

Reserved Words

(2)

Data Types and Values

(17)

Numbers

(3)

Strings

(3)

Boolean Values

(1)

Functions

(2)

Objects

(1)

Arrays

(2)

null

(1)

undefined

(1)

The Date Object

(1)

Regular Expressions

(1)

Error Objects

(1)

Primitive Data Type Wrapper Objects

(2)

Variables

(10)

Variable Typing

(1)

Variable Declaration

(1)

Variable Scope

(2)

Primitive Types and Reference Types

(2)

Garbage Collection

(1)

Variables as Properties

(1)

Variable Scope Revisited

(2)

Expressions and Operators

(23)

Expressions

(1)

Operator Overview

(3)

Arithmetic Operators

(2)

Equality Operators

(3)

Relational Operators

(2)

String Operators

(1)

Logical Operators

(2)

Bitwise Operators

(2)

Assignment Operators

(1)

Miscellaneous Operators

(6)

Statements

(23)

Expression Statements

(1)

Compound Statements

(1)

else if

(1)

switch

(3)

while

(1)

do/while

(1)

for

(2)

for/in

(1)

Lables

(1)

break

(2)

continue

(1)

var

(1)

function

(2)

return

(1)

throw

(1)

try/catch/finally

(2)

with

(1)

The Empty Statement

(1)

Summary of JavaScript Statements

100

(2)

Functions

102

(12)

Defining and Invoking Functions

102

(4)

Functions as Data

106

(2)

Function Scope: The Call Object

108

(1)

Function Arguments: The Arguments Object

109

(2)

Function Properties and Methods

111

(3)

Objects

114

(24)

Objects and Properties

114

(2)

Constructors

116

(1)

Methods

117

(3)

Prototypes and Inheritance

120

(3)

Object-Oriented JavaScript

123

(7)

Objects as Associative Arrays

130

(2)

Object Properties and Methods

132

(6)

Arrays

138

(9)

Arrays and Array Elements

138

(4)

Array Methods

142

(5)

Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions

147

(14)

Defining Regular Expressions

147

(9)

String Methods for Pattern Matching

156

(2)

The RegExp Object

158

(3)

Further Topics in JavaScript

161

(20)

Data Type Conversion

161

(5)

By Value Versus by Reference

166

(5)

Garbage Collection

171

(2)

Lexical Scoping and Nested Functions

173

(2)

The Function() Constructor and Function Literals

175

(1)

Netscape's JavaScript 1.2 Incompatibilities

175

(6)

Part II. Client-Side JavaScript

JavaScript in Web Browsers

181

(18)

The Web Browser Environment

181

(4)

Embedding JavaScript in HTML

185

(8)

Execution of JavaScript Programs

193

(6)

Windows and Frames

199

(26)

Window Overview

199

(2)

Simple Dialog Boxes

201

(2)

The Status Line

203

(1)

Timeouts and Intervals

204

(2)

Error Handling

206

(1)

The Navigator Object

207

(2)

The Screen Object

209

(1)

Window Control Methods

209

(4)

The Location Object

213

(2)

The History Object

215

(3)

Multiple Windows and Frames

218

(7)

The Document Object

225

(24)

Document Overview

225

(5)

Dynamically Generated Documents

230

(5)

Document Color Properties

235

(1)

Document Information Properties

235

(1)

Forms

236

(1)

Images

236

(7)

Links

243

(2)

Anchors

245

(2)

Applets

247

(1)

Embedded Data

248

(1)

Forms and Form Elements

249

(17)

The Form Object

250

(1)

Defining Form Elements

251

(4)

Scripting Form Elements

255

(8)

Form Verification Example

263

(3)

Scripting Cookies

266

(8)

An Overview of Cookies

266

(2)

Storing Cookies

268

(1)

Reading Cookies

269

(1)

Cookie Example

270

(4)

The Document Object Model

274

(40)

An Overview of the DOM

274

(11)

Using the Core DOM API

285

(18)

DOM Compatibility with Internet Explorer 4

303

(2)

DOM Compatibility with Netscape 4

305

(1)

Convenience Methods: The Traversal and Range APIs

306

(8)

Cascading Style Sheets and Dynamic HTML

314

(37)

Styles and Style Sheets with CSS

315

(7)

Element Positioning with CSS

322

(10)

Scripting Styles

332

(9)

DHTML in Fourth-Generation Browsers

341

(4)

Other DOM APIs for Styles and Style Sheets

345

(6)

Events and Event Handling

351

(36)

Basic Event Handling

352

(9)

Advanced Event Handling with DOM Level 2

361

(15)

The Internet Explorer Event Model

376

(6)

The Netscape 4 Event Model

382

(5)

Compatibility Techniques

387

(12)

Platform and Browser Compatibility

387

(5)

Language Version Compatibility

392

(4)

Compatibility with Non-JavaScript Browsers

396

(3)

JavaScript Security

399

(6)

JavaScript and Security

399

(1)

Restricted Features

400

(2)

The Same-Origin Policy

402

(1)

Security Zones and Signed Scripts

403

(2)

Using Java with JavaScript

405

(466)

Scripting Java Applets

405

(2)

Using JavaScript from Java

407

(4)

Using Java Classes Directly

411

(2)

LiveConnect Data Types

413

(5)

Live Connect Data Conversion

418

(3)

JavaScript Conversion of JavaObjects

421

(2)

Java-to-JavaScript Data Conversion

423

(4)

Part III. Core JavaScript Reference

Core JavaScript Reference

427

(114)

Part IV. Client-Side JavaScript Reference

Client-Side JavaScript Reference

541

(144)

Part V. W3C DOM Reference

W3C DOM Reference

685

(172)

Part VI. Class, Property, Method, and Event Handler Index

Class, Property, Method, and Event Handler Index

857

(14)

Index

871


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