JavaScript Complete Concepts and Techniques

by Shelly, Gary B.; Cashman, Thomas J.; Dorin, William J.; Quasney, Jeffrey J.

• ISBN13: 9780789556424
• ISBN10: 0789556421
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-03
• Publisher: Course Technology

Summary

The Shelly Cashman Series offers cutting-edge books that make it easy to learn about computers. Shelly and Cashman's step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach to learning guarantees success. Full-color screen shots follow every step, making it nearly impossible for readers to lose their way.
-- Project opening pages provide depth and perspective for each project
-- Exercises at the end of each project including the unique "Cases and Places", reinforce learning
-- Pending approval for Microsoft Office User Specialist certification
-- Teaches users to: access pictures from the World Wide Web, create Web pages, perform Excel Web queries, add hyperlinks to Office documents, and much more
-- "Other Ways" Boxes show the user several ways to perform tasks
-- Completion Time:

90+hrs. -- Office Suite

30-40hrs. -- Comprehensive

20-30hrs. -- Complete

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION TO JAVASCRIPT PROGRAMMING
Objectives	J 1.1	(1)
Introduction	J 1.2	(1)
JavaScript and HTML Tags	J 1.3	(1)
SCRIPT Tags	J 1.4	(1)
JavaScript Versus VBScript	J 1.4	(1)
Why Use JavaScript?	J 1.5	(1)
JavaScript Cookies	J 1.5	(1)
JavaScript Basics -- Variables, Literals, and Expressions	J 1.5	(4)
Rules for Naming Variables	J 1.6	(1)
Literals	J 1.6	(1)
Expressions and Operators	J 1.7	(2)
Conditionals	J 1.9	(2)
If and If...Else Statements	J 1.10	(1)
While Loop	J 1.10	(1)
Functions	J 1.11	(1)
Objects, Properties, and Methods	J 1.11	(2)
Events	J 1.13	(2)
Forms	J 1.14	(1)
Frames and Arrays	J 1.15	(1)
Arrays	J 1.16	(1)
Summary	J 1.16	(1)
Test Your Knowledge	J 1.17	(2)
Apply Your Knowledge	J 1.19	(2)
In the Lab	J 1.21
PROJECT ONE INTEGRATING JAVASCRIPT AND HTML
Objectives	J 1.1	(3)
Introduction	J 1.4	(2)
Project One -- Fun with Phonics Web Page	J 1.6	(5)
Starting Notepad	J 1.8	(3)
Inserting SCRIPT Tags on a Web Page	J 1.11	(1)
Writing the Beginning SCRIPT Tag	J 1.11	(1)
Using a Flicker on a Web Page to Draw Attention	J 1.12	(4)
Setting the Background Color to a Static Color	J 1.14	(1)
Completing the JavaScript Section	J 1.15	(1)
Saving the HTML File	J 1.16	(2)
Testing the Web Page	J 1.18	(1)
JavaScript Variables	J 1.19	(1)
Extracting the System Date	J 1.20	(4)
Displaying the Current System Date	J 1.23	(1)
Using Several Variables to Construct a Message	J 1.24	(2)
Writing the Message on the Web Page	J 1.25	(1)
Save and Test the Web Page	J 1.26	(2)
Calling a JavaScript Function	J 1.28	(1)
Displaying the Last Modified Document Date	J 1.29	(1)
Writing a JavaScript User-Defined Function	J 1.29	(5)
Placing User-Defined Functions in the HEAD Section	J 1.31	(3)
Printing the HTML File Using Notepad	J 1.34	(2)
Project Summary	J 1.36	(1)
What You Should Know	J 1.36	(1)
Test Your Knowledge	J 1.37	(3)
Use Help	J 1.40	(1)
Apply Your Knowledge	J 1.41	(1)
In the Lab	J 1.42	(6)
Cases and Places	J 1.48
PROJECT TWO CREATING POP-UP WINDOWS, ADDING SCROLLING MESSAGES, AND VALIDATING FORMS
Objectives	J 2.1	(3)
Introduction	J 2.4	(1)
Project Two -- Home Finders Nationwide Realty	J 2.4	(3)
Starting Notepad and Opening the Home.htm File	J 2.6	(1)
Inserting a Scrolling Message on a Web Page	J 2.7	(6)
Creating a Form Text Box to Display a Scrolling Message	J 2.8	(2)
Creating a User-Defined Function for a Scrolling Message	J 2.10	(2)
Incrementing the Position Locator Variable	J 2.12	(1)
Entering an If Statement	J 2.13	(2)
Using the setTimeout() Method to Create a Recursive Function Call	J 2.15	(3)
Adding an Event Handler	J 2.16	(2)
Saving the HTML File and Testing the Web Page	J 2.18	(1)
The Mortgage Payment Calculator Form	J 2.19	(2)
Inserting an Event Handler in an Anchor Tag	J 2.20	(1)
Writing the doMort() User-Defined Function	J 2.21	(2)
Saving and Testing the Web Page	J 2.22	(1)
Validating the Mortgage Payment Calculator Form	J 2.23	(9)
Validating Data Using the If...Else Statement	J 2.23	(2)
Validating Data Criteria Using Built-in Functions	J 2.25	(4)
Adding an Event Handler to Call a Function	J 2.29	(1)
Saving and Testing the Web Page	J 2.30	(2)
Determining the Monthly Payment	J 2.32	(4)
Creating the monthly() Function	J 2.33	(3)
Formatting the Monthly Payment Output as Currency	J 2.36	(9)
Using the indexOf() Method	J 2.36	(1)
Determining the Dollars Portion	J 2.37	(1)
Using for Loops and While Loops	J 2.38	(1)
Extracting the Dollars Portion and Inserting Commas	J 2.39	(1)
Extracting the Cents Portion and Defining the Decimal Amount	J 2.40	(2)
Reconstructing the Formatted Output and Returning the Formatted Value	J 2.42	(1)
Passing the Monthly Payment Value to the dollarFormat() Function	J 2.43	(2)
Adding a Pop-up Window	J 2.45	(4)
Adding the Date Last Modified	J 2.47	(1)
Saving and Testing the Finished Web Page	J 2.48	(1)
Printing the HTML File Using Notepad	J 2.49	(1)
Project Summary	J 2.50	(1)
What You Should Know	J 2.50	(1)
Test Your Knowledge	J 2.51	(3)
Use Help	J 2.54	(1)
Apply Your Knowledge	J 2.55	(1)
In the Lab	J 2.56	(4)
Cases and Places	J 2.60
PROJECT THREE ENHANCING THE USE OF IMAGE AND FORM OBJECTS
Objectives	J 3.1	(3)
Introduction	J 3.4	(1)
Project Three--Creating the Midwest Catering Web Page	J 3.4	(3)
Starting Notepad and Opening the Cater.htm File	J 3.7	(1)
Rolling Banners	J 3.7	(6)
Creating an Image Object	J 3.8	(1)
Writing the Rolling Banner Function	J 3.9	(3)
Calling the Rolling Banner Function	J 3.12	(1)
Creating a Dynamic Greeting	J 3.13	(9)
The Switch Statement	J 3.13	(1)
The getMonth() and getTime() Methods	J 3.14	(1)
Creating the HolidayDays() Function	J 3.15	(5)
Calling the HolidayDays() Function	J 3.20	(1)
Saving the HTML File and Viewing the Web Page	J 3.21	(1)
The onmouseover Event Handler	J 3.22	(7)
Entering the onmouseover Event Handler	J 3.23	(2)
Entering the Functions	J 3.25	(4)
Using Selection Lists to Display Menu Items	J 3.29	(9)
The onchange Event Handler	J 3.30	(2)
Entering the User-Defined Functions for the onchange Event Handler	J 3.32	(6)
Calculating the Extended Price Function	J 3.38	(5)
Calculating the Extended Price	J 3.40	(3)
The dollarFormat Function	J 3.43	(4)
Printing the HTML Notepad File	J 3.46	(1)
Project Summary	J 3.47	(1)
What You Should Know	J 3.47	(1)
Test Your Knowledge	J 3.48	(4)
Use Help	J 3.52	(1)
Apply Your Knowledge	J 3.53	(2)
In the Lab	J 3.55	(5)
Cases and Places	J 3.60
PROJECT FOUR COOKIES, ARRAYS, AND FRAMES
Objectives	J 4.1	(3)
Introduction	J 4.4	(2)
Project Four -- Student Council Web Site	J 4.6	(1)
Starting Notepad and Opening the Council.htm File	J 4.6	(1)
Creating the Cookie	J 4.7	(6)
Creating the addCookie() Function	J 4.8	(2)
Calling the addCookie() Function	J 4.10	(3)
Reading the Cookie	J 4.13	(6)
Creating the getCookie() Function	J 4.14	(2)
Calling the getCookie() Function	J 4.16	(1)
Deleting a Cookie	J 4.16	(2)
Determining the Contents of a Cookie	J 4.18	(1)
Saving and Testing the Web Page	J 4.19	(3)
Saving and Testing the Web Page in the Browser	J 4.19	(2)
Removing the Test Code	J 4.21	(1)
Creating the Array	J 4.22	(5)
Initializing the Array	J 4.22	(3)
Populating the Array	J 4.25	(2)
Displaying Data Based on a Cookie Value	J 4.27	(5)
Reading the Cookie	J 4.27	(1)
Displaying the Student Name	J 4.28	(2)
Displaying the Organization List	J 4.30	(2)
Saving and Testing the Web Page	J 4.32	(1)
Setting a Flag in a Cookie	J 4.32	(5)
Setting the Value of the Flag	J 4.33	(2)
Reading and Using the Flag	J 4.35	(2)
Initializing the Web Page	J 4.37	(3)
Working with Frames	J 4.40	(5)
Setting the Contents of the Display Frame	J 4.42	(1)
Saving and Testing the Finished Web Page	J 4.43	(2)
Project Summary	J 4.45	(1)
What You Should Know	J 4.45	(1)
Test Your Knowledge	J 4.46	(3)
Use Help	J 4.49	(1)
Apply Your Knowledge	J 4.50	(2)
In the Lab	J 4.52	(5)
Cases and Places	J 4.57
PROJECT FIVE USING OBJECTS TO CREATE A SHOPPING CART APPLICATION
Objectives	J 5.1	(3)
Introduction	J 5.4	(2)
Project Five -- Val-U Computers Shopping Web Site	J 5.6	(1)
Starting Notepad	J 5.6	(1)
Creating an Object in a Hidden Frame	J 5.7	(14)
Creating the Hidden Frame	J 5.7	(2)
Creating the ShoppingCart Object	J 5.9	(3)
Deleting an Object	J 5.12	(1)
Creating the printItem() Method	J 5.13	(1)
Writing Object Data to the Web Page	J 5.14	(4)
Calling the viewCart() Function	J 5.18	(1)
Calling the addtoCart() Function	J 5.19	(2)
Saving and Testing the Web Page	J 5.21	(3)
Saving and Testing the Web Page in the Browser	J 5.22	(2)
Using the History Object	J 5.24	(3)
Adding the goBack() Function	J 5.24	(1)
Calling the goBack() and printOrder() Functions	J 5.25	(2)
Writing HTML to Another Window	J 5.27	(3)
Writing the printOrder() Function	J 5.27	(3)
Determining Browsers and Detecting Keystrokes	J 5.30	(9)
Responding to a Keystroke Based on the Browser Type	J 5.30	(4)
Using the prompt() Function	J 5.34	(3)
Saving and Testing the Web Page in the Browser	J 5.37	(2)
Project Summary	J 5.39	(1)
What You Should Know	J 5.40	(1)
Test Your Knowledge	J 5.41	(2)
Use Help	J 5.43	(1)
Apply Your Knowledge	J 5.44	(2)
In the Lab	J 5.46	(5)
Cases and Places	J 5.51
Index	J I.1