Javascript

by Gosselin, Don

• ISBN13: 9780619000486
• ISBN10: 0619000481
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Course Technology Ptr

Summary

Enables users to create dynamic Web pages using the popular Web scripting language, JavaScript. Focuses on client-side JavaScript 1.2 compatible with both Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape Navigator 4.0. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Read This Before You Begin	xv
tutorial 1 INTRODUCTION TO JAVA SCRIPT	1	(40)
Programming, HTML, and JavaScript	2	(17)
The World Wide Web	2	(2)
JavaScript's Role on the Web	4	(2)
Hypertext Markup Language	6	(5)
Creating an HTML Document	11	(2)
The JavaScript Programming Language	13	(1)
Logic and Debugging	14	(2)
Summary	16	(1)
Questions	17	(1)
Exercises	18	(1)
First JavaScript Program	19	(22)
The <SCRIPT> Tag	19	(5)
Creating a JavaScript Source File	24	(5)
Adding Comments to a JavaScript Program	29	(1)
Hiding JavaScript from Incompatible Browsers	30	(3)
Placing JavaScript in Head or Body sections	33	(1)
Summary	34	(2)
Questions	36	(2)
Exercises	38	(3)
tutorial 2 VARIABLES, FUNCTIONS, OBJECTS, AND EVENTS	41	(52)
Previewing the NorthAmericaImageMap.html file	42	(2)
Working with Variables, Functions, and Events	44	(25)
Variables	44	(3)
Defining Functions	47	(1)
Calling Functions	48	(5)
Understanding JavaScript Objects	53	(2)
Object Inheritance and Prototypes	55	(5)
Object Methods	60	(2)
Variable Scope	62	(2)
Summary	64	(1)
Questions	65	(3)
Exercises	68	(1)
Using Events	69	(24)
Understanding Events	69	(1)
HTML Tags and Events	70	(2)
Event Handlers	72	(4)
Links	76	(2)
Link Events	78	(4)
Creating an Image Map	82	(7)
Summary	89	(1)
Questions	89	(3)
Exercises	92	(1)
tutorial 3 DATA TYPES AND OPERATORS	93	(52)
Previewing the Calculator Program	94	(1)
Using Data Types and Arrays	95	(22)
Data Types	95	(4)
Numeric Data Types	99	(1)
Boolean Values	100	(2)
Strings	102	(7)
Arrays	109	(4)
Summary	113	(1)
Questions	114	(2)
Exercises	116	(1)
Expressions and Operators	117	(28)
Expressions	117	(1)
Arithmetic Operators	118	(6)
Assignment Operators	124	(3)
Comparison Operators	127	(4)
Logical Operators	131	(3)
String Operators	134	(2)
Operator Precedence	136	(1)
Creating the Calculator Program	137	(3)
Summary	140	(1)
Questions	141	(2)
Exercises	143	(2)
tutorial 4 DECISION MAKING WITH CONTROL STUCTURE AND STATEMENTS	145	(56)
Previewing the CartoonQuiz.html File	146	(1)
Decision Making	147	(24)
if Statements	147	(8)
if...else Statements	155	(2)
Nested if and if...else Statements	157	(5)
switch Statements	162	(5)
Summary	167	(1)
Questions	168	(1)
Exercises	169	(2)
Repetition	171	(30)
while Statements	171	(6)
do...while Statements	177	(3)
for Statements	180	(6)
for...in Statements	186	(4)
with Statements	190	(2)
continue Statements	192	(2)
Summary	194	(1)
Questions	195	(3)
Exercises	198	(3)
tutorial 5 WINDOWS AND FRAMES	201	(54)
Previewing the VirtualZoo Program	202	(1)
Working with Windows	203	(20)
The JavaScript Object Model	203	(3)
The Window Object	206	(2)
Opening and Closing Windows	208	(8)
Working with Timeouts and Intervals	216	(3)
Summary	219	(1)
Questions	220	(2)
Exercises	222	(1)
Working with Frames and Other Objects	223	(32)
Creating Frames	223	(5)
Using the Target Attribute	228	(4)
Nesting Frames	232	(4)
Frame Formatting	236	(2)
The Noframes Tag	238	(1)
The Location Objects	239	(2)
The History Object	241	(2)
The Navigator Object	243	(4)
Referring to Frames and Windows	247	(2)
Summary	249	(2)
Questions	251	(2)
Exercises	253	(2)
tutorial 6 FORMS	255	(68)
Previewing the Product Registration Form	256	(3)
Working with Forms in JavaScript	259	(38)
Overview of Forms	259	(1)
The Common Gateway Interface	260	(2)
The <FORM> Tag	262	(7)
Form Elements: an Overview	269	(1)
Input Fields	270	(18)
Selection Lists	288	(2)
Multiline Text Fields	290	(2)
Summary	292	(1)
Questions	293	(3)
Exercises	296	(1)
Validating a User's Input to a Form	297	(26)
Hidden Form Fields	297	(4)
The Form Object	301	(14)
E-mailing a Form's Data	315	(3)
Summary	318	(1)
Questions	319	(2)
Exercises	321	(2)
tutorial 7 DYNAMIC HTML AND ANIMATION	323	(1)
Previewing the Animation Files	324	(3)
Dynamic Object Model	327	(37)
Dynamic HTML	327	(4)
Document Object Model	331	(10)
The Image Object	341	(5)
Animation with the Image Object	346	(7)
Image Caching	353	(6)
Summary	359	(1)
Questions	360	(2)
Exercises	362	(2)
Animation and Cascading Style Sheets	364	(1)
Cascading Style Sheets	364	(5)
Using JavaScript with CSS Styles	369	(2)
CSS Positioning	371	(14)
Cross-Browser Compatibility	385	(3)
Summary	388	(2)
Questions	390	(2)
Exercises	392
Appendix JAVASCRIPT REFERENCE	A-1
Comment Types	A-1
Javascript Reserved Words	A-2
Identifiers	A-2
Events	A-3
Primitive Data Types	A-5
JavaScript Escape Sequences	A-5
Operators	A-6
Control Structures and Statements	A-8
Objects	A-9