JavaScript^TM For Dummies^®, 3rd Edition

by Emily A. Vander Veer

• ISBN13: 9780764506338
• ISBN10: 0764506331
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

JavaScript has evolved quite a bit since its earliest days, from a relatively basic scripting language to a full-blown programming language in its own right. You can use JavaScript to create even more breathtakingly cool Web sites than ever before. You've probably seen Web sites with the following features: Images that change when your mouse moves over them Slide-show animations Input forms with pop-up messages that help you fill in the fields correctly Customized messages that welcome repeat visitors All of these features (and much more) can be created with JavaScript. The thing is, JavaScript isn't easy to use. The JavaScript language itself has become more complex than its earlier incarnations - but that's where his new, improved, better-tasting edition of JavaScript For Dummies comes in! Even if you're not a crackerjack programmer, you can use the techniques and sample scripts in this book to create interactive, "intelligent" Web pages bursting with animated effects.JavaScript For Dummies, 3rd Edition, gives you all you need to know to get started with JavaScript, plus some really cool JavaScript tricks, all explained from the point of view of the first-time JavaScript programmer. Here are just a few of the topics you'll find covered: Understanding JavaScript programming concepts Writing your first script Sampling browser cookies Making your pages interactive with button events and mouse rollovers Fiddling with forms and frames Automating your Web site Top Ten lists on online resources, common mistakes (and how to avoid them), and debugging your scripts Appendixes on JavaScript reserved words, color values, special characters, and the document object model reference JavaScript For Dummies, 3rd Edition, also includes a CD-ROM with trial versions of popular Web creations tools, such as HomeSite, Dreamweaver, NetObjects ScriptBuilder, and SurfMap JavaScript.So if you've worked with HTML before but want to add more flexibility and punch to your pages, or even if you've never written a stick of code in your life but are eager to hop on the JavaScript bandwagon, JavaScript For Dummies, 3rd Edition, is the book for you.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Part I: Building Killer Web Pages for Fun and Profit	7	(76)
All You Ever Wanted to Know about JavaScript (But Were Afraid to Ask!)	9	(12)
Writing Your Very First Script	21	(22)
JavaScript Programming Concepts	43	(40)
Part II: Adding Intelligence to your Web Pages	83	(58)
I Spy! Detecting Your Users' Browser Environment	85	(24)
Making Every Date Count	109	(14)
That's How the Cookie Crumbles	123	(18)
Part III: Making your Web Pages Interactive	141	(92)
Button Up!	143	(18)
Picture Perfect	161	(18)
Roll Over, Boy! Good Mouse!	179	(16)
Hunting and Gathering (And Validating) User Input	195	(24)
Framed Again!	219	(14)
Part IV: Automating your Web Site	233	(48)
DHTML Dyn-o-mite!	235	(14)
Timing Is Everything	249	(10)
JavaScript Tricks	259	(22)
Part V: The Part of Tens	281	(32)
Top Ten (Or So) Online JavaScript Resources	283	(6)
Ten (Or So) Most Common JavaScript Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)	289	(10)
Ten (Or So) Tips for Debugging Your Scripts	299	(14)
Part VI: Appendixes	313	(46)
Appendix A: JavaScript Reserved Words	315	(2)
Appendix B: JavaScript Color Values	317	(4)
Appendix C: Document Object Model Reference	321	(26)
Appendix D: Special Characters	347	(6)
Appendix E: About the CD	353	(6)
Index	359	(23)
IDG Books Worldwide End-user License Agreement	382	(2)
Installation Instructions	384