How To Do Everything with JavaScript

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
PART I Learn JavaScript Basics......Page 20
CHAPTER 1 Prepare to Program in JavaScript......Page 22
Learn the History of JavaScript......Page 23
JavaScript Becomes an Official Standard......Page 24
Where JavaScript Is Today......Page 25
Develop JavaScript-Enabled Web Pages......Page 26
Create Server-Based Web Applications......Page 27
JavaScript Development Tools......Page 28
Learn What JavaScript Can and Cannot Do......Page 32
Use JavaScript as a Server-Side Language......Page 33
Decide Which Version of JavaScript to Use......Page 34
Create a JavaScript Template......Page 35
Understand the JavaScript Template......Page 37
Communicate with the User......Page 38
Display an Alert Message......Page 39
Write Text to the Browser Window......Page 40
Learn More about Topics Discussed in this Chapter......Page 41
CHAPTER 2 Learn JavaScript Fundamentals......Page 44
Store Data in Variables......Page 45
Define Variables......Page 46
Define Constants......Page 47
Understand Program Flow......Page 48
Execute Code Conditionally......Page 49
Repeat Statements Using Loops......Page 53
Comment Your Code......Page 62
Set a Default Object......Page 63
Handle Errors......Page 65
Understand the Basics of Expressions......Page 68
Use Operators to Create Complex Expressions......Page 69
Organize Your Code into Functions......Page 70
Define Functions......Page 71
Accept Parameters......Page 73
Understand Variable Scope......Page 75
Return Values......Page 77
Use the Improvements in JavaScript 2.0 to Create More Powerful Functions......Page 78
Use Named Optional Parameters......Page 79
Accept Any Number of Parameters......Page 80
CHAPTER 3 Use Built-in JavaScript Classes......Page 82
Learn about Objects in JavaScript......Page 83
Organize Code into Procedures......Page 84
Use the Object-Oriented Approach......Page 85
Turn Properties and Functions into a Class......Page 87
JavaScript\'s Built-in Classes and Data Types......Page 88
Instantiate an Object with the new Operator......Page 91
Create a String Object in JavaScript......Page 92
Create a String Object Using a String Literal......Page 93
Use the String Object\'s Built-in Functionality......Page 95
Perform Mathematical Functions......Page 97
Apply JavaScript\'s Date-Handling Functions......Page 98
Use the parseInt and parseFloat Functions......Page 101
Prepare Text Before Sending to Web Server......Page 103
Use the escape and unescape Functions......Page 104
Decide When to Use Regular Expressions......Page 105
Understand the Basics of Regular Expressions......Page 106
Create Patterns with a RegExp Object......Page 108
Use the char Data Type......Page 110
Understand Special Data Types......Page 111
CHAPTER 4 Organize Data into Arrays......Page 114
Create an Empty Array......Page 116
Specify an Initial Array Length......Page 118
Use Array Literals......Page 119
Call the Properties and Methods of the Array Object......Page 120
Set and Retrieve Values in an Array......Page 123
Use Multidimensional Arrays......Page 126
Use JavaScript 2.0\'s Enhanced Arrays......Page 130
The StaticArray Class......Page 131
The ConstArray Class......Page 133
CHAPTER 5 Create Your Own JavaScript Classes......Page 136
Create Objects in JavaScript 1.x......Page 137
Call a Constructor Function......Page 138
Use an Object Literal......Page 141
Extend an Existing Class......Page 142
Extend an Existing Object......Page 144
Create Objects in JavaScript 2.0......Page 145
Define Your Own Classes......Page 146
Organize Classes Using Inheritance......Page 149
Choose Between Static and Instance Members......Page 154
Make Class Members Public or Private......Page 155
PART II Build JavaScript-Enabled Web Sites......Page 158
CHAPTER 6 Embed JavaScript in a Web Page......Page 160
Understand Basic HTML Structure......Page 161
Build an HTML Document......Page 164
Indicate the Document Type with ......Page 165
Add a Title and Define Document Keywords......Page 166
Format Text with HTML Elements......Page 167
Format Text with Style Sheets......Page 169
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