JavaScript Phrasebook

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 4
Introduction......Page 12
 Understanding JavaScript (and Its History)......Page 16
 Setting Up a Test System......Page 18
 Configuring Web Browsers......Page 20
 Including JavaScript Code......Page 22
 Using External JavaScript Files......Page 23
 Dynamically Loading JavaScript Files......Page 24
 Using JavaScript Pseudo URLs......Page 25
 Executing JavaScript with Event Handlers......Page 26
 Coping with Browsers without JavaScript......Page 27
 Detecting the Browser Type......Page 30
 Checking Browser Capabilities......Page 33
 Redirecting the Browser......Page 34
 Reloading the Page......Page 35
 Date and Time Information......Page 36
 Searching with Regular Expressions......Page 39
 Replacing Text......Page 40
 Displaying the Modification Date of the Page......Page 41
 Retrieving GET Parameters......Page 42
 Asking for User Data......Page 43
3 Images and Animations......Page 46
 Creating Mouseover Buttons......Page 47
 Preloading Images......Page 49
 Animating Graphics......Page 51
 Stretching Graphics......Page 53
 Visualizing the Page Loading State with a Progress Bar......Page 55
4 CSS......Page 58
 Accessing CSS Styles......Page 59
 Accessing CSS Classes......Page 61
 Accessing Individual Style Sheets......Page 62
 Accessing Individual CSS Rules......Page 63
 Letting the Contents of a Website Disappear......Page 66
 Applying JavaScript to CSS Selectors......Page 69
 Changing the Mouse Cursor......Page 71
 Understanding DOM......Page 74
 Accessing Specific Elements......Page 76
 Accessing Tags......Page 77
 Determining Node Information......Page 79
 Removing Elements......Page 81
 Adding Elements......Page 82
 Creating Text Elements......Page 84
 Working with Attributes......Page 85
 Cloning Elements......Page 87
 Replacing Elements......Page 88
 Creating a Bulleted List from JavaScript Data......Page 89
 Creating a Table from JavaScript Data......Page 91
 Changing HTML Fragments......Page 93
 Positioning Elements......Page 94
 Moving Elements......Page 96
 Creating a Sticky Navigation......Page 97
 Creating a Flash Pop-Up Ad......Page 99
 Creating a Class......Page 104
 Accessing Class Members......Page 105
 Inheriting Classes......Page 107
 Extending Built-In JavaScript Objects......Page 110
 Reacting Upon JavaScript Events......Page 111
 Using Keyboard Events......Page 114
 Submitting a Form with the Enter Key......Page 116
 Using Mouse Events......Page 117
7 Cookies......Page 120
 Understanding Cookies......Page 121
 Setting Cookies......Page 123
 Reading Out Cookies......Page 124
 Setting an Expiration Date......Page 127
 Using Other Cookie Options......Page 128
 Checking for Cookie Support......Page 130
 Saving Multiple Information in One Cookie......Page 131
 Understanding HTML Forms with JavaScript......Page 134
 Accessing Text Fields......Page 136
 Accessing Check Boxes......Page 137
 Accessing Radio Buttons......Page 138
 Accessing Selection Lists......Page 140
 Accessing a Multiple Selection List......Page 142
 Disabling Form Elements......Page 145
 Submitting a Form......Page 147
 Preventing Form Submission......Page 148
 Preventing Repeated Form Submissions......Page 149
 Giving a Field the Focus......Page 151
 Selecting Text in a Field......Page 152
 Emptying Text Fields When Clicked Upon......Page 154
 Validating Text Fields......Page 156
 Validating Check Boxes......Page 157
 Validating Radio Buttons......Page 158
 Validating Selection Lists......Page 159
 Automatically Validating a Form......Page 162
 Implementing Navigation with a Selection List......Page 165
 Implementing a Hierarchical Navigation with a Selection List......Page 166
 Emptying a Set of Radio Buttons......Page 169
 Creating Prefilled Date Selection Lists......Page 170
 Creating Validating Date Selection Lists......Page 171
9 Windows and Frames......Page 174
 Using Window Options......Page 175
 Opening a Modal Window......Page 178
 Determining Screen Size......Page 180
 Determining the Window Size......Page 181
 Resizing a Window......Page 183
 Repositioning a Window......Page 184
 Opening a Centered Pop-Up Window......Page 185
 Opening a Full-Screen Window......Page 187
 Opening a New Window in a Corner of the Screen......Page 188
 Creating a Sitemap......Page 189
 Closing a Window......Page 190
 Checking for the Presence of a Pop-Up Blocker......Page 192
 Changing the Contents of Two Frames at Once......Page 196
 Using Iframes......Page 198
10 Web Services......Page 200
 Creating a Web Service with PHP......Page 203
 Creating a Web Service with ASP.NET......Page 204
 Calling a Web Service from Internet Explorer......Page 206
 Calling a Web Service from a Mozilla Browser......Page 209
 Calling an ASP.NET Web Service from a Mozilla Browser......Page 212
11 AJAX (and Related Topics)......Page 214
 Initializing an AJAX Application......Page 216
 Sending a GET Request......Page 217
 Sending a POST Request......Page 219
 Sending a Synchronous Request......Page 221
 Receiving Multiple Data from the Server......Page 222
 Aborting an HTTP Request......Page 224
 Retrieving HTTP Headers......Page 226
 Receiving XML from the Server......Page 227
 Using JSON for Data (De)Serialization......Page 231
 Creating a Waiting Screen......Page 232
 Solving the Bookmark Problem......Page 235
 Solving the Back Button Problem......Page 236
 Using XSLT......Page 239
 Using an XML Library......Page 241
 Using the Yahoo! Web Service......Page 244
 Accessing Embedded Media......Page 248
 Checking for Plug-Ins......Page 249
 Coping with Recent Internet Explorer Versions......Page 251
 Accessing Multimedia Content......Page 252
 Accessing Java Content......Page 253
 Accessing Flash Content......Page 255
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 M......Page 266
 O......Page 267
 Q-R......Page 269
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 T......Page 271
 W......Page 272
 X-Y-Z......Page 273