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Beginning JavaScript.

Synopsis:

The perennial bestseller returns with new details for using the latest tools and techniques available with JavaScript JavaScript is the definitive language for making the Web a dynamic, rich, interactive medium. This guide to JavaScript builds on the success of previous editions and introduces you to many new advances in JavaScript development. The reorganization of the chapters helps streamline your learning process while new examples provide you with updated JavaScript programming techniques. You'll get all-new coverage of Ajax for remote scripting, JavaScript frameworks, JavaScript and XML, and the latest features in modern Web browsers. Plus, all the featured code has been updated to ensure compliance with the most recent popular Web browsers. Introduces you to the latest capabilities of JavaScript, the definitive language for developing dynamic, rich, interactive Web sites Features new coverage of data types and variables, JavaScript and XML, Ajax for remote scripting, and popular JavaScript frameworks Offers updated code that ensures compliance with the most popular Web browsers Includes improved examples on the most up-to-date JavaScript programming techniques Continuing in the superlative tradition of the first three editions, Beginning JavaScript, Fourth Edition , gets you up to speed on all the new advances in JavaScript development. Step-by-step guidance to creating powerful web apps with JavaScript JavaScript allows you to enhance your web pages and web applications by providing dynamic, personalized, and interactive content. Serving as a great introduction to JavaScript, this book offers all you need to start using JavaScript on your web pages right away. It's fully updated and covers utilizing JavaScript with the latest versions of the Internet Explorer(, Firefox(, and Safari( browsers. Walks you through the basics of JavaScript: what it is, how it works, and what you can do with it Covers the various tools needed to create JavaScript web applications Escorts you through selecting a single character from a string, converting character codes to a string, and copying string parts Shows you how to join arrays, copy parts of an array, sort arrays, and reverse an array's order Explains how using a JavaScript framework (such as jQuery, Prototype, and MooTools) makes JavaScript programming faster and more efficient Offers an in-depth look at Ajax Reviews common mistakes, debugging, and error handling Programmer Forums Join our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world. Code Downloads Take advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use. Read More Find articles, ebooks, sample chapters and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved. Wrox.com

Table of Contents:

Introduction. Chapter 1, Introduction to Javascript and The Web. Chapter 2, Data Types and Variables. Chapter 3, Decisions, Loops, and Functions. Chapter 4, Common Mistakes, Debugging, and Error Handling. Chapter 5, Javascript - An Object-based Language. Chapter 6, Programming The Browser. Chapter 7, Html Forms, Interacting With The User. Chapter 8, Windows and Frames. Chapter 9, String Manipulation. Chapter 10, Date, Time, and Timers. Chapter 11, Storing Information, Cookies. Chapter 12, Dynamic Html and The W3C Document Object Model. Chapter 13, Using Activex and Plug-ins With Javascript. Chapter 14, Ajax. Chapter 15, Javascript Frameworks. Appendix A, Answers to Exercises. Appendix B, Javascript Core Reference. Appendix C, W3C DOM Reference. Appendix D, Latin-1 Character Set. Index.

Additional Information:

Related subjects: JavaScript (Computer program language) Web site development