JavaScript™ 1.5 by Example by Kingsley-Hughes, Kathie -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Getting into JavaScript!

JavaScript Is Everywhere Why You Need to Learn JavaScript JavaScript History JavaScript Today The Future of JavaScript What Is the Difference Between a Script and a Program? What About the Difference Between a Scripting Language and a Programming Language? Tools for the JavaScripter Having the Latest Browsers Other Tools What's Next

Combining JavaScript and HTML

Meeting of Worlds—HTML and JavaScript Hiding JavaScript from Older Browsers What's Next

Language Tour

JavaScript in Action

Exploring JavaScript Inputs and Outputs Objects, Methods, … and Even Properties Using the alert() Method Adding Comments to JavaScript Using the confirm() Method Using the prompt() Method What's Next

Handling Data with Variables

JavaScript Values JavaScript Variables Troubleshooting! Using the prompt() Method to Assign a Value to a Variable What's Next

JavaScript Arrays and Escape Characters

Using Arrays Creating an Array in a Hurry! The Length of an Array Showing All Elements Exercise—Interactive Story Escape Characters What's Next

Expressions, Conditions, Operators, and More Strings and Numbers

More on Terminology—What Are Expressions and Conditions? Introducing Operators Revisiting Strings and Numbers What's Next

Using Statements in JavaScript

What Are Statements? The variable Statement The if Statement Iteration Statements The continue Statement The break Statement The switch Statement What's Next

Write Better JavaScript Scripts by Using Functions and Events

What Are Functions? Your First Function Events Using Events Creating Effective Functions! Functions Running Functions! What Are Those Parentheses For? Using Parameters Between Functions The return Statement Exercise—Temperature Conversion JavaScript What's Next

Getting the Most Out of Objects

Objects—What Are They? Objects and Browsers The JavaScript Objects—A Closer Look The Math Object The Date Object The String Object The with Statement Object Methods and Properties What's Next

Bugs—How to Find Them and Kill Them

What Are Bugs? Types of Bugs Finding Errors Narrowing Down Errors The Microsoft Script Debugger Common Errors What's Next

Where Does JavaScript Go?

Going Beyond the Box (or Should That Be Head?)

Thinking Outside the <head>! Linking, Linking, Linking! Inline JavaScript When to Use Your <head>, When to Link, and When to Make It Inline! What's Next

JavaScript and Dynamic HTML

Dynamic HTML and JavaScript

The World of DHTML The Concepts and Features of DHTML Why Do Differences Exist Between the Browsers? What Can You Do with DHTML? What's Next

Cascading Style Sheets and JavaScript!

A Little Cascading Style Sheets History Introduction to CSS JavaScript and CSS Creating Animation! Animation and Internet Explorer 5 Doing the Same Thing … Only in Netscape Navigator 4! Making It Work in Both Browsers! Ups and Downs Want to Go Diagonally? Back to JavaScript for a Moment… What's Next

JavaScript and the Document Object Model

An Introduction to the Document Object Model How Much Power Does It Give Me? Access to Page Elements The Event Model JavaScript Power What's Next

Examples, Examples, Examples!

Example 1—Adding Last Modified Dates to Web Pages Example 2—Simple Clock Example 3—Simple Countdown Counter Example 4—Simple Form Validation Example 5—Rollovers Example 6—Scrolling Status Bar Message Example 7—Controlling Cookies What's Next

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