JavaScript by Example, 2nd Edition

✍ Scribed by Ellie Quigley

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 897
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The World’s Easiest Java Script Tutorial–Fully Updated!j#097;vascript by Example, Second Edition, is the easiest, most hands-on way to learn j#097;vascript. Legendary programming instructor Ellie Quigley has thoroughly updated her classic book to deliver the skills and information today’s j#097;vascript users need most–including up-to-the-minute coverage of j#097;vascript programming constructs, CSS, Ajax, JSON, and the latest j#097;vascript libraries and best practices.Quigley illuminates every technique with focused, classroom-tested code examples, detailed line-by-line explanations, and real program output. This exceptionally clear, easy-to-understand book takes you from your first script to advanced techniques. It’s the only j#097;vascript book you’ll ever need!

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 16
1.1 What JavaScript Is......Page 18
1.2 What JavaScript Is Not......Page 19
1.3 What JavaScript Is Used For......Page 20
1.4.1 Analysis of the Diagram......Page 21
1.5 What Is Ajax?......Page 22
1.6 What JavaScript Looks Like......Page 24
1.7.1 The Three Layers......Page 25
1.8 JavaScript and Events......Page 27
1.9 Standardizing JavaScript and the W3C......Page 29
1.9.2 The Document Object Model......Page 30
1.10 What Browser?......Page 32
1.10.1 Versions of JavaScript......Page 33
1.10.3 Is JavaScript Enabled on Your Browser?......Page 35
1.11 Where to Put JavaScript......Page 37
1.11.1 JavaScript from External Files......Page 39
1.12.1 The W3C Validation Tool......Page 41
1.12.2 The Validome Validation Tool......Page 42
1.13 What You Should Know......Page 43
2.1 The HTML Document and JavaScript......Page 46
2.1.1 Script Execution......Page 47
2.2.2 Free Form and Reserved Words......Page 50
2.2.3 Statements and Semicolons......Page 51
2.2.5 The