Rent 9780619267971 | New Perspectives on JavaScript | Carey, Patrick; Canovatchel, Frank @knetbooks.com

Summary Table of Contents

This book uses a practical, step-by-step approach to provide comprehensive instruction on basic to advanced JavaScript concepts.

This new text uses the New Perspectives Series' case-based, problem-solving approach to teach students JavaScript concepts and applications. It is designed for a full-semester course on JavaScript and is ideal for students have no prior programming experience.

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Preface

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Review 1 Introducing HTML and XHTML

(48)

Introducing the World Wide Web and HTML

(3)

Web Pages, Servers, and Browsers

(1)

HTML: The Language of the Web

(2)

Creating an HTML Document

(3)

White Space and HTML

(1)

Element Attributes

(1)

The Structure of an HTML File

(1)

Working with the Document Head

(1)

Working with Block-level Elements

(5)

Creating Headings

(1)

Creating Paragraphs

(1)

Creating Lists

(2)

Creating a Generic Block

(1)

Using Other Block-level Elements

(1)

Working with Inline Elements

(2)

Working with IDs and Classes

(1)

Creating Links

(1)

Working with Images and Other Nontextual Content

(3)

Creating Horizontal Lines

(1)

Working with Special Characters

(1)

Embedding Media Clips

(1)

Creating Web Tables

(9)

Creating Row Groups

(1)

Creating a Table Caption

(1)

Spanning Rows and Columns

(2)

Setting the Border, Spacing, and Padding Size

(2)

Creating Frames and Rules

(2)

Working with Column Groups

(1)

Creating Web Forms

(9)

Creating a Form Element

(1)

Creating and Formatting Input Boxes

(1)

Creating Option Buttons

(1)

Creating Check Boxes

(1)

Creating a Selection List

(2)

Creating a Text Area Box

(1)

Creating a Form Button

(1)

Creating a Hidden Field

(1)

Working with Form Attributes

(1)

Working with Frames

(9)

Creating a Frameset

(2)

Specifying a Frame Source

(1)

Formatting Frames

(1)

Working with Frames and Links

(1)

Using the noframes Element

(1)

Creating Inline Frames

(1)

Review Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Review Questions

(2)

Review 2 Introducing Cascading Style Sheets

(1)

Introducing CSS

(7)

Applying a Style Sheet

(1)

Using Inline Styles

(1)

Using Embedded Styles

(2)

Using an External Style Sheet

(1)

Style Comments

(1)

Understanding Style Precedence

(1)

Understanding Style Inheritance

(1)

Working with Text Styles

(6)

Choosing a Font

(1)

Setting the Font Size

(1)

Controlling Spacing and Indentation

(1)

Setting Font Styles, Weights, and Other Decorative Features

(2)

Aligning Element Content

(1)

Combining All Text Formatting in a Single Style

(1)

Working with Color and Image Styles

(3)

Setting a Background Image

(1)

Controlling Image Placement

(2)

Sizing Elements

(2)

Setting an Element's Width

(1)

Setting an Element's Height

(1)

Handling Content Overflow

(1)

Clipping Content

(1)

Working with Borders, Margins, and Padding

(5)

Working with Margins

(1)

Working with Borders

(2)

Working with Padding

(1)

Positioning Elements

(4)

Absolute Positioning

(1)

Relative Positioning

(1)

Fixed and Static Positioning

(1)

Floating an Element

(1)

Stacking Elements

(1)

Setting the Element Display Style

(2)

Hiding Elements

(1)

Working with Selectors

(6)

Contextual Selectors

(2)

Attribute Selectors

(1)

Applying Styles to IDs and Classes

(1)

Applying Styles to Pseudoclasses and Pseudoelements

(2)

Working with Different Media

(3)

The @media Rule

(1)

Supporting Older Browsers

(1)

Media Groups

(1)

Using Print Styles

(5)

Page Pseudoclasses and Named Pages

(1)

Setting the Page Size

(1)

Displaying Crop Marks

(1)

Working with Page Breaks

(3)

Review Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Review Questions

Introducing JavaScript

(48)

Monroe Public Library

(1)

Session 1.1

(1)

Introduction to JavaScript

(6)

Server-Side and Client-Side Programming

(3)

The Development of JavaScript

(1)

Working with the Script Element

(2)

Creating a Script Element

(1)

Placing the Script Element

(1)

Creating a Statement

(1)

Writing Output to a Web Document

(3)

The document.write() Method

(2)

Understanding JavaScript Rules and the Use of White Space

(2)

Supporting Non-JavaScript Browsers

(1)

Session 1.1 Quick Check

(1)

Session 1.2

(1)

Working with Variables

(4)

Declaring a Variable

(1)

Assigning a Value to a Variable

(1)

Working with Data Types

(2)

Writing a Variable Value to a Web Document

(1)

Creating a Function to Perform an Action

(5)

Calling a Function

(4)

Functions and Variable Scope

(1)

Creating a Function to Return a Value

(2)

Accessing an External JavaScript File

(4)

Commenting JavaScript Code

(2)

Inserting Single- and Multiline Comments

(1)

Using Comments to Hide JavaScript Code

(1)

Debugging Your JavaScript Programs

(5)

Common Mistakes

(1)

Debugging Tools and Techniques

(3)

Tips for Writing Good JavaScript Code

(1)

Session 1.2 Quick Check

(1)

Tutorial Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Review Assignments

(1)

Case Problems

(7)

Quick Check Answers

(1)

Working with Operators and Expressions

(52)

Dixon's New Year's Bash

(1)

Session 2.1

(1)

Working with onEvent Processing

(6)

Understanding Event Handlers

(2)

Running JavaScript Commands as Links

(1)

Working with Dates

(7)

Retrieving the Date, Month, and Hour Values

(1)

Retrieving the Hour, Minute, and Second Values

(1)

Setting Date and Time Values

(1)

Creating a Date and Time Function

(2)

Session 2.1 Quick Check

(1)

Session 2.2

(1)

Working with Operators

(5)

Arithmetic Operators

(2)

Assignment Operators

(1)

Calculating the Days Left in the Year

(2)

Working with Math Methods and Constants

(6)

Math Methods

(1)

Math Constants

(2)

Calculating the Hours, Minutes, and Seconds Left in the Year

(3)

Controlling How JavaScript Works with Numeric Values

(3)

Handling Illegal Operations

(1)

Specifying the Number Format

(1)

Converting Between Numbers and Text Strings

(2)

Working with Conditional Operators

(5)

Running Timed Commands

(2)

Working with Time-Delayed Commands

(1)

Running Commands at Specified Intervals

(2)

Performing Special Mathematical Tasks

(3)

Rounding a Value to a Specified Number of Digits

(1)

Generating Random Numbers

(1)

Tips for Working with Operators and Expressions

(1)

Session 2 Quick Check

(1)

Tutorial Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Review Assignments

(3)

Case Problems

(8)

Quick Check Answers

(2)

Working with Arrays, Loops, and Conditional Statements

101

(58)

The Chamberlain Civic Center

101

(1)

Session 3.1

102

(1)

Introducing the Monthly Calendar

102

(4)

The Calendar Style Sheet

104

(1)

The calendar() Function

104

(2)

Working with Arrays

106

(9)

Creating and Populating an Array

106

(4)

Working with Array Length

110

(1)

Reversing an Array

111

(1)

Sorting an Array

112

(1)

Extracting and Inserting Array Items

113

(2)

Session 3.1 Quick Check

115

(1)

Session 3.2

116

(1)

Working with Program Loops

116

(6)

The For Loop

116

(2)

For Loops and Arrays

118

(2)

The While Loop

120

(1)

The Do/While Loop

121

(1)

Working with Conditional Statements

122

(7)

The If Statement

123

(1)

Nesting If Statements

124

(2)

The If...Else Statement

126

(1)

Using Multiple Else...If statements

127

(1)

The Switch Statement

128

(1)

Session 3.2 Quick Check

129

(1)

Session 3.3

130

(1)

Creating the calendar() Function

130

(10)

Setting the First Day of the Month

131

(1)

Placing the First Day of the Month

132

(1)

Writing the Calendar Days

133

(3)

Highlighting the Current Date

136

(2)

Setting the Calendar Date

138

(2)

Managing Program Loops and Conditional Statements

140

(2)

The break Command

140

(1)

The continue Command

140

(1)

Statement Labels

141

(1)

Tips for Arrays, Program Loops, and Conditional Statements

142

(1)

Session 3.3 Quick Check

142

(1)

Tutorial Summary

143

(1)

Key Terms

143

(1)

Review Assignments

143

(3)

Case Problems

146

(11)

Quick Check Answers

157

(2)

Working with Objects

159

(56)

Avalon Books

159

(1)

Session 4.1

160

(1)

Introduction to DHTML

160

(2)

Understanding JavaScript Objects

162

(1)

Exploring the Document Object Model

163

(3)

Development of a Common DOM

163

(3)

The Document Tree

166

(1)

Referencing Objects

166

(4)

Object Names

167

(1)

Working with Object Collections

167

(2)

Using document.all and document.getElementById

169

(1)

Referencing Tags

169

(1)

Working with Object Properties

170

(2)

Storing a Property in a Variable

171

(1)

Using Properties in Conditional Expressions

172

(1)

Working with Object Methods

172

(1)

Creating a Cross-Browser Web Site

173

(5)

Using Browser Detection

173

(1)

Using Object Detection

174

(2)

Employing Cross-Browser Strategies

176

(2)

Session 1 Quick Check

178

(1)

Session 4.2

178

(1)

Creating Custom Functions for Avalon Books

178

(1)

Working with the Style Object

179

(2)

Setting an Element's Position

180

(1)

Positioning Properties in the IE DOM

180

(1)

Creating the Positioning Functions for Avalon Books

181

(3)

Session 2 Quick Check

184

(1)

Session 4.3

185

(1)

Applying an Event Handler

185

(2)

Animating an Object

187

(4)

Controlling Layout for Different Monitor Resolutions

191

(6)

Calculating the Size of the Display Window

193

(4)

Using Path Animation

197

(1)

Working with Custom Objects

198

(3)

The new Operator

198

(1)

Customized Properties

199

(1)

Object Constructors

199

(1)

Customized Methods

200

(1)

Tips for Working with JavaScript Objects

201

(1)

Session 4.3 Quick Check

201

(1)

Tutorial Summary

202

(1)

Key Terms

202

(1)

Review Assignments

203

(2)

Case Problems

205

(7)

Quick Check Answers

212

(3)

Working with Special Effects

215

(58)

The World of Shakespeare

215

(1)

Session 5.1

216

(1)

Working with Image Objects

216

(5)

Referencing an Inline Image

217

(2)

Creating an Image Object

219

(1)

Properties of Image Objects

219

(2)

Detecting Image Objects

221

(1)

Creating an Image Rollover

221

(5)

Preloading the Images

222

(2)

Swapping Image Objects

224

(1)

Running the Image Rollover

225

(1)

Creating a Text Rollover

226

(1)

Using the Hover Pseudo-Class

227

(1)

General Text Rollovers

227

(1)

Session 5.1 Quick Check

227

(1)

Session 5.2

228

(1)

Working with Menus

228

(5)

Creating a Pop-Up Menu

228

(1)

Creating a Pull-Down Menu

229

(1)

Creating a Sliding Menu

230

(1)

Creating a Tabbed Menu

230

(3)

Creating Pop-Up Menu Functions

233

(1)

Displaying Menu Contents

234

(4)

Calling the Menu Functions

236

(2)

Session 5.2 Quick Check

238

(1)

Session 5.3

239

(1)

Working with Internet Explorer Filters

239

(8)

Applying Filters by Using Styles

239

(4)

Running Filters with JavaScript

243

(1)

Adding a Filter Effect to the Plays Page

244

(1)

Using a Light Filter

245

(2)

Working with Transitions

247

(10)

Applying Transition Styles

247

(4)

Scripting Transitions

251

(1)

Running a Transition

252

(1)

Adding a Transition to the Plays Page

253

(3)

Using Interpage Transitions

256

(1)

Tips for Working with Special Effects

257

(1)

Session 3 Quick Check

258

(1)

Tutorial Summary

258

(1)

Key Terms

258

(1)

Review Assignments

258

(3)

Case Problems

261

(9)

Quick Check Answers

270

(3)

Working with Windows and Frames

273

(62)

iMusicHistory

273

(1)

Session 6.1

274

(1)

Working with the Window Object

274

(3)

Working with Status Bars

277

(3)

Setting the Default Status Bar Message

277

(1)

Creating a Transient Status Bar Message

278

(2)

Working with the History and Location Objects

280

(4)

Moving Forward and Backward in the History List

280

(2)

Automatic Page Navigation

282

(2)

Security Issues

284

(1)

Session 6.1 Quick Check

284

(1)

Session 6.2

285

(1)

Creating New Browser Windows

285

(9)

Opening New Windows with HTML

286

(1)

Opening New Windows with JavaScript

286

(1)

Setting the Features of a Pop-up Window

287

(4)

Working with Pop-up Blockers

291

(1)

Adding a Pop-up Window to the iMusicHistory Site

292

(2)

Window Security Issues

294

(1)

Working with Window Methods

294

(5)

Window Methods

295

(2)

The self and opener Keywords

297

(1)

Automatically Closing the Definition Window

298

(1)

Creating Dialog Boxes

299

(3)

Working between Windows

302

(5)

Writing Content to a Window

302

(1)

Accessing an Object within a Window

303

(1)

Creating the Quiz Pop-up Window

304

(3)

Working with Modal and Modeless Windows

307

(2)

Working with the Features List

308

(1)

Exchanging Information between the Windows

308

(1)

Session 6.2 Quick Check

309

(1)

Session 6.3

309

(1)

Working with Frames

309

(7)

Working with the Frame and Frameset Objects

312

(1)

Navigating between Frames

312

(1)

Treating Frames as Windows

313

(1)

Setting the Frameset Layout

314

(1)

Collapsing and Expanding a Frame

315

(1)

Controlling Frame Behavior

316

(3)

Blocking an Unwanted Frame

316

(2)

Forcing a Page into a Frameset

318

(1)

Working with Inline Frames

319

(2)

Tips for Working with Windows and Frames

321

(1)

Session 6.3 Quick Check

321

(1)

Tutorial Summary

322

(1)

Key Terms

322

(1)

Review Assignments

322

(3)

Case Problems

325

(7)

Quick Check Answers

332

(3)

Working with Forms and Regular Expressions

335

(82)

GPS-ware

335

(1)

Session 7.1

336

(1)

Working with Forms and Fields

336

(4)

Referencing a Web form

337

(2)

Referencing a form element

339

(1)

Working with Input Fields

340

(3)

Setting the field value

340

(1)

Navigating between fields

341

(2)

Working with Selection Lists

343

(3)

Working with Option Buttons and Checkboxes

346

(3)

Using option buttons

347

(1)

Using the ``this'' keyword

348

(1)

Working with check boxes

349

(1)

Creating Calculated Fields

349

(5)

Working with Older Browsers

353

(1)

Session 7.1 Quick Check

354

(1)

Session 7.2

354

(1)

Working with Form Validation

354

(5)

Submitting a Form

355

(3)

Resetting a Form

358

(1)

Working with Text Strings

359

(9)

The string object

360

(1)

Calculating the length of a text string

360

(2)

Working with string object methods

362

(5)

Formatting text strings

367

(1)

Session 7.2 Quick Check

368

(1)

Session 7.3

369

(1)

Introducing Regular Expressions

369

(16)

Creating a regular expression

369

(1)

Matching a substring

370

(1)

Setting regular expression flags

371

(1)

Defining character positions

372

(2)

Defining character types and character classes

374

(4)

Repeating characters

378

(2)

Escape sequences

380

(1)

Alternate Patterns and Grouping

381

(3)

The regular expression object constructor

384

(1)

Working with the Regular Expression Object

385

(4)

Regular Expression methods

385

(2)

Validating a ZIP code

387

(2)

Validating Financial Information

389

(8)

Removing blank spaces from credit card numbers

391

(1)

Validating credit card number patterns

391

(3)

The Luhn Formula

394

(3)

Passing Data Between Forms

397

(3)

Appending data to a URL

397

(1)

Appending and retrieving form data

398

(2)

Tips for Validating Forms

400

(1)

Session 7.3 Quick Check

401

(1)

Tutorial Summary

401

(1)

Key Terms

401

(1)

Review Assignments

402

(3)

Case Problems

405

(10)

Quick Check Answers

415

(2)

Working with the Event Model

417

(60)

Games Etc

417

(1)

Session 8.1

418

(1)

Working with Events

418

(7)

Event Handlers

420

(2)

Event Handlers as Object Properties

422

(1)

Event Handlers as Script Elements

422

(1)

Using an Event Handler to Cancel an Action

423

(1)

Assigning an Event Handler

424

(1)

Introducing the Internet Explorer Event Model

425

(3)

Event Bubbling

425

(2)

Canceling Event Bubbling

427

(1)

Attaching and Detaching Events

428

(1)

Introducing the DOM Event Model

428

(3)

Creating a Cross-Browser Event Model

431

(1)

Session 8.1 Quick Check

432

(1)

Session 8.2

433

(1)

Working with Event Objects

433

(4)

The Internet Explorer Event Object

433

(1)

The DOM Event Object

434

(3)

Creating the grabIt() Function

437

(4)

Determining the Event Source

438

(1)

Determining the Event Coordinates

438

(2)

Calculating the Distance from the Pointer

440

(1)

Creating the moveIt() Function

441

(2)

Creating the dropIt() Function

443

(1)

Refining the Drag-and-Drop Feature

444

(5)

Keeping Dragged Items on Top

445

(1)

Returning a Dragged Item to Its Starting Point

445

(2)

Canceling the selectStart Event

447

(2)

Session 8.2 Quick Check

449

(1)

Session 8.3

449

(1)

Formatting a Dragged Object

449

(4)

Setting the Cursor Style

449

(3)

Changing the Color

452

(1)

Working with the Double-Click Event

453

(2)

Working with the Mouse Button

455

(1)

Working with Keyboard Events

455

(5)

Capturing a Keyboard Event

456

(1)

Examining Key Codes

457

(1)

Creating the keyDrag() Function

458

(1)

Modifier Keys

459

(1)

Tips for Working with Events

460

(1)

Session 8.3 Quick Check

460

(1)

Tutorial Summary

461

(1)

Key Terms

461

(1)

Review Assignments

461

(5)

Case Problems

466

(9)

Quick Check Answers

475

(2)

Working with Cookies

477

(50)

Patti's Potpourri

477

(1)

Session 9.1

478

(1)

Introducing Cookies

478

(3)

Developing a Shopping Cart Application

480

(1)

Understanding Cookies

481

(5)

Types of Cookies

482

(1)

Setting Cookie Options in a Browser

482

(4)

Creating a Cookie

486

(4)

The name and value Properties

486

(2)

The expires Property

488

(1)

The path Property

489

(1)

The domain Property

489

(1)

The secure Property

490

(1)

Session 9.1 Quick Check

490

(1)

Session 9.2

491

(1)

Working with Cookie Values

491

(1)

Extracting Cookie Values

491

(6)

Populating Form Fields with Cookie Values

494

(1)

Using Cookie Values to Create a Personalized Greeting

495

(2)

Implementing a Shopping Cart

497

(8)

Displaying Shopping Cart Contents

502

(3)

Session 9.2 Quick Check

505

(1)

Session 9.3

506

(1)

Form Control Using Cookies

506

(1)

Preserving Form Data

506

(2)

Creating a Form Feedback Page

508

(4)

Deleting Cookies

512

(3)

Session 9.3 Quick Check

515

(1)

Tutorial Summary

515

(1)

Key Terms

515

(1)

Review Assignment

515

(2)

Case Problems

517

(5)

Quick Check Answers

522

(5)

Working with Dynamic Content and Styles

527

(1)

MidWest University Dept. of History

527

(1)

Session 10.1

528

(1)

Introducing Dynamic Content

528

(5)

Inserting HTML Content into an Element

530

(1)

Dynamic Content in Internet Explorer

531

(2)

Working with Nodes

533

(8)

The Node Tree

533

(2)

Node types, names, and values

535

(3)

Creating and Attaching Nodes

538

(3)

Creating a List of Heading Elements

541

(5)

Looping Through the Child Node Collection

542

(1)

Matching the Heading Elements

543

(1)

Creating the List Item Elements

544

(2)

Session 10.1 Quick Check

546

(1)

Session 10.2

547

(1)

Creating a Nested List

547

(8)

Working with Attributes

555

(6)

Attribute Nodes

555

(2)

Attributes as Object Properties

557

(1)

Setting the Section Heading Ids

557

(1)

Inserting Links

558

(3)

Session 10.2 Quick Check

561

(1)

Session 10.3

561

(1)

Expanding and Collapsing a Document

561

(17)

Creating a Plus/Minus Box

562

(2)

Adding Event Handlers to the Plus/Minus Boxes

564

(2)

Hiding and Displaying Objects

566

(2)

Expanding and Collapsing the Document

568

(5)

Testing the Dynamic TOC

573

(2)

Traversing the Node Tree using Recursion

575

(3)

Working with Style Sheets

578

(5)

Working with the link element

579

(2)

The Style Sheet Collection

581

(1)

Working with Style Sheet Rules

582

(1)

Tips for Working with Dynamic Content and Styles

583

(1)

Session 10.3 Quick Check

584

(1)

Tutorial Summary

584

(1)

Key Terms

584

(1)

Review Assignments

585

(3)

Case Problems

588

(10)

Quick Check Answers

598

Appendix A HTML and XHTML Elements and Attributes

(31)

General Attributes

(6)

Core Attributes

(1)

Language Attributes

(1)

Form Attributes

(1)

Internet Explorer Attributes

(1)

Event Attributes

(1)

Core Events

(1)

Document Events

(1)

Form Events

(1)

Data Events

(1)

Internet Explorer Events

(2)

HTML and XHTML Elements and Attributes

(25)

Appendix B Cascading Style Sheets

(10)

Selectors

(1)

Pseudo-Elements and Pseudo-Classes

(1)

@Rules

(1)

Miscellaneous Syntax

(1)

Units

(2)

Attributes and Values

(6)

Appendix C JavaScript

(22)

Appendix D JavaScript

(2)

Appendix E Creating Dynamic Web Pages with Netscape 4

(16)

Working with Layers

(2)

Setting the Layer Size

(1)

Displaying an External Document in a Layer

(1)

Using Inline Layers and Working with Non-Layer Content

(1)

Working with Non-Layer Content

(1)

Working with Netscape 4 Objects

(1)

Referencing Page Objects

(1)

Referencing Nested Objects

(1)

Referencing Objects by their Tag Name

(1)

Working with Object Styles

(3)

Stacking Objects on a Web Page

(1)

Controlling Object Visibility

(1)

Overflow and Clipping

(1)

Netscape 4 Layer Methods

(1)

Writing Dynamic Content in the Netscape 4 DOM

(2)

Changing the Source of a Layer

(1)

Text Rollovers with Netscape 4

(1)

Exploring the Netscape 4 Event Model

(7)

Event Handlers

(1)

Event Propagation in Netscape 4

(1)

Capturing an Event

(1)

Assigning a Function to an Event

(1)

Releasing an Event

(1)

Routing Events to their Targets

(1)

Redirecting Events

(1)

The Netscape 4 Event Object

(1)

Keyboard Keys and Buttons

(3)

Appendix F Debugging your JavaScript Code

(10)

Load-time Errors

(1)

Run-time Errors

(1)

Logical Errors

(1)

Debugging a Program

(2)

Using Alert Boxes

(1)

Using the Status Bar

(1)

Using a Debug Window

(1)

Catching Errors

(6)

The onerror Event Handler

(1)

The try...catch Structure

(1)

The error Object

(2)

Throwing an Error or Exception

(1)

The finally Statement

(2)

Glossary/Index

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