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Javascript Comprehensive

by: Gosselin,Don

Javascript Comprehensive

by: Gosselin,Don

ISBN 13:
9780619015558
ISBN 10:
0619015551
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 06/14/2000
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

Part of the new Web Warrior Series, a cutting edge Web development series dedicated to providing coverage of the latest in emerging Internet and Web technologies. This title provides comprehensive coverage of both client and server side JavaScript through extensive hands-on practice. Using this title, individuals learn to create interactive and dynamic user interfaces and integrate databases with Web sites.

Preface

iii

Read this before you Begin

Introduction to Java Script

(40)

Programming, HTML, and JavaScript

(17)

The World Wide Web

(2)

JavaScript's Role on the Web

(2)

Hypertext Markup Language

(5)

Creating an HTML Document

(2)

The JavaScript Programming Language

(1)

Logic and Debugging

(2)

Summary

(1)

Questions

(1)

Exercises

(1)

A First JavaScript Program

(22)

The <SCRIPT> Tag

(5)

Creating a JavaScript Source File

(5)

Adding Comments to a JavaScript Program

(1)

Hiding JavaScript from Incompatible Browsers

(3)

Placing JavaScript in HEAD or BODY sections

(1)

Summary

(2)

Questions

(2)

Exercises

(3)

Variables, Functions, Objects, and Events

(52)

Previewing the NorthAmericaImageMap.html file

(2)

Working with Variables, Functions, and Events

(25)

Variables

(3)

Defining Functions

(1)

Calling Functions

(5)

Understanding JavaScript Objects

(2)

Object Inheritance and Prototypes

(5)

Object Methods

(2)

Variable Scope

(2)

Summary

(1)

Questions

(3)

Exercises

(1)

Using Events

(24)

Understanding Events

(1)

HTML Tags and Events

(2)

Event Handlers

(4)

Links

(2)

Link Events

(4)

Creating an Image Map

(7)

Summary

(1)

Questions

(3)

Exercises

(1)

Data Types and Operators

(52)

Previewing the Calculator Program

(1)

Using Data Types and Arrays

(22)

Data Types

(4)

Numeric Data Types

(1)

Boolean Values

100

(2)

Strings

102

(7)

Arrays

109

(4)

Summary

113

(1)

Questions

114

(2)

Exercises

116

(1)

Expressions and Operators

117

(28)

Expressions

117

(1)

Arithmetic Operators

118

(6)

Assignment Operators

124

(3)

Comparison Operators

127

(4)

Logical Operators

131

(3)

String Operators

134

(2)

Operator Precedence

136

(1)

Creating the Calculator Program

137

(3)

Summary

140

(1)

Questions

141

(2)

Exercises

143

(2)

Decision Making with Control Stucture and Statements

145

(56)

Previewing the Cartoon Quiz.html File

146

(1)

Decision Making

147

(24)

if Statements

147

(8)

if...else Statements

155

(2)

Nested if and if...else Statements

157

(5)

switch Statements

162

(5)

Summary

167

(1)

Questions

168

(1)

Exercises

169

(2)

Repetition

171

(30)

while Statements

171

(6)

do...while Statements

177

(3)

for Statements

180

(6)

for...in Statements

186

(4)

with Statements

190

(2)

continue Statements

192

(2)

Summary

194

(1)

Questions

195

(3)

Exercises

198

(3)

Windows and Frames

201

(54)

Previewing the VirtualZoo Program

202

(1)

Working with Windows

203

(20)

The JavaScript Object Model

203

(3)

The Window Object

206

(2)

Opening and Closing Windows

208

(8)

Working with Timeouts and Intervals

216

(3)

Summary

219

(1)

Questions

220

(2)

Exercises

222

(1)

Working with Frames and Other Objects

223

(32)

Creating Frames

223

(5)

Using the TARGET Attribute

228

(4)

Nesting Frames

232

(4)

Frame Formatting

236

(2)

The NOFRAMES Tag

238

(1)

The Location Object

239

(2)

The History Object

241

(2)

The Navigator Object

243

(4)

Referring to Frames and Windows

247

(2)

Summary

249

(2)

Questions

251

(2)

Exercises

253

(2)

Forms

255

(68)

Previewing the Product Registration Form

256

(3)

Working with Forms in JavaScript

259

(38)

Overview of Forms

259

(1)

The Common Gateway Interface

260

(2)

The <FORM> Tag

262

(7)

Form Elements: an Overview

269

(1)

Input Fields

270

(18)

Selection Lists

288

(2)

Multiline Text Fields

290

(2)

Summary

292

(1)

Questions

293

(3)

Exercises

296

(1)

Validating a User's Input to a Form

297

(26)

Hidden Form Fields

297

(4)

The Form Object

301

(14)

E-mailing a Form's Data

315

(3)

Summary

318

(1)

Questions

319

(2)

Exercises

321

(2)

Dynamic HTML and Animation

323

(70)

Previewing the Animation Files

324

(3)

Dynamic Object Model

327

(37)

Dynamic HTML

327

(4)

Document Object Model

331

(10)

The Image Object

341

(5)

Animation with the Image Object

346

(7)

Image Caching

353

(6)

Summary

359

(1)

Questions

360

(2)

Exercises

362

(2)

Animation and Cascading Style Sheets

364

(29)

Cascading Style Sheets

364

(5)

Using JavaScript with CSS Styles

369

(2)

CSS Positioning

371

(14)

Cross-Browser Compatibility

385

(3)

Summary

388

(2)

Questions

390

(2)

Exercises

392

(1)

Cookies and Security

393

(54)

Previewing the Product Registration and Home Page Programs

394

(2)

State Information and Cookies

396

(26)

State Information

396

(1)

The String Object

397

(3)

Saving State Information with Query Strings

400

(6)

Saving State Information with Cookies

406

(11)

Summary

417

(1)

Questions

418

(3)

Exercises

421

(1)

Security

422

(25)

JavaScript Security Concerns

422

(2)

The Same Origin Policy

424

(3)

Signed Scripts and Digital Certificates

427

(14)

Summary

441

(1)

Questions

442

(3)

Exercises

445

(2)

Debugging JavaScript

447

(56)

Basic Debugging Techniques

448

(24)

Understanding Debugging

448

(2)

Error Messages

450

(3)

Tracing Errors with the alert() Method

453

(5)

Tracing Errors with the write() and writeln() Methods

458

(3)

Using Comments to Locate Bugs

461

(3)

Additional Debugging Techniques

464

(3)

Summary

467

(1)

Questions

468

(3)

Exercises

471

(1)

Advanced Debugging Techniques and Resources

472

(31)

Using a for...in Statement to Check Object Properties

472

(1)

Watch Points in Navigator

473

(3)

Netscape JavaScript Debugger

476

(13)

Microsoft Script Debugger

489

(7)

JavaScript Language Bugs and Debugging Resources

496

(2)

Summary

498

(1)

Questions

499

(2)

Exercises

501

(2)

Server-Side JavaScript

503

(68)

Previewing the WebAdventure Home Page

504

(3)

Netscape LiveWire

507

(32)

Client/Server Architecture

507

(3)

Server-Side JavaScript Development

510

(2)

Creating LiveWire Applications

512

(8)

LiveWire Core Objects

520

(10)

Creating a Guest Book

530

(5)

Summary

535

(1)

Questions

536

(2)

Exercises

538

(1)

Microsoft Active Server Pages

539

(32)

Introduction to Active Server Pages

539

(1)

Creating ASP Applications

540

(9)

Object Collections

549

(1)

ASP Core Objects

550

(10)

Creating a Guest Book

560

(6)

Summary

566

(1)

Questions

567

(2)

Exercises

569

(2)

Database Connectivity

571

(80)

Previewing the Registration Program

572

(1)

Overview of Database and Connecting to Databases with LiveWire

573

(44)

Understanding Databases

573

(5)

Database Management Systems

578

(6)

Structured Query Language

584

(4)

The LiveWire Database Object

588

(4)

Executing SQL Commands

592

(15)

Transaction Processing with LiveWire

607

(1)

Error Handling with LiveWire

608

(3)

Summary

611

(1)

Questions

612

(4)

Exercises

616

(1)

Connecting to Databases with Active Server Pages

617

(34)

Connecting to Databases with Active Server Pages

617

(8)

The ADO Connection Object

625

(3)

Executing SQL Commands

628

(15)

Transaction Processing with ADO

643

(1)

Error Handling with the ADO Error Object

644

(2)

Summary

646

(1)

Questions

647

(1)

Exercises

648

(3)

Working with Java Applets and Embedded Data

651

Previewing the Guessing Game and Embedded Data Programs

651

(4)

A Java Tutorial

655

(28)

Applets and Embedded Data

655

(1)

Introduction to Java

656

(2)

Classes

658

(1)

Methods

658

(3)

Compiling a Java Program

661

(1)

Creating an Applet

662

(3)

Java Variables and Data Types

665

(4)

Adding an Applet to an HTML document

669

(3)

Controlling Java Applets with JavaScript

672

(4)

Summary

676

(2)

Questions

678

(3)

Exercises

681

(2)

LiveConnect, Plug-Ins, and ActiveX

683

Overview

683

(1)

Java Packages and LiveConnect

683

(2)

Data Conversion Between Java and JavaScript

685

(1)

Controlling JavaScript with Java

686

(7)

Directly Accessing Java Classes from JavaScript

693

(2)

Embedded Data

695

(10)

Summary

705

(1)

Questions

706

(3)

Exercises

709

appendix A JAVASCRIPT REFERENCE

A-1

(1)

Comment Types

A-1

(1)

JavaScript Reserved Words

A-2

(1)

Identifiers

A-2

(1)

Events

A-3

(2)

Primitive Data Types

A-5

(1)

JavaScript Escape Sequences

A-5

(1)

Data Type Conversion Functions and Methods

A-5

(1)

Operators

A-6

(2)

Control Structures and Statements

A-8

(1)

Objects

A-9

(11)

Targets and Associated Privileges

A-20

appendix B LIVEWIRE REFERENCE

B-1

(1)

Global Live Wire Functions

B-1

(1)

Predefined Objects

B-2

(3)

Status Codes

B-5

appendix C ACTIVE SERVER PAGES REFERENCE

C-1

(1)

Processing Directive Attributes

C-1

(1)

Predefined Objects

C-2

(4)

ADO Reference

C-6

appendix D JAVA REFERENCE

D-1

(2)

Primitive Data Types

D-1

(1)

Data Type Conversion Between JavaScript and Java

D-2

(1)

JSObject Class Methods

D-3

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