JavaScript : The Complete Reference

Name: JavaScript : The Complete Reference
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ISBN: 9780072191271

ISBN-10: 0072191279

ISBN-13: 9780072191271

Edition: 2001

Authors: Thomas Powell, Fritz Schneider

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List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication date: 9/20/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 1000
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 3.894
Language: English

Fritz Schneider (San Diego, CA) is a masters degree student in Computer Science and is a software engineer with Anonymizer.com. While there, he has designed and implemented a variety of Apache modules, written CGI scripts, implemented a Web-based customer e-mail service, and created and maintained a large number of internal and public Web pages. Fritz has also served as a teaching assistant in Web programming and computer science classes at both UCSD and Columbia University.

Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
Introduction
Introduction to JavaScript	p. 3
A First Look at JavaScript	p. 4
Adding JavaScript to HTML Documents	p. 7
JavaScript Applications	p. 25
History of JavaScript	p. 26
Summary	p. 28
JavaScript Core Features--Overview	p. 29
Basic Definitions	p. 30
Script Execution Order	p. 30
Case Sensitivity	p. 31
Whitespace	p. 33
Statements	p. 34
Variables	p. 37
Basic Data Types	p. 37
Composite Types	p. 39
Flow Control	p. 45
Loops	p. 47
Functions	p. 49
Input and Output in JavaScript	p. 50
Regular Expressions	p. 53
Comments	p. 54
Summary	p. 55
Core Language
Data Types and Variables	p. 59
Basic Notions	p. 60
Weak Typing	p. 61
Primitive Types	p. 61
Composite Types	p. 74
Functions	p. 77
Variables	p. 80
Type Conversion	p. 86
Summary	p. 90
Operators, Expressions, and Statements	p. 91
Statement Basics	p. 92
Basic Operators	p. 95
Core JavaScript Statements	p. 118
Object-Related Statements	p. 133
Summary	p. 134
Functions	p. 137
Function Basics	p. 138
Functions as Objects	p. 148
Recursive Functions	p. 154
Using Functions	p. 156
Summary	p. 160
Objects	p. 161
Objects in JavaScript	p. 162
Creating Objects	p. 163
Primitive and Reference Types	p. 167
Object Destruction and Garbage Collection	p. 169
Objects as Associative Arrays	p. 170
Object Properties	p. 172
Creating User-Defined Objects	p. 174
JavaScript's Object-Oriented Reality	p. 180
Summary	p. 181
Array, Date, Math, and Type-Related Objects	p. 183
Array	p. 184
Boolean	p. 201
Date	p. 201
Math	p. 210
Number	p. 213
String	p. 214
Object Types and Primitive Types	p. 221
Summary	p. 221
Regular Expressions	p. 223
The Need for Regular Expressions	p. 224
Introduction to JavaScript Regular Expressions	p. 225
RegExp Object	p. 236
RegExp Properties	p. 240
String Methods for Regular Expressions	p. 245
Advanced Regular Expressions	p. 248
Limitations of Regular Expressions	p. 250
Summary	p. 250
Fundamental Client-Side JavaScript
Traditional JavaScript Object Models	p. 253
Object Model Overview	p. 254
The Traditional JavaScript Object Model	p. 256
The Document Object	p. 258
Putting It All Together	p. 269
The Object Models	p. 271
The Nightmare of Cross-Browser Object Support	p. 289
Summary	p. 290
The Standard Document Object Model	p. 293
DOM Flavors	p. 294
Document Trees	p. 295
Accessing Elements	p. 299
Creating Nodes	p. 308
Inserting and Appending Nodes	p. 309
Deleting and Replacing Nodes	p. 312
Manipulating Attributes	p. 316
The DOM and HTML Elements	p. 317
The DOM and CSS	p. 319
The DOM Versus DHTML Object Models	p. 331
Summary	p. 335
Event Handling	p. 337
Basic Event Model	p. 338
Modern Models	p. 356
DOM2 Event Model	p. 368
Event Model Issues	p. 376
Summary	p. 377
Using JavaScript
Controlling Windows and Frames	p. 381
Introduction to the Window Object	p. 382
Dialogs	p. 382
Opening and Closing Generic Windows	p. 387
Inter-Window Communication Details	p. 399
Controlling Windows	p. 400
Window Events	p. 404
Frames: A Special Case of Windows	p. 405
Window Extensions	p. 413
Full-Screen Windows	p. 416
Summary	p. 418
Handling Documents	p. 419
Historic Document Object Properties	p. 420
Basic Document Methods	p. 425
Traditional HTML Element Access with Document	p. 427
Document Object Model Redux	p. 436
DOM Table Manipulation	p. 444
DOM Applied	p. 455
Summary	p. 456
Form Handling	p. 457
The Need for JavaScript Form Checking	p. 458
Form Basics	p. 458
Form Elements	p. 462
Form Validation	p. 486
Form Usability and JavaScript	p. 497
Dynamic Forms	p. 505
Summary	p. 509
Image Effects: Rollovers, Positioning, and Animation	p. 511
Image Basics	p. 512
Rollover Buttons	p. 516
CSS Positioning	p. 525
Cross-Browser Layers	p. 532
Applied DHTML	p. 543
Summary	p. 557
Navigation and Site Visit Improvements	p. 559
Implementation Issues	p. 560
Pull-Down Menus	p. 561
Complex Menu Systems	p. 564
Navigation Assistance with Cookies	p. 592
Summary	p. 605
Controlling the Browser	p. 607
Browser Detection Basics	p. 608
Browser Sensing Basics: The Navigator Object	p. 608
What to Detect	p. 612
Advanced Detection Techniques	p. 622
Browser Detection in Practice	p. 625
Browser Control	p. 625
Summary	p. 633
Advanced Topics
JavaScript and Embedded Objects	p. 637
Java	p. 638
Plugins	p. 645
ActiveX	p. 656
Summary	p. 661
Server-Side JavaScript	p. 663
Server-Side JS Overview	p. 664
Netscape Server-Side JavaScript	p. 664
ASP Overview	p. 672
Other JavaScript Uses	p. 685
Summary	p. 686
JavaScript and XML	p. 687
Overview of XML	p. 688
XML Presentation	p. 695
The DOM and XML	p. 700
Internet Explorer's XML Data Islands	p. 711
Summary	p. 715
Real World JavaScript
JavaScript Security	p. 719
The JavaScript Security Model	p. 720
Security Problems with JavaScript	p. 739
Summary	p. 743
Netscape Extensions and Considerations	p. 745
Core Language Issues	p. 746
Browser Issues	p. 751
Summary	p. 757
Internet Explorer Extensions and Considerations	p. 759
Core Language Issues	p. 760
Browser Issues	p. 764
Proprietary Features	p. 773
Summary	p. 801
JavaScript Practices	p. 803
Errors	p. 804
Debugging	p. 807
Defensive Programming	p. 819
Coding Style	p. 836
Speeding up Your Code	p. 837
Protecting Your Code	p. 838
JavaScript's Place on the Web	p. 840
Summary	p. 841
Appendixes
Core Syntax Quick Reference	p. 845
Operators	p. 858
Flow Control Constructs	p. 866
Exceptions	p. 869
Regular Expressions	p. 870
JavaScript Object Reference	p. 875
General References	p. 876
Object Models	p. 876
Core Property Reference	p. 883
JavaScript Object Reference	p. 907
Reserved Words	p. 1043
Index	p. 1047
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