javascript bible , 5th edition

[...]... guises, the names of which you may recognize from your surfing through Web development sites PHP, ASP, Net, JSP, and Coldfusion are among the most popular Associated programming languages include Perl, Python, Java, C+ +, C #, Visual Basic, and even server-side JavaScript in some environments Whatever language you use, the job definitely requires the Web page author to be in control of the server, including... entire contents of this fifth edition of the JavaScript Bible This version includes not only the unprinted advanced material from Parts III and IV, but also 23 bonus chapters covering: ✦ Advanced DOM, XML, and JavaScript objects ✦ Dynamic HTML, data validation, plug-ins, and security ✦ Techniques for developing and debugging professional Web-based applications ✦ Nine full-fledged JavaScript real-world applications... general language, useful apart from HTML and XML It has been embedded in servers, authoring tools, browser plug-ins, and other kinds of browsers (for such things as 3D graphical worlds) Its international standard, ECMA-262 (ISO 16262 ), has advanced to a Third Edition But compared to languages such as Perl and even Java, it is still relatively young Work toward a Fourth Edition of the language, supporting... object has properties, such as its label, size, alignment, and so on An object may also contain a script At the same time, the system software and browser, working together, can send a message to an object — depending on what the user does — to trigger the script For example, if a user clicks in a text entry field, the system/browser tells the field that somebody has clicked there (that is, has set the focus... put your expertise to work in JavaScript If you’ve programmed in Java before Despite the similarity in their names, the two languages share only surface aspects: loop and conditional constructions, C-like “dot” object references, curly braces for grouping statements, several keywords, and a few other attributes Variable declarations, however, are quite different, because JavaScript is a loosely typed... book, but it was on my desk throughout the development of JavaScript in 1995 His energy, compassion, and clear prose helped me keep the goal of “a language for all” in mind It is enormously gratifying to write the foreword to the fourth edition of this book, which has earned so many “satisfied reader miles.” I highly recommend Danny Goodman’s JavaScript Bible to anyone who wants to learn JavaScript, ... listings with the latest browsers, I was fortunate to have the tireless help of Michael Morrison — a first-rate author in his own right — who carefully pruned obsolete content, modernized tens of thousands of lines of code, restored linearity to the previous edition s maze, and kept the project on track at a breakneck pace David Wall, a long-time JavaScript Bible helper, thankfully contributed his time... sequence of hiding, showing, and “flying slide” transitions while navigating through the presentation Of course, JavaScript is not the only technology that can give life to drab Web content Therefore, it is important to understand where JavaScript fits within the array of standards, tools, and other technologies at your disposal The alternative technologies described in this chapter are HTML, Cascading Style... and message passing These aspects are simply non-issues when scripting At the same time, however, JavaScript s designers knew that you’d have some hard-to-break habits For example, although JavaScript does not require a semicolon at the end of each statement line, if you type one in your JavaScript source code, the JavaScript interpreter won’t balk If you’ve written scripts (or macros) before Experience... right at home Operator symbols, conditional structures, and repeat loops follow very much in the C tradition You will be less concerned about data types in JavaScript than you are in C In JavaScript, a variable is not restricted to any particular data type With so much of JavaScript s syntax familiar to you, you will be able to concentrate on document object model concepts, which may be entirely new . h0" alt="" JavaScript ™ Bible 5th Edition Danny Goodman with Michael Morrison With a foreword by Brendan Eich, JavaScript s creator Praise for Danny Goodman’s JavaScript Bible JavaScript . Productions JavaScript ™ Bible is by far the best JavaScript resource I’ve ever seen (and I’ve seen quite a few).” — Robert J. Mirro, Independent Consultant, RJM Consulting JavaScript ™ Bible 5th Edition Danny. and tomorrow’s browsers. Organization and Features of This Edition Like the previous fourth and Gold editions of the JavaScript Bible, this fifth edition contains far more information than can be printed