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E constant (Math object)
e or E (exponential) notation
E4X (ECMAScript for XML)
     expressions
     looping statement for iterating through lists of XML tags
     methods to invoke on XML objects
     namespaces
     removing attributes and tags
ECMA-262 standard
ECMAScript
     browser compatibility with standard
     character sets
     escape sequences in string literals
     expressions serving as array and object literals
     v1, Unicode characters in string literals
    v3
         array literals
         global variables and functions, listed
         identifiers, rules for
         keywords
         object literal syntax
         Perl RegExp features not supported
         reserved words for extensions
         throw statement and Error class
Element interface 2nd 3rd
     childNodes[ ] property
     creation utility functions
     getElementsByTagName( ) method
     methods for element attributes
     XML vs. HTML
elements
     array
         adding new
         assigning functions to
         deleting
         inserting or removing with splice( )
         length, specifying
         reading and writing
    DOM
         attributes
         setting attribute values on
     finding in document
         IE 4 DOM
     form
         defining
         scripting
    HTML
         assigning event handler to
         CSS positioning and visibility attributes
         display and visibility
         event-handler attributes
         JavaScript objects corresponding to
         positioning and sizing with CSS
         querying position and size
         stacking order
     id attribute, applying style rules to specific
elements[ ] property (Form) 2nd 3rd
     fieldset object
else clause, if statements
else if statements
<embed> tag
embedding JavaScript
     in HTML documents
         </script> tag
         <noscript> tag
         <script> tag
         defer attribute
         hiding scripts from old browsers
         nonstandard script attributes
         scripts in external files
         specifying scripting language
     in Java application
         compiling scripts
         implementing Java interfaces in JavaScript
         invoking functions in Java
         type conversion with javax.script
     in web browsers
     other web-related embeddings
empty arrays
empty objects, creating
empty statement
enabledPlugin property
encodeFormData( ) method (HTTP)
encodeURI( ) function
encodeURIComponent( ) function 2nd 3rd
encoding property
endContainer property
endOffset property
endsWith( ) method (String)
enlarging arrays
enumerable object properties
enumerating object properties
     propertyIsEnumerable( ) method
= (equal sign)
     == (equality) operator 2nd
         null and undefined value, comparing
         rules for determining equality
         string comparisons
     === (identity) operator 2nd
         case expressions, testing for identity
         distinguishing null and undefined values
         rules for determining identical values
     assignment operator 2nd
equality operators 2nd
     rules for determining equality
equals( ) method
Error class 2nd
error handlers 2nd
error messages, displaying with alert( )
errors
     classes representing
     Error class and subclasses
     onerror event handler 2nd
     RangeError object
     ReferenceError object
     SyntaxError object
     throwing exceptions
     TypeError object
escape sequences
     in string literals
escape( ) function 2nd
eval( ) function
eval( ) method
     JSObject class 2nd
     parsing JSON-encoded data
     ScriptEngine object
     string values and String objects, handling
EvalError object
evaluate( ) method (Document) 2nd
evaluating expressions
event attribute (<script>)
event handlers 2nd 3rd
     as HTML attributes
     as properties
         explicitly invoking event handlers
     calling document.write( ) 2nd
     defining for IE using <script> tag
     Document object
         defining event handlers
         writing to document in another frame/window
     form elements 2nd
         JavaScript code for
     function, assigning to many elements
     HTMLElement object 2nd
     Image object
     in HTML
         navigation bar in a frame
     Input object
     invoking during document loading
     JavaScript URLs and
     javascript: URL as
     keyboard input
     Link object
     listed, with HTML elements that support them
     memory leaks in IE
     onload
     onreadystatechange
     onsubmit and onreset
     onunload
     registering
         functions
         IE event model 2nd
         mixing original event model and DOM Level 2
         objects as
         onload event handler
     return values
     scope
         handlers registered with addEventListener( )
     Select object
     single-threaded JavaScript execution and
     Textarea object
     this keyword and
     Window object 2nd
     XMLHttpResponse object
event handling models
     DOM
     DOM Level 2
     W3C or IE model, testing browser support of
Event object 2nd 3rd
     currentTarget property
     IE properties
     initEvent( ) method
     properties
     standard methods
     standard properties
Event object (IE)
     as global variable
event propagation
     bubbling 2nd
     DOM Level 2 2nd
event property (Window)
event target
event-driven programming
event-handling models
     Internet Explorer
     mixing original with standard
     original event model
     standard event model
EventListener interface
eventPhase property (Event) 2nd
events 2nd
     default actions by browser in response to
     device-dependent and device-independent 2nd
     event interfaces and event details
     key events
     mouse events
     onload
     raw
     semantic
     synthetic
     types of
         DOM modules for
         registering handler for type
Events API module (DOM)
examples from this book, web site
exception handling
     catch clause, try/catch/finally statement
exceptions, throwing
! (exclamation mark)
     ! (NOT) operator
     ! important modifier in CSS style attributes
     != (inequality) operator 2nd
         string comparisons
     !== (nonidentity) operator 2nd
     logical complement operator
     logical NOT operator
exclusive or (XOR) operator
exec( ) method (RegExp)
execution
     deferring for script embedded in HTML
     delaying for JavaScript code
execution contexts 2nd
     scope chain
exiting loops
expandTemplates( ) method (XML)
expiration, data saved with IE persistence mechanism
expires attribute (cookie)
     setting
exponential notation 2nd
     number to string conversions
expressions
     as values in object literals
     case, evaluating
     combining with comma (,) operator
     defined
     E4X
     evaluating in HTML web page context
     evaluating with javascript: URL pseudoprotocol
     function literals
     in array literal elements
     JavaScript, interpreting in Java
     literal vs. variable values
     operators and
         datatypes of operands
         operator associativity
         operator precedence
     return statements and
     statements
         function calls
     throw statement
     XPath
         evaluating
Extensible Stylesheet Language
ExternalInterface object 2nd 3rd
     ActionScript code using
     simplified Flash scripting with