Inside JavaScript

ISBN: 0735712859
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2005
Pages: 492

Authors: Steve Holzner

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Main Page
Table of content
Copyright
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewers
Acknowledgments
Tell Us What You Think
Introduction
Who Should Read This Book
Overview
Conventions
Chapter 1. Essential JavaScript
JavaScript Through the Ages
What s JavaScript Good For?
Creating Our First Script
Dissecting Our First Script
Viewing Script Errors
Server-Side JavaScript
Working with Browser Objects in JavaScript
Browser Object Properties, Methods, and Events
Handling Cross-Browser Programming Issues
JavaScript Resources You Should Know About
Chapter 2. The JavaScript Language: Data, Operators, and Branching
Working with Data
Variables
Constants
Working with Strings
Data Conversions
Arrays
Operators
Assignment Operators
Arithmetic Operators
Comparison Operators
Logical Operators
String Operators
Bitwise Operators
Special Operators
Understanding Operator Precedence
Branching Statements
The if Statement
The switch Statement
Chapter 3. The JavaScript Language: Loops, Functions, and Errors
Loops
The for Loop
The forin Loop
The while Loop
The dowhile Loop
The with Statement
Getting More Control: Ending and Continuing Loops
Functions
All About Variable Scope
The JavaScript Function Object
The function Operator
The this Keyword
The JavaScript Built-in Functions
Handling Errors
Using the onerror Event Handler
Using the trycatch Statement
Using the Error Object
The finally Block
Throwing an Exception Yourself
Chapter 4. Handling the Browser Environment
The Document Object Models: A History
The navigator Object
The window Object
The document Object
The form Object
The history Object
The location Object
HTML Elements
Cross-Browser Programming
Accessing HTML Elements
Accessing HTML Elements with the W3C DOM
Chapter 5. Using Core HTML Properties
From HTML Attributes to JavaScript Properties
The accessKey Property
The all Property
The attributes Property
The begin Property
The behaviorUrns Property
The canHaveChildren Property
The canHaveHTML Property
The childNodes Property
The children Property
The className Property
The clientHeight , clientLeft , clientTop , and clientWidth Properties
The contentEditable Property
The currentStyle Property
The dataFld , dataFormatAs , and dataSrc Properties
The dir Property
The disabled Property
The document Property
The end Property
The filters Property
The firstChild and lastChild Properties
The hasMedia Property
The height and width Properties
The hideFocus Property
The id Property
The innerHTML , innerText , outerHTML , and outerText Properties
The isContentEditable Property
The isDisabled Property
The isMultiLine Property
The isTextEdit Property
The lang and language Properties
The length Property
The localName , namespaceURI , and prefix Properties
The nextSibling and previousSibling Properties
The nodeName Property
The nodeType Property
The nodeValue Property
The offsetHeight , offsetWidth , offsetLeft , offsetRight , and offsetParent Properties
The onOffBehavior Property
The ownerDocument Property
The parentElement Property
The parentNode Property
The parentTextEdit Property
The readyState Property
The recordNumber Property
The runtimeStyle Property
The scopeName Property
The scrollHeight , scrollWidth , scrollLeft , and scrollTop Properties
The sourceIndex Property
The style Property
The syncMaster Property
The tabIndex Property
The tagName Property
The tagUrn Property
The timeContainer Property
The title Property
The uniqueID Property
Chapter 6. Using Core HTML Methods and Events
JavaScript s Core HTML Methods
Using JavaScript s Core HTML Events
JavaScript s Core HTML Methods
The addBehavior Method
The addEventListener Method
The appendChild Method
The applyElement Method
The attachEvent Method
The blur Method
The clearAttributes Method
The click Method
The cloneNode Method
The componentFromPoint Method
The contains Method
The detachEvent Method
The dispatchEvent Method
The dragDrop Method
The fireEvent Method
The focus Method
The getAdjacentText Method
The getAttribute Method
The getAttributeNode Method
The getBoundingClientRect Method
The getClientRects Method
The getElementsByTagName Method
The getExpression Method
The hasChildNodes Method
The insertAdjacentElement Method
The insertAdjacentHTML and insertAdjacentText Methods
The insertBefore Method
The item Method
The mergeAttributes Method
The normalize Method
The releaseCapture Method
The removeAttribute Method
The removeAttributeNode Method
The removeBehavior Method
The removeChild Method
The removeEventListener Method
The removeExpression Method
The removeNode Method
The replaceAdjacentText Method
The replaceChild Method
The replaceNode Method
The scrollIntoView Method
The setActive Method
The setAttribute Method
The setAttributeNode Method
The setCapture Method
The setExpression Method
The swapNode Method
The tags Method
The urns Method
JavaScript s Core HTML Events
The onactivate , onbeforedeactivate , and ondeactivate Events
The onbeforecopy Event
The onbeforecut Event
The onbeforeeditfocus Event
The onbeforepaste Event
The onblur Event
The onclick Event
The oncontextmenu Event
The oncontrolselect Event
The oncopy Event
The oncut Event
The ondblclick Event
The ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave, ondragover, ondragstart, and ondrop Events
The onfilterchange Event
The onfocus Event
The onfocusin and onfocusout Events
The onhelp Event
The onkeydown , onkeypress , and onkeyup Events
The onlosecapture Event
The onmousedown, onmouseenter, onmouseleave, onmousemove, onmouseout, onmouseover, onmouseup, and onmousewheel Events
The onmove , onmoveend , and onmovestart Events
The onpaste Event
The onpropertychange Event
The onreadystatechange Event
The onresize , onresizeend , and onresizestart Events
The onselectstart Event
The ontimeerror Event
Chapter 7. Using window and frame Properties
Properties of the window Object
Accessing the Status Bar
Working with New Windows
Creating Dialog Boxes
Using the Clipboard
The screen Object
Setting the Netscape Navigator s Dimensions
Displaying and Hiding Netscape Navigator Bars
Working with Frames
The FRAMESET Element
The FRAME Element
The IFRAME Element
Chapter 8. Using window and frame Methods and Events
Alerts, Confirmations, and Prompts
Creating Popups
Moving Windows
Opening and Closing New Windows
Working with Other Windows
Printing
Scrolling a Window
Creating Timed Events
Dialog Boxes
Window Loading and Unloading
Methods and Events of the FRAMESET Element
Methods and Events of the FRAME Element
Methods and Events of the IFRAME Element
Chapter 9. Using the document and body Objects
The HTML , HEAD , and TITLE Elements
The document Object Properties
The document Object Collections
Setting Colors
Creating Cookies
Handling File Dates and Sizes
Tracking User Navigation
The document Object Methods
Getting Selected Text
Creating New Elements and Nodes
Using execCommand
Writing to a Document
Finding Elements by Location
The document Object Events
Using onstop
The BODY Element
The Properties of the BODY Element
The Methods of the BODY Element
Using doScroll
The Events of the BODY Element
Chapter 10. Using the navigator , location , and history Objects
The navigator Object
The navigator Object s Properties
Using the browserLanguage , systemLanguage , and userLanguage Properties
Using the userAgent Property
Detecting Browser and Version
The navigator Object s Methods
Setting Netscape Navigator Preferences
The location Object
The location Object s Properties
Using the location Object s Properties
Navigating to a New URL
Redirecting a Browser
The location Object s Methods
The history Object
The history Object s Properties
The history Object s Methods
Using the go , forward , and back Methods
Chapter 11. Working with HTML Text Elements
The BLOCKQUOTE Element
The BR Element
The FONT Element
The H1-H6 Heading Elements
The HR Element
The LABEL Element
The MARQUEE Element
The Q Element
The TextRange Object
Creating Text Ranges
Finding and Replacing Text
Selecting Text
The selection Object
The Range Object
Using Ranges
Text Nodes
Chapter 12. Working with Forms, Buttons, Check Boxes, and Radio Buttons
The FORM Element
Using Forms
Submitting Forms
Submitting Forms Yourself
Emailing Forms
Passing Forms to Functions
Buttons
Using Buttons
Clicking a Button from Code
Resetting Button Captions
Check Boxes and Radio Buttons
Using Check Boxes
Using Radio Buttons
The FIELDSET and LEGEND Elements
Chapter 13. Working with Text and Select Controls
The INPUT TYPE TEXT , INPUT TYPE PASSWORD , and INPUT TYPE HIDDEN Elements
Using Text Controls
The TEXTAREA Element
Using Text Areas
The SELECT Element
Using SELECT Controls
Creating New Options in a SELECT Control
The OPTGROUP Element
Using the OPTGROUP Element
The File Upload Element INPUT TYPE FILE
Using the File Upload Element
Chapter 14. Working with Links, Lists, and Tables
The A Element: Hyperlinks and Anchors
Using Hyperlinks
The OL Element: Ordered Lists
The UL Element: Unordered Lists
The LI Element: List Items
The DL , DT , DD , DIR , and Elements
Using Lists
The TABLE Element: Creating Tables
The TR Element
The TD and TH Elements
The TBODY , TFOOT , and THEAD Elements
The CAPTION Element
The COL and COLGROUP Elements
Using Tables
Chapter 15. Working with the Mouse, Keyboard, and Images
Working with Events
The Mouse
The Keyboard
The IMG Element
Using Images
Mouse Rollovers
Precaching Images and the Image Object
Moving Images
Image Maps
Handling Events
The NS4 event Object
Using the NS4 event Object
The IE4 event Object
Using the IE4 event Object
The NS6 event Object
Chapter 16. Dynamic HTML: Changing Web Pages On-the-Fly
Dynamic HTML in Internet Explorer
Dynamic HTML in Netscape Communicator
Changing Properties
Dynamic Styles
Self-Modifying Pages Using document.write
The insertAdjacentHTML and insertAdjacentText Methods
The innerHTML , innerText , outerHTML , and outerText Properties
Using Text Ranges
The LAYER Element
Setting Element Visibility On-the-Fly
Creating New Elements
Filters
Vector Markup Language
Visual Transitions
Internet Explorer Direct Animation
Chapter 17. Dynamic HTML: Drag and Drop, Data Binding, and Behaviors
Dragging and Dropping Visual Elements
Dragging and Dropping Data
Dragging and Dropping Using Layers
Data Binding
Using the MSHTML Control
Using the Tabular Data Control
Using the XML DSO
Internet Explorer Behaviors
Chapter 18. The Date , Time , and String Objects
The Date Object
Working with the Date Object
The String Object
Working with the String Object
Chapter 19. The Math , Number , Boolean , and Array Objects
The Math Object
Using the Math Object
The Number Object
Using the Number Object
The Boolean Object
Using the Boolean Object
The Array Object
Using the Array Object
Chapter 20. The RegExp Object: Working with Regular Expressions
Finding Matches
Replacing Text
Creating Regular Expressions
Regular Expressions: Characters
Regular Expressions: Character Classes
Regular Expressions: Alternative Match Patterns
Regular Expressions: Quantifiers
Regular Expressions: Assertions
Regular Expressions: Backreferences
Regular Expressions: Regular Expression Extensions
Using Modifiers
Matching Words
Matching Numbers
Quantifier Greediness
Removing Leading and Trailing White Space
Regular Expression Objects
The RegExp Object
Chapter 21. Cascading Style Sheets and CGI Programming
Inline Styles
Embedded Style Sheets
External Style Sheets
Style Classes
Using Font Styles: Font, Font Size, Font Weight, Font Style
Using Colors and Backgrounds
Using Margin, Indentation, and Alignment Styles
Using Hyperlink Styles
Using Absolute Positioning
Using Relative Positioning
Style Specifications
Background and Color Attributes
Positioning and Block Attributes
HTML Element Box Attributes
Font Attributes
Text Attributes
Visual Effect Attributes
Text Mouse Rollovers
Changing Style Classes On-the-Fly
Changing Style Sheets On-the-Fly
Changing Mouse Cursors
Showing and Hiding Elements
Menus
Chapter 22. XML and XSLT
XML
Accessing XML Documents
Using XML Data Islands
Accessing XML Elements by Name
Accessing Attribute Values in XML Elements
Parsing XML Documents in Code
Handling XML Document Events
Validating XML Documents
XSLT
Chapter 23. Cookies and Creating Your Own Objects
Cookies
Creating Cookies
Reading Cookies
Deleting Cookies
Self-Modifying Pages That Respond to Cookie Data
Accessing the Disk
Creating Custom Objects: Properties
Setting Default Property Values
Creating Custom Objects: Methods
Sorting Arrays of Custom Objects
The JavaScript Object Object
Using the JavaScript Object Object
Adding Properties to Existing Objects
Adding Methods to Existing Objects
Chapter 24. .NET and Security
.NET and JavaScript
Perl and JavaScript
Perl and HTML Controls
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