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<a> tag 2nd
     javascript: URL as value of href attribute
     Link object properties corresponding to attributes
     onclick attribute
     onmouseover attribute
     target attribute
abort( ) method (XMLHttpRequest)
abstract classes
accept property
access operators
accessibiity, client-side JavaScript and
accessKey property
action attribute, javascript: URL as value of
action property
ActionScript 2nd 3rd 4th
     canvas.as file
         compiling into swf file
     code for Flash persistence
     code that works with JavaScript (example)
     communicating with JavaScript using fscommand( )
     ExternalInterface, using
     invoking methods in Flash movie from JavaScript
     open source compiler (mtasc)
     SharedObject class
activation object
ActiveX controls, security implications of scripting
ActiveXObject( ) constructor
addCallback( ) method (ExternalInterface)
addEventListener( ) method
     mixing original event model and DOM Level 2
     this (keyword) and
addRule( ) function
Ajax
     cautions with
         Back button
         URLs
         visual feedback
     formalizing into an RPC mechanism
     remote scripting
     single-page applications
     tool tips example
     XMLHttpRequest object and
AJAXSLT
alert( ) method 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     blocking
     displaying script output in plain text
     infinite loop of dialog boxes
align property
all[ ] property
     Document object
     HTMLDocument object
alphabetical order
     sorting arrays in
alt property
alternation in regular expressions
altKey property 2nd 3rd
     Event object (IE)
     MouseEvent
& (ampersand)
     && (logical AND) operator 2nd
     &= (assignment) operator 2nd
     bitwise AND operator 2nd
Anchor object
anchors
     anchors property
     anchors[ ] property
     HTML documents, scrolling to
     listing all in document
     regular expression
         summary of
anchors[ ] property, Anchor object
animations
     CSS-based, framework for
     DHTML
         color-changing
         moving Button object in circle
     image
     status line
anonymous functions
' (apostrophe), escaping in single-quoted strings
apostrophe ('), in single-quoted strings
appCodeName property (Navigator) 2nd
appendChild( ) method (Node) 2nd 3rd
appendData( ) method
appending text (within Text node)
Applet object
applets
     <applet> tag, name attribute 2nd
     applets[ ] property
     canvas applet for client-side drawing
     JavaScript function to be invoked by
     scripting
         sample applet
     using Common DOM API
     using JSObject class, compiling and deploying
applets[ ] property 2nd
application/x-javascript MIME type
apply( ) method (Function) 2nd
appName property (Navigator) 2nd
appVersion property (Navigator) 2nd
<area> tag, Link object properties corresponding to attributes
Arguments object
     callee property
     length property
arguments, function 2nd 3rd
     Arguments object
     embedded in URLs, extracting
     optional
     types
     using object properties as
     verifying number of
arguments[ ] property (Arguments) 2nd
arithmetic operators 2nd
Array class
     methods
     pop( ) method
     shift( ) method
     sort( ) method
     splice( ) method
     toLocaleString( ) method
array extras
array literals 2nd
Array( ) constructor function
     invoking
arrays 2nd 3rd 4th
     accessing elements of
     adding new elements
     Array class methods
     array extras
     array-like objects
         Arguments object
         testing for
     as reference types
     assigning functions to elements
     associative
         objects as
     comparing by reference
     converting to numbers
     creating
     creating with newArray( )
     deleting elements
     DOM objects behaving as
     elements, reading and writing
     functions for
     indexing (regular vs. associative)
     iterating through
    Java
         conversion to JavaScript
         creating
     JavaArray class
     JavaScript, conversion to Java objects
     length
     looping through elements
     multidimensional
     objects vs.
     of arrays
     passing by reference to functions
     searching elements for particular value
     storage
     string regular-expression matching
     truncating and enlarging
ASCII characters
     encoding
     regular-expression character-class escape sequences
ASCII codes, keystrokes
assignment operators
     lvalues and
assignment statements
associative arrays
     defined
     indexing
     objects as
associativity, operator 2nd
* (asterisk)
     *= (assignment) operator 2nd
     multiplication operator 2nd 3rd
         precedence
     regular-expression quantifier
     value or group appearing zero or more times in CSS
@ (at sign)
     CSS style rules
     in XPath expressions
at-rules (CSS)
attachEvent( ) method
     this (keyword) and
Attr object 2nd
attributes
     cookie
     CSS style
         CSS2Properties corresponding to
         display and visibility
         listed, with values
         naming in JavaScript
         text-shadow
     deleting from element
    HTML
         class
         DOM standard properties for
         event handler 2nd 3rd 4th
         Image properties corresponding to
         modifying in a document 2nd
         names, conflicts with JavaScript keywords
         querying, setting, and deleting in DOM
         setting for data persistence
         style
     XML
attributes[ ] property
     Node interface
availHeight property (Screen)
availWidth property (Screen)