Javascript for breakfast

Let’s face the facts. JavaScript is an essential tool to have in your toolbox. Even if you create your HTML pages with an application that creates scripts for you, there will come a time when you need a script that can’t be automatically generated. There also might come a time when you want to modify one of those scripts. Most importantly, companies look to hire developers with a diverse toolset. In today’s challenging job market, this can be essential to your success. This book is for anyone with an interest in developing their Javascript skills, the book uses very clear examples that enable you to master the programming language. It’s also a useful reference for developers.



INTRODUCTION

* ABOUT TOM DELL’ARINGA
* PROLOGUE: BECOMING A MASTER DEVELOPER

BASIC INGREDIENTS – JAVASCRIPT FOR BEGINNERS

* JAVASCRIPT ZERO TO HERO
* HOW TO DEBUG JAVASCRIPT
* TWO DIMENSIONAL ARRAYS AND OTHER GOODIES

OBJECTS

* BUILDING A JAVASCRIPT OBJECT
* SCRIPTING THE SELECT OBJECT
* SCRIPTING THE SELECT: MOVING THINGS AROUND
* SCRIPTING THE SELECT; GOING FURTHER
* SCRIPTING THE SELECT: FINISHING UP
* THE DATE OBJECT

FORMS

* SCRIPTING FORMS
* JAVASCRIPTING USABLE FORMS
* JAVASCRIPT: DISABLING AND ENABLING FORM FIELDS DYNAMICALLY

ADVANCED FORMS

* MULTI PAGE FORMS ON ONE PAGE
* VALIDATING FORMS: A JAVASCRIPT VALIDATION CLASS
* EMAIL ADDRESS AND PASSWORD VALIDATION
* FORMATTING USER FORM DATA
* SCRIPTING RADIO BUTTONS WITHOUT TEARS
* SCRIPTING CHECKBOXES

TAKING IT FURTHER WITH DHTML

* MODIFYING PAGE ELEMENTS ON THE FLY
* WORKING WITH THE EVENT LISTENER
* SPICING UP DATA TABLES WITH HIGHLIGHTING ROWS

REAL-WORLD JAVASCRIPT

* COOKIE HANDLING
* THE JAVASCRIPT DATE PICKER
* THE JAVASCRIPT NEWS TICKER