JavaScript Essentials

The purpose of this book is to teach the essentials of the JavaScript scripting language so that anyone with a web site can learn to use this powerful language quickly and effectively. It builds detailed and in depth knowledge of all aspects of JavaScript from language basics through to advanced topics in 23 detailed chapters.

This book is designed to provide a detailed and comprehensive, yet easy to follow, guide to developing powerful, dynamic web pages using JavaScript. Each subject area is accompanied by clear and concise examples putting theory into practice.

It could be said that the object of JavaScript Essentials is to provide you with everything you need to use JavaScript, and nothing that you don't.

Topics covered include:

- The History of JavaScript

- Embedding JavaScript into Web pages

- Introducing JavaScript Variables

- JavaScript Variable Types

- JavaScript Operators

- Comments in JavaScript

- JavaScript Flow Control and Looping

- Understanding JavaScript Functions

- JavaScript Object Basics

- JavaScript String Object

- JavaScript Date Object

- JavaScript Math Object

- JavaScript Window Object

- JavaScript Document Object

- JavaScript Location Object

- JavaScript History Object

- JavaScript Arrays

- JavaScript Timeouts

- Building Forms with JavaScript

- Understanding JavaScript Cookies

- Understanding Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

- JavaScript and CSS - Dynamic Styles and Layers