Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax 2nd Edition by Russ Ferguson, Christian Heilmann ISBN 1430250925 978-1430250920

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ISBN 10: 1430250925
ISBN 13: 978-1430250920
Author: Russ Ferguson, Christian Heilmann 

Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax is an essential resource for modern JavaScript programming. This completely updated second edition covers everything you need to know to get up-to-speed with JavaScript development and add dynamic enhancements to web pages, right from the basics. As well as focusing on client-side JavaScript, you will also learn how to work with the Browser Object Model, the Document Object Model (DOM), how to use XML and JSON as well as communicate with service side scripts such as PHP. Find out how to:

• Construct good JavaScript syntax following modern coding practices
• Use JavaScript to communicate with the server and retrieve data
• Dynamically manipulate markup, validate forms and deal with images
• Debug applications using features inside the browser

JavaScript is one of the most important technologies on the web. It provides the means to add dynamic functionality to your web pages and serves as the backbone of Ajax-style web development. Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax will take you from being a JavaScript novice to work freely with this important technology – begin your JavaScript journey today! 

Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax 2nd Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Getting Started with JavaScript

The Why of JavaScript

What Is JavaScript?

Problems and Merits of JavaScript

JavaScript in a Web Page and Essential Syntax

JavaScript Syntax

Code Execution

An Aside About Functions

Objects

Simple JavaScript Example

Summary

Chapter 2: Data and Decisions

Data, Data Types, and Data Operators

The String Data Type

Escape Sequences

Operators

JavaScript Variables

Converting Different Types of Data

The Composite Data Types: Array and Object

Objects JavaScript Supplies You with: String, Date, and Math

The String Object

Creating a String Object

Using the String Object’s Methods

The Date Object

Using the Date Object

The Math Object

Rounding Numbers

Generating a Random Number

Arrays

The Array Object’s Methods and Properties

Cutting a Slice of an Array

Joining Two Arrays

Converting an Array to a String and Back

Sorting an Array

Making Decisions in JavaScript

The Logical and Comparison Operators

Comparing Data

Logical Operators

Conditional Statements

Breaking Out of a Branch or Loop

Testing Multiple Values: The switch Statement

Repeating Things: Loops

Repeating a Set Number of Times: The for Loop

Repeating Actions According to a Decision: The while Loop

Continuing the Loop

Summary

Chapter 3: From DHTML to DOM Scripting

JavaScript as the Behavior Layer

Object Detection vs. Browser Dependence

Progressive Enhancement

JavaScript and Accessibility

Good Coding Practices

Naming Conventions

Code Layout

Commenting

Functions

Short Code via the Ternary Operator

Sorting and Reuse of Functions

Variable and Function Scope

Keeping Scripts Safe with the Object Literal

Summary

Chapter 4: HTML and JavaScript

The Anatomy of an HTML Document

Providing Feedback in Web Pages via JavaScript: The Old-School Ways

Using window Methods: prompt(), alert(), and confirm()

Quick Review

Accessing the Document via the DOM

Of Children, Parents, Siblings, and Values

From the Parents to the Children

From the Children to the Parents

Among Siblings

Changing Attributes of Elements

Creating, Removing, and Replacing Elements

Avoiding NOSCRIPT

Shortening Your Scripts via InnerHTML

DOM Summary: Your Cheat Sheet

DOMhelp: Your Own Helper Library

Summary

Chapter 5: Presentation and Behavior (CSS and Event Handling)

Changing the Presentation Layer via JavaScript

Helping the CSS Designer

Styling Dynamic Pages Made Easy

Easing the Maintenance of Your Scripts

Overcoming CSS Support Problems

Multiple Columns with the Same Height

Lacking Support for:hover

If You Have a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail

Changing the Document’s Behavior via Event Handling

Events in the W3C-Compliant World

Applying Events

Checking Which Event Was Triggered Where and How

Stopping Event Propagation

Event Bubbling

Preventing Default Actions

Fixing Events for the Non-W3C-Compliant World

Never Stop Optimizing

The Ugly Page Load Problem and Its Ugly Solutions

Reading and Filtering Keyboard Entries

The Dangers of Event Handling

Summary

Chapter 6: Common Uses of JavaScript: Images and Windows

Images and JavaScript

Basics of Image Scripting

Preloading Images

Rollover Effects

Rollovers Using Several Images

Rollover Effects Using a Single Image

Rollover Effects on Parent Elements

Slide Shows

Embedded Slide Shows

Dynamic Slide Shows

Summary of Images and JavaScript

Windows and JavaScript

Window Properties

Window Methods

User Feedback Methods

Opening New Windows

Window Interaction

Changing the Position and the Dimensions of a Window

Animation with Window Intervals and Timeouts

Navigation Methods of the Browser Window

Alternatives to Opening New Windows: Layer Ads

Summary: Windows and JavaScript

Summary

Chapter 7: JavaScript and User Interaction: Navigation and Forms

Navigation and JavaScript

The Fear of the Page Reload

Basics of Navigation and JavaScript

Browser Navigation

In-Page Navigation

Site Navigation

Pagination

Summary of Navigation with JavaScript

Forms and JavaScript

Basics of Forms with JavaScript

Form Properties

Form Methods

Form Elements

HTML Attributes Not Contained in the Elements Collection

Globally Supported Properties

Using blur() and focus()

Text Fields, Text Areas, Hidden Fields, and Password Fields

Check Boxes

Radio Buttons

Buttons

Select Boxes

Adding Options in a Select Box

Removing and Replacing Options in a Select Box

Interactive Forms: Hiding and Showing Dependent Elements

Custom Form Elements

Summary of Forms and JavaScript

Summary

Chapter 8: Back-End Interaction with Ajax and Node.js

Household Cleaning Liquid, Football Club, or Flash Gordon’s Spacecraft: What Is Ajax?

Et Tu, Cache?

Putting the X Back into Ajax

Replacing XML with JSON

Using Server-Side Scripts to Reach Third-Party Content

XHR on Slow Connections

A Larger Ajax Example: Connected Select Boxes

Node.js

Installing Node.js and Getting Started

Modules

Callbacks

Debugging

Summary

Chapter 9: Data Validation Techniques

Pros and Cons of Client-Side Validation

A Quick Reminder About Protecting Content with JavaScript

Regular Expressions

Syntax and Attributes

Wildcard Searches, Constraining Scope, and Alternatives

Restricting the Number of Characters with Quantifiers

Word Boundaries, Whitespace, and Other Shortcuts

Methods Using Regular Expressions

The Power of Parentheses Grouping

Regular Expression Resources

Summary of Validation Methods

Constraint Validation

Designating Mandatory Fields

Additional Validation Attributes

The Novalidate Attribute

Additional User Feedback Using CSS Pseudo Classes

Detecting Support for HTML5 Form Attributes

Constraint Validation API

Showing a List of Erroneous Fields

Other Dynamic Validation Methods

Browsers That Don’t Support Constraint Validation

Summary

Chapter 10: Modern JavaScript Case Study: A Dynamic Gallery

Basics of Thumbnail Galleries

What Is a Thumbnail Gallery and What Should It Do?

Static Thumbnail Galleries

Faking Dynamic Galleries with JavaScript

Displaying Captions

Dynamic Thumbnail Galleries

Creating an Image Badge from a Folder

Summary

Chapter 11: Using Third-Party JavaScript

What the Web Offers You

REST APIs and Libraries

Using a Library: Short, Shorter, jQuery

Dangers of jQuery and Other Libraries Using Their Own Syntax

Using an API: Adding a Map to Your Site with Google Maps

Full Service: Introducing Twitter Bootstrap

Adding Bootstrap to Your Site

Summary

Chapter 12: Debugging JavaScript

Common JavaScript Mistakes

Misspellings and Case-Sensitivity Issues

Trying to Access Undefined Variables

Incorrect Number of Closing Braces and Parentheses

Concatenation Gone Wrong

Assigning Instead of Testing the Value of a Variable

Tracing Errors with alert( ) and “Console” Elements

Error Handling with try and catch( )

Sequential Uncommenting

Built in Developer Tools

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Safari

Opera

Firefox

Chrome

Inspecting and Debugging Your Code

Console

JSLint and Jasmine

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