JavaScript: The Complete Reference - Softcover

Powell, Thomas A.; Schneider, Fritz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072191279 ISBN 13: 9780072191271

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2001

Synopsis

A comprehensive guide, geared to all levels and types of developers, reveals how to develop powerful, full-featured Web pages with JavaScript by covering such topics as BOM, DOM, embedded objects, server-side JavaScript (ASP and JScript), and working with XML. Original. (Intermediate)

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About the Author

Thomas Powell (San Diego, CA) is a well-known author and educator in Web design and development. He wrote the best-selling HTML: The Complete Reference and Web Design: The Complete Reference and is the President and founder of PINT (www.pint.com), a Web site design and development firm Schneider (San Diego, CA) is a masters degree student in Computer Science (expected Spring 2001) and is a software engineer with Anonymizer.com.

From the Back Cover

The most in-depth guide to JavaScript available

Create dynamic and flexible Web pages with JavaScript using this comprehensive resource. Whether you're a new or more experienced developer, you'll find quality coverage of every topic you're looking for--from fundamentals such as language syntax to advanced topics including interaction with browser plug-ins and the emerging W3C DOM standard. You'll learn to create cross-browser scripts for common tasks including form validation, visual effects, navigation systems and much more. In addition to the comprehensive tutorials that make up each chapter, the appendices contain helpful material that's quickly accessible--including object references, a browser compatibility chart, and other key JavaScript syntax charts. For a thorough and authoritative book on the latest version of JavaScript that's geared toward developers at every level--this is the ideal resource for you.

• Get an overview of JavaScript and Web programming
• Find out about core features and functionality--including variables, functions, and objects
• Acquire solid language fundamentals, including the effective use of JavaScript's object-oriented features
• Understand the differences between the standard Document Object Model (DOM) and Browser Object Models (BOM)
• Manipulate images and layout with JavaScript
• Add sophisticated navigation systems using DHTML
• Parse XML with JavaScript and control windows and frames
• Deal with browser incompatibilities and learn tips for debugging

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072191279
• ISBN 13: 9780072191271
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1079