JavaScript Bible - Softcover

Goodman, Danny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764533428 ISBN 13: 9780764533426

Publisher: Wiley, 2001

Synopsis

Greatly enhanced and updated from the third edition, this is the title any JavaScripter cannot afford to be without! JavaScript Bible, 4th Edition covers the new powerful functionality JavaScript will gain with the release of new revs of Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator. This book features essential new JS information, additional ready-to-use JavaScript applications, and scores of additional JavaScripts and Web page routines. As with the last edition, this book will bring non-technical professionals, including casual programmers and scripters, painlessly up to speed on all aspects of mastering JavaScript, including programming fundamentals, JavaScript language elements, and how to use them effectively, and how to easily and efficiently add powerful new functionality to HTML documents and Java applets.

About this title

About the Author

About the Author Danny Goodman is the author of numerous critically acclaimed and best-selling books, including The Complete HyperCard Handbook, Danny Goodman's AppleScript Handbook, and Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference. He is a renowned authority and expert teacher of computer scripting languages and is widely known for his "JavaScript Apostle" articles at Netscape's ViewSource online developer newsletter. His writing style and pedagogy continue to earn praise from readers and teachers around the world. To help keep his finger on the pulse of real-world programming challenges, Goodman frequently lends his touch as consulting programmer and designer to leading-edge World Wide Web and intranet sites from his home base in the San Francisco area.

From the Back Cover

If JavaScript can do it, you can do it too … Create Web pages brimming with dynamic content. Engage your page visitors with programmed style sheets that respond instantly to user interaction. Take charge of your user interface by controlling CSS, plug-ins, Java applets, and even XML data. With the expert advice of Danny Goodman, today's premier JavaScript authority, you'll learn the best ways to bring your pages to life. Writing with his trademark clarity and verve, Goodman shares his vast experience and insight on every aspect of client-side JavaScript. From beginner to advanced, this extensively revised and expanded new edition has the information you've been searching for. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of JavaScript

• Get up to speed fast on JavaScript basics with a tutorial tailored for newcomers
• Create scripts for mouse rollover effects and powerful client-side form validation
• Master JavaScript and DOM concepts with Danny's exclusive interactive workbench: The Evaluator
• Apply the latest JavaScript 1.5 exception handling and custom object techniques
• Implement cross-browser Dynamic HTML applications for MSIE 5.5 and Navigator 6
• Develop deployment strategies that best suit your content goals and target audience

CD-ROM includes:

• A searchable e-version of the book
• Nearly 300 ready-to-run scripts from the book
• Plus the full version of WebSpice Objects, a demo of BBEdit, and TextPad shareware

"This book is a must-have for any Web developer or programmer." — Thoma Lile, President, Kanis Technologies, Inc. "JavaScript Bible is the definitive resource in JavaScript programming. I am never more than three feet from my copy." — Steve Reich, CEO, Page Coders www.hungryminds.com System Requirements: PC running Windows 95 or later, Windows NT 4 or later; Power Macintosh running System 7.6 or later. See Appendix E for details and complete system requirements.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764533428
• ISBN 13: 9780764533426
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 1248