JavaScript Cookbook

Powers, Shelley

ISBN 10: 0596806132 / ISBN 13: 9780596806132

Published by O′Reilly, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: JavaScript Cookbook
• Publisher: Oâ ²Reilly
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0596806132
• ISBN 13: 9780596806132
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Why reinvent the wheel every time you run into a problem with JavaScript? This cookbook is chock-full of code recipes that address common programming tasks, as well as techniques for building web apps that work in any browser. Just copy and paste the code samples into your project―you’ll get the job done faster and learn more about JavaScript in the process.

You'll also learn how to take advantage of the latest features in ECMAScript 5 and HTML5, including the new cross-domain widget communication technique, HTML5's video and audio elements, and the drawing canvas. You'll find recipes for using these features with JavaScript to build high-quality application interfaces.

• Create interactive web and desktop applications
• Work with JavaScript objects, such as String, Array, Number, and Math
• Use JavaScript with Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) and the canvas element
• Store data in various ways, from the simple to the complex
• Program the new HTML5 audio and video elements
• Implement concurrent programming with Web Workers
• Use and create jQuery plug-ins
• Use ARIA and JavaScript to create fully accessible rich internet applications

About the Author

Shelley Powers has been working with and writing about web technologies--from the first release of JavaScript to the latest graphics and design tools--for more than 15 years. Her recent O'Reilly books have covered the semantic web, Ajax, JavaScript, and web graphics. She's an avid amateur photographer and web development aficionado.