How to Do Everything with JavaScript - Paperback

by Scott Duffy (Author)

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This friendly, solutions-oriented guide is filled with step-by-step examples that illustrate how to write basic to advanced JavaScript applications, as well as modify existing scripts to suit individual needs. Each chapter begins with the specific how-to topics that will be covered. Within the chapter, each topic is accompanied by a solid, easy-to-follow walkthrough of the process.

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Bring interactivity to any Web site with this easy-to-follow guidebook on JavaScript. Author Scott Duffy takes the fear out of working with a programming language by delivering instruction and theory in manageable doses, along with practical examples and plenty of ready-to-use code. Learn to write a program by exploring statements, variables, and functions--the three basic building blocks of any program. Use JavaScript as the behind-the-scenes director of your Web browser presentation. Create basic and advanced JavaScript applications--plus, modify existing scripts to suit your needs--all with the help of this great resource.

• Write your own program using statements, variables, and functions
• Learn the history of the language and what it can do for you
• Enable movement and interactivity for your Web site
• Determine which version of JavaScript is right for you
• Store dates, numbers, and more with built-in classes
• Create scripts that work in every browser
• Understand the basics of expressions, and organize your code into functions
• Cause text or graphics to change on mouse rollovers
• Automatically change a formatted date on a Web page
• Coordinate objects and events seamlessly with built-in or scripted classes