Advanced Javascript

Level: Introductory to advanced. Provides an in-depth examination of the most important features of JavaScript. Beginning with an overview of JavaScript, the book quickly moves into more advanced features needed for complex yet robust JavaScript scripts, such as objects, arrays, and date and time functions. Additionally, various features of JavaScript that are essential for modern web pages are discussed, including manipulating the status bar, creating dynamic calendars, and working with forms, images, and the Document Object Model. Numerous examples illustrate how to implement various techniques.

Introduction to JavaScript; Getting Started with JavaScript; JavaScript Fundamentals; Object-Oriented Programming; Functions and Variable Scope; Utilising JavaScript Operators; Events in JavaScript; Building and Extending Objects; Arrays; Time and Date in JavaScript; JavaScript Maths; Handling Strings; The Document Object Model; The Document Object Model (Continued); Utilising the Status Bar; URLs and JavaScript; The Document Object and the History List; Forms; Links, Anchors and Image Maps; Implementing Cookies; Images and Graphics; Frames; Evaluation and Compilation; JavaScript Authoring Tools; Plug-Ins; Style Sheets; Security Issues; Debugging Scripts; Index.