JavaScript Complete Concepts and Techniques

, by Shelly, Gary B.; Cashman, Thomas J.; Dorin, William J.; Quasney, Jeffrey J.

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ISBN: 9780789556424 | 0789556421
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Copyright: 11/3/1999

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The Shelly Cashman Series offers cutting-edge books that make it easy to learn about computers. Shelly and Cashman's step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach to learning guarantees success. Full-color screen shots follow every step, making it nearly impossible for readers to lose their way.
-- Project opening pages provide depth and perspective for each project
-- Exercises at the end of each project including the unique "Cases and Places", reinforce learning
-- Pending approval for Microsoft Office User Specialist certification
-- Teaches users to: access pictures from the World Wide Web, create Web pages, perform Excel Web queries, add hyperlinks to Office documents, and much more
-- "Other Ways" Boxes show the user several ways to perform tasks
-- Completion Time:

90+hrs. -- Office Suite

30-40hrs. -- Comprehensive

20-30hrs. -- Complete

INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION TO JAVASCRIPT PROGRAMMING

Objectives

J 1.1

(1)

Introduction

J 1.2

(1)

JavaScript and HTML Tags

J 1.3

(1)

SCRIPT Tags

J 1.4

(1)

JavaScript Versus VBScript

J 1.4

(1)

Why Use JavaScript?

J 1.5

(1)

JavaScript Cookies

J 1.5

(1)

JavaScript Basics -- Variables, Literals, and Expressions

J 1.5

(4)

Rules for Naming Variables

J 1.6

(1)

Literals

J 1.6

(1)

Expressions and Operators

J 1.7

(2)

Conditionals

J 1.9

(2)

If and If...Else Statements

J 1.10

(1)

While Loop

J 1.10

(1)

Functions

J 1.11

(1)

Objects, Properties, and Methods

J 1.11

(2)

Events

J 1.13

(2)

Forms

J 1.14

(1)

Frames and Arrays

J 1.15

(1)

Arrays

J 1.16

(1)

Summary

J 1.16

(1)

Test Your Knowledge

J 1.17

(2)

Apply Your Knowledge

J 1.19

(2)

In the Lab

J 1.21

PROJECT ONE INTEGRATING JAVASCRIPT AND HTML

Objectives

J 1.1

(3)

Introduction

J 1.4

(2)

Project One -- Fun with Phonics Web Page

J 1.6

(5)

Starting Notepad

J 1.8

(3)

Inserting SCRIPT Tags on a Web Page

J 1.11

(1)

Writing the Beginning SCRIPT Tag

J 1.11

(1)

Using a Flicker on a Web Page to Draw Attention

J 1.12

(4)

Setting the Background Color to a Static Color

J 1.14

(1)

Completing the JavaScript Section

J 1.15

(1)

Saving the HTML File

J 1.16

(2)

Testing the Web Page

J 1.18

(1)

JavaScript Variables

J 1.19

(1)

Extracting the System Date

J 1.20

(4)

Displaying the Current System Date

J 1.23

(1)

Using Several Variables to Construct a Message

J 1.24

(2)

Writing the Message on the Web Page

J 1.25

(1)

Save and Test the Web Page

J 1.26

(2)

Calling a JavaScript Function

J 1.28

(1)

Displaying the Last Modified Document Date

J 1.29

(1)

Writing a JavaScript User-Defined Function

J 1.29

(5)

Placing User-Defined Functions in the HEAD Section

J 1.31

(3)

Printing the HTML File Using Notepad

J 1.34

(2)

Project Summary

J 1.36

(1)

What You Should Know

J 1.36

(1)

Test Your Knowledge

J 1.37

(3)

Use Help

J 1.40

(1)

Apply Your Knowledge

J 1.41

(1)

In the Lab

J 1.42

(6)

Cases and Places

J 1.48

PROJECT TWO CREATING POP-UP WINDOWS, ADDING SCROLLING MESSAGES, AND VALIDATING FORMS

Objectives

J 2.1

(3)

Introduction

J 2.4

(1)

Project Two -- Home Finders Nationwide Realty

J 2.4

(3)

Starting Notepad and Opening the Home.htm File

J 2.6

(1)

Inserting a Scrolling Message on a Web Page

J 2.7

(6)

Creating a Form Text Box to Display a Scrolling Message

J 2.8

(2)

Creating a User-Defined Function for a Scrolling Message

J 2.10

(2)

Incrementing the Position Locator Variable

J 2.12

(1)

Entering an If Statement

J 2.13

(2)

Using the setTimeout() Method to Create a Recursive Function Call

J 2.15

(3)

Adding an Event Handler

J 2.16

(2)

Saving the HTML File and Testing the Web Page

J 2.18

(1)

The Mortgage Payment Calculator Form

J 2.19

(2)

Inserting an Event Handler in an Anchor Tag

J 2.20

(1)

Writing the doMort() User-Defined Function

J 2.21

(2)

Saving and Testing the Web Page

J 2.22

(1)

Validating the Mortgage Payment Calculator Form

J 2.23

(9)

Validating Data Using the If...Else Statement

J 2.23

(2)

Validating Data Criteria Using Built-in Functions

J 2.25

(4)

Adding an Event Handler to Call a Function

J 2.29

(1)

Saving and Testing the Web Page

J 2.30

(2)

Determining the Monthly Payment

J 2.32

(4)

Creating the monthly() Function

J 2.33

(3)

Formatting the Monthly Payment Output as Currency

J 2.36

(9)

Using the indexOf() Method

J 2.36

(1)

Determining the Dollars Portion

J 2.37

(1)

Using for Loops and While Loops

J 2.38

(1)

Extracting the Dollars Portion and Inserting Commas

J 2.39

(1)

Extracting the Cents Portion and Defining the Decimal Amount

J 2.40

(2)

Reconstructing the Formatted Output and Returning the Formatted Value

J 2.42

(1)

Passing the Monthly Payment Value to the dollarFormat() Function

J 2.43

(2)

Adding a Pop-up Window

J 2.45

(4)

Adding the Date Last Modified

J 2.47

(1)

Saving and Testing the Finished Web Page

J 2.48

(1)

Printing the HTML File Using Notepad

J 2.49

(1)

Project Summary

J 2.50

(1)

What You Should Know

J 2.50

(1)

Test Your Knowledge

J 2.51

(3)

Use Help

J 2.54

(1)

Apply Your Knowledge

J 2.55

(1)

In the Lab

J 2.56

(4)

Cases and Places

J 2.60

PROJECT THREE ENHANCING THE USE OF IMAGE AND FORM OBJECTS

Objectives

J 3.1

(3)

Introduction

J 3.4

(1)

Project Three--Creating the Midwest Catering Web Page

J 3.4

(3)

Starting Notepad and Opening the Cater.htm File

J 3.7

(1)

Rolling Banners

J 3.7

(6)

Creating an Image Object

J 3.8

(1)

Writing the Rolling Banner Function

J 3.9

(3)

Calling the Rolling Banner Function

J 3.12

(1)

Creating a Dynamic Greeting

J 3.13

(9)

The Switch Statement

J 3.13

(1)

The getMonth() and getTime() Methods

J 3.14

(1)

Creating the HolidayDays() Function

J 3.15

(5)

Calling the HolidayDays() Function

J 3.20

(1)

Saving the HTML File and Viewing the Web Page

J 3.21

(1)

The onmouseover Event Handler

J 3.22

(7)

Entering the onmouseover Event Handler

J 3.23

(2)

Entering the Functions

J 3.25

(4)

Using Selection Lists to Display Menu Items

J 3.29

(9)

The onchange Event Handler

J 3.30

(2)

Entering the User-Defined Functions for the onchange Event Handler

J 3.32

(6)

Calculating the Extended Price Function

J 3.38

(5)

Calculating the Extended Price

J 3.40

(3)

The dollarFormat Function

J 3.43

(4)

Printing the HTML Notepad File

J 3.46

(1)

Project Summary

J 3.47

(1)

What You Should Know

J 3.47

(1)

Test Your Knowledge

J 3.48

(4)

Use Help

J 3.52

(1)

Apply Your Knowledge

J 3.53

(2)

In the Lab

J 3.55

(5)

Cases and Places

J 3.60

PROJECT FOUR COOKIES, ARRAYS, AND FRAMES

Objectives

J 4.1

(3)

Introduction

J 4.4

(2)

Project Four -- Student Council Web Site

J 4.6

(1)

Starting Notepad and Opening the Council.htm File

J 4.6

(1)

Creating the Cookie

J 4.7

(6)

Creating the addCookie() Function

J 4.8

(2)

Calling the addCookie() Function

J 4.10

(3)

Reading the Cookie

J 4.13

(6)

Creating the getCookie() Function

J 4.14

(2)

Calling the getCookie() Function

J 4.16

(1)

Deleting a Cookie

J 4.16

(2)

Determining the Contents of a Cookie

J 4.18

(1)

Saving and Testing the Web Page

J 4.19

(3)

Saving and Testing the Web Page in the Browser

J 4.19

(2)

Removing the Test Code

J 4.21

(1)

Creating the Array

J 4.22

(5)

Initializing the Array

J 4.22

(3)

Populating the Array

J 4.25

(2)

Displaying Data Based on a Cookie Value

J 4.27

(5)

Reading the Cookie

J 4.27

(1)

Displaying the Student Name

J 4.28

(2)

Displaying the Organization List

J 4.30

(2)

Saving and Testing the Web Page

J 4.32

(1)

Setting a Flag in a Cookie

J 4.32

(5)

Setting the Value of the Flag

J 4.33

(2)

Reading and Using the Flag

J 4.35

(2)

Initializing the Web Page

J 4.37

(3)

Working with Frames

J 4.40

(5)

Setting the Contents of the Display Frame

J 4.42

(1)

Saving and Testing the Finished Web Page

J 4.43

(2)

Project Summary

J 4.45

(1)

What You Should Know

J 4.45

(1)

Test Your Knowledge

J 4.46

(3)

Use Help

J 4.49

(1)

Apply Your Knowledge

J 4.50

(2)

In the Lab

J 4.52

(5)

Cases and Places

J 4.57

PROJECT FIVE USING OBJECTS TO CREATE A SHOPPING CART APPLICATION

Objectives

J 5.1

(3)

Introduction

J 5.4

(2)

Project Five -- Val-U Computers Shopping Web Site

J 5.6

(1)

Starting Notepad

J 5.6

(1)

Creating an Object in a Hidden Frame

J 5.7

(14)

Creating the Hidden Frame

J 5.7

(2)

Creating the ShoppingCart Object

J 5.9

(3)

Deleting an Object

J 5.12

(1)

Creating the printItem() Method

J 5.13

(1)

Writing Object Data to the Web Page

J 5.14

(4)

Calling the viewCart() Function

J 5.18

(1)

Calling the addtoCart() Function

J 5.19

(2)

Saving and Testing the Web Page

J 5.21

(3)

Saving and Testing the Web Page in the Browser

J 5.22

(2)

Using the History Object

J 5.24

(3)

Adding the goBack() Function

J 5.24

(1)

Calling the goBack() and printOrder() Functions

J 5.25

(2)

Writing HTML to Another Window

J 5.27

(3)

Writing the printOrder() Function

J 5.27

(3)

Determining Browsers and Detecting Keystrokes

J 5.30

(9)

Responding to a Keystroke Based on the Browser Type

J 5.30

(4)

Using the prompt() Function

J 5.34

(3)

Saving and Testing the Web Page in the Browser

J 5.37

(2)

Project Summary

J 5.39

(1)

What You Should Know

J 5.40

(1)

Test Your Knowledge

J 5.41

(2)

Use Help

J 5.43

(1)

Apply Your Knowledge

J 5.44

(2)

In the Lab

J 5.46

(5)

Cases and Places

J 5.51

Index

J I.1

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