| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 528 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Missing manual |
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Missing manual.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Getting Started with JavaScript -- Ch. 1. Writing Your First JavaScript Program -- Ch. 2. The Grammar of JavaScript -- Ch. 3. Adding Logic and Control to Your Programs -- Ch. 4. Working with Words, Numbers, and Dates -- Ch. 5. Dynamically Modifying Web Pages -- Ch. 6. Action/Reaction: Making Pages Come Alive with Events -- Ch. 7. Improving Your Images -- pt. 2. Building Web Page Features -- Ch. 8. Improving Navigation -- Ch. 9. Enhancing Web Forms -- Ch. 10. Expanding Your Interface -- pt. 3. Ajax: Communicating with the Web Server -- Ch. 11. Introducing Ajax -- Ch. 12. Basic Ajax Programming -- pt. 4. Troubleshooting, Tips, and Tricks -- Ch. 13. Troubleshooting and Debugging -- Ch. 14. Going Further with JavaScript -- pt. 5. Appendix -- Appendix A. JavaScript Resources |
| Summary |
JavaScript is an essential language for creating modern, interactive websites, but its complex rules challenge even the most experienced web designers. With JavaScript: The Missing Manual, you'll quickly learn how to use JavaScript in sophisticated ways -- without pain or frustration -- even if you have little or no programming experience. JavaScript expert David McFarland first teaches you the basics by having you build a simple program. Then you'll learn how to work with jQuery, a popular library of pre-built JavaScript components that's free and easy to use. With jQuery, you can quickly build modern, interactive web pages -- without having to script everything from scratch! Learn how to add scripts to a web page, store and manipulate information, communicate with the browser window, respond to events like mouse clicks and form submissions, and identify and modify HTML Get real-world examples of JavaScript in action Learn to build pop-up navigation bars, enhance HTML tables, create an interactive photo gallery, and make web forms more usable Create interesting user interfaces with tabbed panels, accordion panels, and pop-up dialog boxes Learn to avoid the ten most common errors new programmers make, and how to find and fix bugs Use JavaScript with Ajax to communicate with a server so that your web pages can receive information without having to reload |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-515) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
JavaScript (Computer program language)
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COMPUTERS -- Data Processing.
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JavaScript (Computer program language)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780596154660 |
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0596154666 |
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9780596555306 |
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059655530X |
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