Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours - Softcover

Moncur, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0672320258 ISBN 13: 9780672320255

Publisher: Sams, 2000

Synopsis

Sams Teach Yourself JavaScipt in 21 Days is an entry-level tutorial for the reader with absolutely no programming background, but who wants to add interactivity to a Web site. Written by a best-selling JavaScript and networking author, this new second edition has been thoroughly updated to cover the latest version, JavaScript 1.5.

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Review

JavaScript has become the language no Web developer can do without, mainly because it runs in both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours explains how to include JavaScript code in Web pages, in order to achieve effects such as rollover buttons, navigation menus, pop-up windows, animated graphics and simple forms. The material is presented in 24 short chapters, each of which concludes with a summary, a quiz and several exercises.

In its fundamentals JavaScript is similar to other programming languages, so early chapters teach essential concepts such as variables, functions, arrays, operators and loops. There is also good coverage of how to control a Web page by programming its DOM (Document Object Model) and responding to events such as button clicks and mouse movements. The author explains that there are incompatibilities between different browsers, and shows how to write code that works in all recent browsers, if necessary by detecting which one is in use. There is also a guide to troubleshooting and handling errors. The most advanced chapters require either Internet Explorer or Netscape 6.0, because of limitations in the DOM presented by Netscape Navigator 4.0. Towards the end, you learn how to create a complete poker game that runs in a browser.

This hands-on guide is ideal for those Web page authors who want to dip a toe into the world of Web scripting. --Tim Anderson

From the Publisher

What a Difference a Day Makes!
JavaScript is one of the easiest, most straightforward ways to enhance a Web site with interactivity.

Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours serves as an easy-to-understand tutorial on both scripting basics and JavaScript itself.

The book is written in a clear and personable style with an extensive use of practical, complete examples.

Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours, Second Edition will include material on the latest developments in JavaScript 1.5 – the version of JavaScript built into the latest generation of Web browsers from Netscape and Microsoft.

The reader will learn how to use JavaScript to enhance their Web pages with interactive forms, objects, and cookies. You will also discover how to use JavaScript to work with games, animation and multimedia.

The book’s companion Web site will include source code for all the book’s examples plus additional updates, links, and resources for JavaScript developers.

Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours is designed for readers familiar with the basics of HTML and Web publishing, but who are completely new to scripting and who want to learn how to add interactivity or Dynamic HTML to their Web pages using JavaScript.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sams
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0672320258
• ISBN 13: 9780672320255
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 408