JavaScript Pocket Reference (2nd Edition)

Flanagan, David

ISBN 10: 0596004117 / ISBN 13: 9780596004118

Published by O'Reilly Media, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

Title: JavaScript Pocket Reference (2nd Edition)

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 2nd Edition

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Synopsis:

Paperback. Pub Date: 2002 Pages: 138 Publisher: OReilly Media JavaScript - the powerful object-based scripting language that can be embedded directly into HTML pages - has earned its place in the Web Developer's Toolkit to the extent that it's now considered required knowledge for web developers. You can use JavaScr

Review:

At 4.5 by 7 inches in size and only 89 pages long, the aptly named JavaScript Pocket Reference will really almost fit in your pocket. Use this guide as a companion to turn to when in doubt about that function syntax or on drawing a blank on the JavaScript object model.

The book concisely packs together the syntax of the scripting language, including summaries of expression and statement style. The real meat of the tiny title is an alphabetical listing of JavaScript objects, along with their associated methods, properties and events. One nice feature of this section is the attention to the varying support between Microsoft and Netscape browser versions. However, this listing is useful only if you know what object you want to work with. Missing from the reference is a solutions-based reference to let you refresh your memory about how to do a particular task, such as validate a form field or roll over a graphic when the user moves the mouse.

One drawback is the book's illustration of the object model--done only in a small diagram. This is a bit of a shame since this is one of the key topics most developers need help with. If you are rather familiar with JavaScript, this pocket reference will be helpful. New coders, however, will likely find it insufficient. --Stephen W. Plain