A. JavaScript Genealogy and Reference

JavaScript has been transformed over the past decade or so, since its introduction as part of Netscape Navigator 2.0. This appendix briefly discusses the different versions of JavaScript and which browsers include which version of JavaScript.

You’ll also find a JavaScript object flowchart as well as a table listing most of the JavaScript software objects up to and including JavaScript version 1.5, along with their properties, methods, and event handlers.

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