JavaScript for PHP Developers

Table of contents

1. JavaScript for PHP Developers
2. Acknowledgments
3. Dedication
4. Preface
   1. Conventions Used in This Book
   2. Using Code Examples
   3. Safari® Books Online
   4. How to Contact Us
5. 1. Introduction
   1. Scope of This Book
   2. The Language
   3. Learning Environment
      1. Browsers
      2. JavaScriptCore
      3. Node.js and Rhino
   4. Longer Examples
   5. Let’s Get Started
6. 2. JavaScript Syntax
   1. Variables
      1. What Does $ Do in JavaScript?
   2. Values
      1. typeof Introspection
      2. null and undefined
   3. Arrays
      1. Associative Arrays
   4. Conditions
      1. Ternary Operator
      2. Strict Comparison
      3. switch
      4. try-catch
   5. while and for Loops
   6. for-in Loops
   7. Miscellaneous Operators
      1. in
      2. String Concatenation
      3. Type Casting
      4. void
      5. Comma Operator
7. 3. Functions
   1. Default Parameters
   2. Any Number of Arguments
   3. arguments.length Trick
   4. Return Values
   5. Functions Are Objects
   6. A Different Syntax
   7. Scope
   8. Hoisting
      1. Hoisting Functions
   9. Closures
      1. Closures in PHP
   10. Scope Chain
       1. The Scope Chain in the WebKit Console
       2. Retaining the Scope
       3. Retaining References, Not Values
       4. Closures in a Loop
       5. Exercise: onclick Loop
   11. Immediate Functions
       1. Initialization
       2. Privacy
   12. Passing and Returning Functions
       1. Callbacks Are Not Strings
8. 4. Object-Oriented Programming
   1. Constructors and Classes
      1. Returning Objects
      2. More on This
      3. Enforcing Constructors
   2. Prototypes
   3. Object Literals
      1. Accessing Properties
      2. Confusing Dots
      3. Methods in Object Literals
   4. Fancy Arrays
   5. Own Properties
      1. __proto__
      2. this or prototype
   6. Inheritance
      1. Inheritance via the Prototype
      2. Inheritance via Copying Properties
      3. Beget Object
      4. “Classical” extend()
      5. Borrowing Methods
      6. Conclusion
9. 5. The Built-In API
   1. The Global Object
   2. Global Properties
   3. Global Functions
      1. Numbers
      2. Encoding URLs
   4. Built-In Constructors
      1. Object
         1. toString()
         2. toLocaleString()
         3. valueOf()
         4. hasOwnProperty()
         5. propertyIsEnumerable()
         6. isPrototypeOf()
         7. constructor
      2. Array
         1. length
         2. push()
         3. pop()
         4. unshift()
         5. shift()
         6. concat()
         7. sort()
         8. slice()
         9. splice()
         10. reverse()
         11. join()
      3. RegExp
         1. test() and properties
         2. exec()
      4. Function
         1. Function properties
      5. String
         1. substring()
         2. localeCompare()
         3. split()
         4. search()
         5. replace()
         6. match()
      6. Number
      7. Boolean
      8. Math
      9. Error
      10. Date
   5. Constructors Review
10. 6. ECMAScript 5
    1. Strict Mode
    2. Property Attributes
    3. New Object APIs
       1. Object.create()
       2. Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor()
       3. Object.defineProperty() and Object.defineProperties()
       4. Restricting Object Mutations
       5. Looping Alternatives
       6. Object.getPrototypeOf()
    4. Array Additions
       1. Array.isArray()
       2. indexOf() and lastIndexOf()
       3. Walking the Array Elements
       4. Filtering
       5. Testing the Array Content
       6. Map/Reduce
    5. String Trimming
    6. New in Date
    7. Function.prototype.bind()
    8. JSON
    9. Shims
11. 7. JavaScript Patterns
    1. Private Properties
       1. Private Methods
       2. Exposing Private Objects
       3. Returning Private Arrays
       4. Deep Copy via JSON
    2. Revealing Pattern
    3. Constants
    4. Namespaces
    5. Modules
    6. CommonJS Modules
       1. Defining a CommonJS Module
       2. Using a CommonJS Module
       3. Using an Agnostic Module
    7. AMD
    8. Design Patterns
       1. Singleton
          1. Singletons with constructors
       2. Factory
       3. Decorator
          1. Decoration API
          2. Adding decorators
          3. decorate() and get()
    9. Documentation and Testing
       1. Manual
       2. Documenting Your Code
       3. Unit Testing
       4. JSLint
       5. Linting This Book
12. Index
13. About the Author
14. Colophon
15. Copyright