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JavaScript Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition

by David Flanagan

April 2012

Intermediate to advanced

280 pages

6h 14m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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CommentsIdentifiers and Reserved WordsOptional Semicolons
NumbersTextString LiteralsBoolean Valuesnull and undefinedThe Global ObjectType ConversionsVariable Declaration
ExpressionsInitializersProperty AccessFunction DefinitionInvocationObject CreationOperatorsArithmetic OperatorsRelational OperatorsLogical ExpressionsAssignment ExpressionsEvaluation ExpressionsMiscellaneous OperatorsThe Conditional Operator (?:)The typeof OperatorThe delete OperatorThe void OperatorThe Comma Operator (,)
Expression StatementsCompound and Empty StatementsDeclaration StatementsvarfunctionConditionalsifelse ifswitchLoopswhiledo/whileforfor/inJumpsLabeled Statementsbreakcontinuereturnthrowtry/catch/finallyMiscellaneous Statementswithdebugger“use strict”
Creating ObjectsObject LiteralsCreating Objects with newPrototypesObject.create()PropertiesQuerying and Setting PropertiesProperty InheritanceDeleting PropertiesTesting PropertiesEnumerating PropertiesSerializing Properties and ObjectsProperty Getters and SettersProperty AttributesObject AttributesThe prototype AttributeThe class AttributeThe extensible Attribute
Creating ArraysArray Elements and LengthIterating ArraysMultidimensional ArraysArray Methodsjoin()reverse()sort()concat()slice()splice()push() and pop()unshift() and shift()toString()ECMAScript 5 Array MethodsforEach()map()filter()every() and some()reduce(), reduceRight()indexOf() and lastIndexOf()Array TypeArray-Like ObjectsStrings as Arrays
Defining FunctionsNested FunctionsInvoking FunctionsFunction InvocationMethod InvocationConstructor InvocationIndirect InvocationFunction Arguments and ParametersOptional ParametersVariable-Length Argument Lists: The Arguments ObjectFunctions as NamespacesClosuresFunction Properties, Methods, and ConstructorThe length PropertyThe prototype PropertyThe bind() MethodThe toString() MethodThe Function() Constructor

Classes and PrototypesClasses and ConstructorsConstructors and Class IdentityThe constructor PropertyJava-Style Classes in JavaScriptImmutable ClassesSubclassesAugmenting Classes
Describing Patterns with Regular ExpressionsLiteral CharactersCharacter ClassesRepetitionNongreedy repetitionAlternation, Grouping, and ReferencesSpecifying Match PositionFlagsMatching Patterns with Regular ExpressionsString Methods for Pattern-MatchingRegExp Properties and Methods
Embedding JavaScript in HTMLEvent-Driven ProgrammingThe Window ObjectTimersBrowser Location and NavigationBrowsing HistoryBrowser and Screen InformationDialog BoxesDocument Elements as Window PropertiesMultiple Windows and FramesRelationships Between FramesJavaScript in Interacting WindowsThe Same-Origin Policy
Overview of the DOMSelecting Document ElementsSelecting Elements by IDSelecting Elements by NameSelecting Elements by TypeSelecting Elements by CSS ClassSelecting Elements with CSS SelectorsDocument Structure and TraversalAttributesElement ContentElement Content as HTMLElement Content as Plain TextElement Content as Text NodesCreating, Inserting, and Deleting NodesElement StyleGeometry and Scrolling
Types of EventsForm EventsWindow EventsMouse EventsKey EventsHTML5 EventsTouchscreen and Mobile EventsRegistering Event HandlersSetting Event Handler PropertiesSetting Event Handler AttributesaddEventListener()Event Handler InvocationEvent Handler ArgumentEvent Handler ContextEvent Handler ScopeHandler Return ValueEvent PropagationEvent Cancellation
Using XMLHttpRequestSpecifying the RequestRetrieving the ResponseHTTP Progress EventsCross-Origin HTTP RequestsHTTP by <script>: JSONPServer-Sent EventsWebSockets
localStorage and sessionStorageStorage Lifetime and ScopeStorage APIStorage EventsCookiesCookie Attributes: Lifetime and ScopeSetting CookiesReading CookiesCookie Limitations

Overview

JavaScript is the ubiquitous programming language of the Web, and for more than 15 years, JavaScript: The Definitive Guide has been the bible of JavaScript programmers around the world. Ideal for JavaScript developers at any level, this book is an all-new excerpt of The Definitive Guide, collecting the essential parts of that hefty volume into this slim yet dense pocket reference.

The first 9 chapters document the latest version (ECMAScript 5) of the core JavaScript language, covering:

Types, values, and variables
Operators, expressions, and statements
Objects and arrays
Functions and classes

The next 5 chapters document the fundamental APIs for using JavaScript with HTML5 and explain how to:

Interact with web browser windows
Script HTML documents and document elements
Modify and apply CSS styles and classes
Respond to user input events
Communicate with web servers
Store data locally on the user's computer

This book is a perfect companion to jQuery Pocket Reference.

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JavaScript Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition

by David Flanagan

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