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JavaScript Step by Step
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JavaScript Step by Step

by Steve Suehring
June 2013
Beginner
482 pages
11h 16m
English
Microsoft Press
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Chapter 16. JavaScript and CSS

After completing this chapter, you will be able to

  • Understand the basics of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

  • Understand the relationship between JavaScript and CSS.

  • Use JavaScript to change the style of an individual element.

  • Use JavaScript to change the style of a group of elements.

  • Use JavaScript to provide visual feedback on a web form using CSS.

What is CSS?

Using CSS, you can specify the look and feel of a webpage: you can apply color, fonts, and layout to the elements of a page.

Figure 16-1 shows a basic webpage. It’s fairly boring—or at least the layout is.

A basic webpage with no styles applied.
Figure 16-1. A basic webpage with no styles applied.

By using CSS, ...

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