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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fourth Edition

by David Flanagan

November 2001

Intermediate to advanced

936 pages

68h 43m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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What’s New in the Fourth Edition
JavaScript MythsJavaScript Is Not JavaJavaScript Is Not Simple

Control Document Appearance and ContentControl the BrowserInteract with HTML FormsInteract with the UserRead and Write Client State with CookiesStill More FeaturesWhat JavaScript Can’t Do
Character Set
NumbersInteger LiteralsHexadecimal and Octal LiteralsFloating-Point LiteralsWorking with NumbersSpecial Numeric Values
String LiteralsEscape Sequences in String LiteralsWorking with Strings
Function Literals
Creating ObjectsObject Literals
Creating ArraysArray Literals
Variable Typing
Repeated and Omitted Declarations
No Block ScopeUndefined Versus Unassigned
The Global ObjectLocal Variables: The Call ObjectJavaScript Execution Contexts
Expressions
Number of OperandsType of OperandsOperator PrecedenceOperator Associativity
Equality (==) and Identity (===)Equality and inequality in NetscapeInequality (!=) and Non-Identity (!==)
Comparison OperatorsThe in OperatorThe instanceof Operator
Logical AND (&&)Logical OR (||)Logical NOT (!)
Assignment with Operation
The Conditional Operator (?:)The typeof OperatorThe Object Creation Operator (new)The delete OperatorThe void OperatorThe Comma Operator (,)Array and Object Access OperatorsThe Function Call Operator
Expression Statements
Defining and Invoking FunctionsNested FunctionsThe Function( ) ConstructorFunction Literals
The callee Property
The length PropertyThe prototype PropertyDefining Your Own Function PropertiesThe apply( ) and call( ) Methods
Objects and PropertiesCreating ObjectsSetting and Querying PropertiesEnumerating PropertiesUndefined Properties
Prototypes and Built-in Classes
Instance PropertiesInstance MethodsClass PropertiesClass MethodsExample: The Circle ClassExample: Complex NumbersSuperclasses and Subclasses
The constructor PropertyThe toString( ) MethodThe toLocaleString( ) MethodThe valueOf( ) MethodThe hasOwnProperty( ) MethodThe propertyIsEnumerable( ) MethodThe isPrototypeOf( ) Method
Arrays and Array ElementsCreating ArraysReading and Writing Array ElementsAdding New Elements to an ArrayArray LengthMultidimensional Arrays
join( )reverse( )sort( )concat( )slice( )splice( )push( ) and pop( )unshift( ) and shift( )toString( ) and toLocaleString( )
Defining Regular ExpressionsLiteral CharactersCharacter ClassesRepetitionNon-greedy repetitionAlternation, Grouping, and ReferencesSpecifying Match PositionFlagsPerl RegExp Features Not Supported in JavaScript
RegExp Methods for Pattern MatchingRegExp Instance Properties
Data Type ConversionObject-to-Primitive ConversionExplicit Type ConversionsConverting Numbers to StringsConverting Strings to Numbers
Primitive Types and Reference TypesCopying and Passing StringsComparing StringsBy Value Versus by Reference: Summary
Mark-and-Sweep Garbage CollectionGarbage Collection by Reference Counting
The Web Browser EnvironmentThe Window as Global Execution ContextThe Client-Side Object Hierarchy and the Document Object ModelThe Event-Driven Programming Model
The <script> TagThe language and type attributesThe </script> tagThe defer attributeIncluding JavaScript FilesEvent HandlersJavaScript in URLsJavaScript in Nonstandard Contexts
ScriptsFunctionsEvent Handlersonload and onunload event handlersJavaScript URLsWindow and Variable Lifetime
Window Overview
Opening WindowsClosing WindowsWindow GeometryKeyboard Focus and VisibilityScrollingWindow Methods Example
Relationships Between FramesWindow and Frame NamesJavaScript in Interacting WindowsExample: Colored Frames
Document OverviewDocument MethodsDocument PropertiesThe Document Object and StandardsNaming Document ObjectsDocument Objects and Event Handlers
Non-HTML Documents
Image Replacement with the src PropertyOffscreen Images and CachingImage Event HandlersOther Image PropertiesImage-Replacement Example
Links, Web Crawlers, and JavaScript SecurityLink Event Handlers
The Form Object
Naming Forms and Form ElementsForm Element PropertiesForm Element Event HandlersButtonsToggle ButtonsText FieldsSelect and Option ElementsHidden ElementsFieldset Elements
An Overview of Cookies
Cookie Limitations
An Overview of the DOMRepresenting Documents as TreesNodesTypes of nodesAttributesThe DOM HTML APIHTML naming conventionsDOM Levels and FeaturesDOM ConformanceDOM conformance in Internet ExplorerLanguage-Independent DOM Interfaces
Traversing a DocumentFinding Specific Elements in a DocumentModifying a DocumentAdding Content to a DocumentWorking with Document FragmentsExample: A Dynamically Created Table of ContentsWorking with XML Documents
Traversing a DocumentFinding Document ElementsModifying Documents
The DOM Traversal APINodeIterator and TreeWalkerFilteringThe DOM Range APIStart and end positionsManipulating ranges
Styles and Style Sheets with CSSApplying Style Rules to Document ElementsAssociating Style Sheets with DocumentsThe CascadeVersions of CSSCSS Example
The Key to DHTML: The position AttributeSpecifying the Position and Size of ElementsElement size and position detailsThe Third Dimension: z-indexElement Display and VisibilityPartial Visibility: overflow and clipCSS Positioning Example
Naming Conventions: CSS Attributes in JavaScriptWorking with Style PropertiesExample: Dynamic Bar ChartsDHTML Animations
DHTML in Internet Explorer 4DHTML in Netscape 4Example: A Cross-Platform DHTML Animation
Style DeclarationsComputed StylesOverride StylesCreating Style SheetsTraversing Style Sheets
Basic Event HandlingEvents and Event TypesEvent Handlers as AttributesEvent Handlers as PropertiesExplicitly invoking event handlersEvent Handler Return ValuesEvent Handlers and the this KeywordScope of Event Handlers
Event PropagationEvent Handler RegistrationaddEventListener( ) and the this KeywordRegistering Objects as Event HandlersEvent Modules and Event TypesEvent Interfaces and Event DetailsEventUIEventMouseEventMutationEventExample: Dragging Document ElementsMixing Event ModelsSynthesizing Events
The IE Event ObjectThe IE Event Object as a Global VariableEvent Bubbling in IEIE Event-Handler RegistrationExample: Dragging with the IE Event Model
The Netscape 4 Event ObjectEvent Capturing in Netscape 4Example: Dragging with the Netscape 4 Event Model
Platform and Browser CompatibilityThe Least-Common-Denominator ApproachDefensive CodingFeature TestingPlatform-Specific WorkaroundsCompatibility Through Server-Side ScriptsIgnore the ProblemFail Gracefully
The language AttributeExplicit Version TestingSuppressing Version-Related ErrorsLoading a New Page for Compatibility
Hiding Scripts from Old Browsers<noscript>
JavaScript and Security
Scripting Java Applets
The JSObject ClassUsing JSObjects in AppletsCompiling applets that use the JSObject classThe mayscript attribute
The JavaPackage ClassThe JavaClass ClassThe JavaObject ClassThe JavaArray ClassJava Methods
Wrapper ObjectsLiveConnect Data Conversion in Netscape 3
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