JavaScript™ Phrasebook: Essential Code and Commands

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1. JavaScript™ Phrasebook
   1. About the Author
      1. We Want to Hear from You!
      2. Reader Services
   2. Introduction
   3. 1. JavaScript Basics
      2. 1. Understanding JavaScript (and Its History)
         2. Setting Up a Test System
         3. Configuring Web Browsers
         4. Including JavaScript Code
         5. Using External JavaScript Files
         6. Dynamically Loading JavaScript Files
         7. Using JavaScript Pseudo URLs
         8. Executing JavaScript with Event Handlers
         9. Coping with Browsers without JavaScript
   4. 2. Common Phrases
      2. 1. Detecting the Browser Type
         2. Checking Browser Capabilities
         3. Preventing Caching
         4. Redirecting the Browser
         5. Reloading the Page
         6. Creating a Random Number
         7. Date and Time Information
         8. Searching with Regular Expressions
         9. Replacing Text
         10. Navigating within the Browser’s History
         11. Displaying the Modification Date of the Page
         12. Retrieving GET Parameters
         13. Asking for User Confirmation
         14. Asking for User Data
   5. 3. Images and Animations
      2. 1. Creating Mouseover Buttons
         2. Preloading Images
         3. Animating Graphics
         4. Stretching Graphics
         5. Visualizing the Page Loading State with a Progress Bar
   6. 4. CSS
      2. 1. Accessing CSS Styles
         2. Accessing CSS Classes
         3. Accessing Individual Style Sheets
         4. Accessing Individual CSS Rules
         5. Letting the Contents of a Website Disappear
         6. Applying JavaScript to CSS Selectors
         7. Changing the Mouse Cursor
   7. 5. DOM and DHTML
      2. 1. Understanding DOM
         2. Understanding DHTML
         3. Accessing Specific Elements
         4. Accessing Tags
         5. Determining Node Information
         6. Removing Elements
         7. Adding Elements
         8. Creating Text Elements
         9. Working with Attributes
         10. Cloning Elements
         11. Replacing Elements
         12. Creating a Bulleted List from JavaScript Data
         13. Creating a Table from JavaScript Data
         14. Changing HTML Fragments
         15. Positioning Elements
         16. Moving Elements
         17. Creating a Sticky Navigation
         18. Creating a Flash Pop-Up Ad
   8. 6. OOP and Events
      2. 1. Creating a Class
         2. Accessing Class Members
         3. Inheriting Classes
         4. Extending Built-In JavaScript Objects
         5. Reacting Upon JavaScript Events
         6. Using Keyboard Events
         7. Submitting a Form with the Enter Key
         8. Using Mouse Events
   9. 7. Cookies
      2. 1. Understanding Cookies
         2. Setting Cookies
         3. Reading Out Cookies
         4. Setting an Expiration Date
         5. Using Other Cookie Options
         6. Deleting Cookies
         7. Checking for Cookie Support
         8. Saving Multiple Information in One Cookie
   10. 8. Forms
       2. 1. Understanding HTML Forms with JavaScript
          2. Accessing Text Fields
          3. Accessing Check Boxes
          4. Accessing Radio Buttons
          5. Accessing Selection Lists
          6. Accessing a Multiple Selection List
          7. Disabling Form Elements
          8. Submitting a Form
          9. Preventing Form Submission
          10. Preventing Repeated Form Submissions
          11. Giving a Field the Focus
          12. Selecting Text in a Field
          13. Emptying Text Fields When Clicked Upon
          14. Validating Text Fields
          15. Validating Check Boxes
          16. Validating Radio Buttons
          17. Validating Selection Lists
          18. Automatically Validating a Form
          19. Implementing Navigation with a Selection List
          20. Implementing a Hierarchical Navigation with a Selection List
          21. Emptying a Set of Radio Buttons
          22. Creating Prefilled Date Selection Lists
          23. Creating Validating Date Selection Lists
   11. 9. Windows and Frames
       2. 1. Using Window Options
          2. Opening a Modal Window
          3. Determining Screen Size
          4. Determining the Window Size
          5. Resizing a Window
          6. Repositioning a Window
          7. Opening a Centered Pop-Up Window
          8. Opening a Full-Screen Window
          9. Opening a New Window in a Corner of the Screen
          10. Creating a Sitemap
          11. Closing a Window
          12. Checking for the Presence of a Pop-Up Blocker
          13. Changing the Contents of Two Frames at Once
          14. Using Iframes
   12. 10. Web Services
       2. 1. Creating a Web Service with PHP
          2. Creating a Web Service with ASP.NET
          3. Calling a Web Service from Internet Explorer
          4. Calling a Web Service from a Mozilla Browser
          5. Calling an ASP.NET Web Service from a Mozilla Browser
   13. 11. AJAX (and Related Topics)
       2. 1. Initializing an AJAX Application
          2. Sending a GET Request
          3. Sending a POST Request
          4. Sending a Synchronous Request
          5. Receiving Multiple Data from the Server
          6. Aborting an HTTP Request
          7. Retrieving HTTP Headers
          8. Receiving XML from the Server
          9. Using JSON for Data (De)Serialization
          10. Creating a Waiting Screen
          11. Solving the Bookmark Problem
          12. Solving the Back Button Problem
          13. Using XSLT
          14. Using an XML Library
          15. Using the Yahoo! Web Service
   14. 12. Embedded Media
       2. 1. Accessing Embedded Media
          2. Checking for Plug-Ins
          3. Coping with Recent Internet Explorer Versions
          4. Accessing Multimedia Content
          5. Accessing Java Content
          6. Accessing Flash Content