Pure JavaScript, Second Edition

Chapter 8 Client-Side

This chapter contains all the items and elements making up the JavaScript language in browsers. As with the other chapters in this section of the book, each entry includes the version, browser support, syntax, a description, an example, as well as many other details.

JavaScript objects are in alphabetical order to provide you with quick, easy access. The methods, properties, functions, and event handlers of every object appear alphabetically after the respective parent object using the simple dot notation used in all the reference chapters.

NOTEThroughout this chapter, the following abbreviations will be used to show browser support for each entry. Each abbreviation is followed by the browser version when the entry was ...