Learning JavaScript

Klappentext:

If you're new to JavaScript, or an experienced web developer looking to improve your skills, Learning JavaScript provides you with complete, no-nonsense coverage of this quirky yet essential language for web development. You'll learn everything from primitive data types to complex features, including JavaScript elements involved with Ajax and dynamic page effects. By the end of the book, you'll be able to work with even the most sophisticated libraries and web applications.Complete with best practices and examples of JavaScript use, this new edition shows you how to integrate the language with the browser environment, and how to practice proper coding techniques for standards-compliant websites. This book will help you: Learn the JavaScript application structure, including basic statements and control structures Identify JavaScript objects -- String, Number, Boolean, Function, and more Use browser debugging tools and troubleshooting techniques Understand event handling, form events, and JavaScript applications with forms. Develop with the Browser Object Model, the Document Object Model, and custom objects you create Learn about browser cookies and more modern client-side storage techniques Venture into advanced JavaScript, including dynamic page effects and Ajax. Get details for using XML or JSON with Ajax applicationsWith proven learning principles that help you absorb the concepts at a pace you'll enjoy, Learning JavaScript teaches you how to create powerful and responsive applications in any browser.
 

Autorenporträt:

Shelley Powers ist Software-Entwicklerin/-Architektin, Fotografin und Autorin. Sie hat zahlreiche Computerbücher zu Webentwicklung und Web-Technologien geschrieben. Im Laufe der Jahre hat Shelley in verschiedenen Publikationen Artikel über browserübergreifende Webentwicklung, Standards, RDF, JavaScript, CSS und XML veröffentlicht und mit einigen der weltweit führenden Firmen zusammen gearbeitet.

Themen:

• JavaScript; Einführung