| The book starts out by teaching you how to build a basic JavaScript program. Then, once you've mastered the structure & terminology, you'll learn how to use advanced JavaScript tools to add interactivity to your sites, rather than scripting everything from scratch.
To jump-start your progress, the book offers several "living examples" - step-by-step tutorials for building Web site components with JavaScript using raw materials, such as graphics & half-completed Web pages, that you can download from the book's companion Web site.
In this book, you will learn:
- How to get started. The book introduces the building blocks of JavaScript, and general tips on computer programming. Learn to add scripts to a Web page; store & manipulate information; communicate with the browser window; respond to events like mouse clicks & form submissions; and identify and modify HTML;
- How to build Web Page Features. McFarland provides real-world examples of JavaScript in action. Learn to create pop-up navigation bars, enhance HTML tables, build an interactive photo gallery, and make Web forms more usable. Create interesting user interfaces with tabbed panels, accordion panels & pop-up dialog boxes;
- How to troubleshoot & debug. The book will teach you how to avoid the ten most common errors new programmers make, and how to find & fix bugs;
- How to communicate with the Web server. In addition to basic JavaScript, this manual covers Ajax, the approach that made JavaScript glamorous. Learn to use JavaScript to communicate with a server so that your Web pages can receive information without having to reload. | |
