Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax: From Novice to Professional

Chrstan Hlmann978-1-59059-680-7, 1-59059-680-3

JavaScript is one of the most important technologies on the web. It provides the means to add dynamic functionality to your web pages and serves as the backbone of Ajax-style web development. Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax is an essential guide for modern JavaScript programming; it’s practical but comprehensive. It covers everything you need to know to get up to speed with JavaScript development to add dynamic enhancements to web pages and program Ajax-style applications.Experienced web developer Christian Heilmann begins gently by giving you an overview of JavaScript – its syntax, good coding practices, and the principles of DOM scripting. Then he builds up your JavaScript toolkit, covering dynamically manipulating markup, changing page styling on the fly using the CSS DOM, validating forms, dealing with images, and much more. Then he takes you to advanced territory, with a complete case study illustrating how many new JavaScript techniques can work together, plus a great introduction to Ajax development.

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Table of contents :
Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax: From Novice to Professional……Page 1
Contents……Page 8
CHAPTER 1 Getting Started with JavaScript……Page 26
CHAPTER 2 Data and Decisions……Page 42
CHAPTER 3 From DHTML to DOM Scripting……Page 86
CHAPTER 4 HTML and JavaScript……Page 110
CHAPTER 5 Presentation and Behavior (CSS and Event Handling)……Page 148
CHAPTER 6 Common Uses of JavaScript: Images and Windows……Page 208
CHAPTER 7 JavaScript and User Interaction: Navigation and Forms……Page 266
CHAPTER 8 Back-End Interaction with Ajax……Page 324
CHAPTER 9 Data Validation Techniques……Page 368
CHAPTER 10 Modern JavaScript Case Study: A Dynamic Gallery……Page 412
CHAPTER 11 Using Third-Party JavaScript……Page 440
APPENDIX Debugging JavaScript……Page 476
INDEX……Page 496