JavaScript Pocket Reference
Activate Your Web Pages
1st Edition
Published on 9. April 2012
280 pages
978-1-4493-3600-4 (ISBN)
Description
JavaScript is the ubiquitous programming language of the Web, and for more than 15 years, JavaScript: The Definitive Guide has been the bible of JavaScript programmers around the world. Ideal for JavaScript developers at any level, this book is an all-new excerpt of The Definitive Guide, collecting the essential parts of that hefty volume into this slim yet dense pocket reference.The first 9 chapters document the latest version (ECMAScript 5) of the core JavaScript language, covering:Types, values, and variablesOperators, expressions, and statementsObjects and arraysFunctions and classesThe next 5 chapters document the fundamental APIs for using JavaScript with HTML5 and explain how to:Interact with web browser windowsScript HTML documents and document elementsModify and apply CSS styles and classesRespond to user input eventsCommunicate with web serversStore data locally on the user's computerThis book is a perfect companion to jQuery Pocket Reference.
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Content
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Lexical Structure
- Comments
- Identifiers and Reserved Words
- Optional Semicolons
- Chapter 2. Types, Values, and Variables
- Numbers
- Text
- String Literals
- Boolean Values
- null and undefined
- The Global Object
- Type Conversions
- Variable Declaration
- Chapter 3. Expressions and Operators
- Expressions
- Initializers
- Property Access
- Function Definition
- Invocation
- Object Creation
- Operators
- Arithmetic Operators
- Relational Operators
- Logical Expressions
- Assignment Expressions
- Evaluation Expressions
- Miscellaneous Operators
- The Conditional Operator (?:)
- The typeof Operator
- The delete Operator
- The void Operator
- The Comma Operator (,)
- Chapter 4. Statements
- Expression Statements
- Compound and Empty Statements
- Declaration Statements
- var
- function
- Conditionals
- if
- else if
- switch
- Loops
- while
- do/while
- for
- for/in
- Jumps
- Labeled Statements
- break
- continue
- return
- throw
- try/catch/finally
- Miscellaneous Statements
- with
- debugger
- "use strict"
- Chapter 5. Objects
- Creating Objects
- Object Literals
- Creating Objects with new
- Prototypes
- Object.create()
- Properties
- Querying and Setting Properties
- Property Inheritance
- Deleting Properties
- Testing Properties
- Enumerating Properties
- Serializing Properties and Objects
- Property Getters and Setters
- Property Attributes
- Object Attributes
- The prototype Attribute
- The class Attribute
- The extensible Attribute
- Chapter 6. Arrays
- Creating Arrays
- Array Elements and Length
- Iterating Arrays
- Multidimensional Arrays
- Array Methods
- join()
- reverse()
- sort()
- concat()
- slice()
- splice()
- push() and pop()
- unshift() and shift()
- toString()
- ECMAScript 5 Array Methods
- forEach()
- map()
- filter()
- every() and some()
- reduce(), reduceRight()
- indexOf() and lastIndexOf()
- Array Type
- Array-Like Objects
- Strings as Arrays
- Chapter 7. Functions
- Defining Functions
- Nested Functions
- Invoking Functions
- Function Invocation
- Method Invocation
- Constructor Invocation
- Indirect Invocation
- Function Arguments and Parameters
- Optional Parameters
- Variable-Length Argument Lists: The Arguments Object
- Functions as Namespaces
- Closures
- Function Properties, Methods, and Constructor
- The length Property
- The prototype Property
- The bind() Method
- The toString() Method
- The Function() Constructor
- Chapter 8. Classes
- Classes and Prototypes
- Classes and Constructors
- Constructors and Class Identity
- The constructor Property
- Java-Style Classes in JavaScript
- Immutable Classes
- Subclasses
- Augmenting Classes
- Chapter 9. Regular Expressions
- Describing Patterns with Regular Expressions
- Literal Characters
- Character Classes
- Repetition
- Nongreedy repetition
- Alternation, Grouping, and References
- Specifying Match Position
- Flags
- Matching Patterns with Regular Expressions
- String Methods for Pattern-Matching
- RegExp Properties and Methods
- Chapter 10. Client-Side JavaScript
- Embedding JavaScript in HTML
- Event-Driven Programming
- The Window Object
- Timers
- Browser Location and Navigation
- Browsing History
- Browser and Screen Information
- Dialog Boxes
- Document Elements as Window Properties
- Multiple Windows and Frames
- Relationships Between Frames
- JavaScript in Interacting Windows
- The Same-Origin Policy
- Chapter 11. Scripting Documents
- Overview of the DOM
- Selecting Document Elements
- Selecting Elements by ID
- Selecting Elements by Name
- Selecting Elements by Type
- Selecting Elements by CSS Class
- Selecting Elements with CSS Selectors
- Document Structure and Traversal
- Attributes
- Element Content
- Element Content as HTML
- Element Content as Plain Text
- Element Content as Text Nodes
- Creating, Inserting, and Deleting Nodes
- Element Style
- Geometry and Scrolling
- Chapter 12. Handling Events
- Types of Events
- Form Events
- Window Events
- Mouse Events
- Key Events
- HTML5 Events
- Touchscreen and Mobile Events
- Registering Event Handlers
- Setting Event Handler Properties
- Setting Event Handler Attributes
- addEventListener()
- Event Handler Invocation
- Event Handler Argument
- Event Handler Context
- Event Handler Scope
- Handler Return Value
- Event Propagation
- Event Cancellation
- Chapter 13. Networking
- Using XMLHttpRequest
- Specifying the Request
- Retrieving the Response
- HTTP Progress Events
- Cross-Origin HTTP Requests
- HTTP by &script&: JSONP
- Server-Sent Events
- WebSockets
- Chapter 14. Client-Side Storage
- localStorage and sessionStorage
- Storage Lifetime and Scope
- Storage API
- Storage Events
- Cookies
- Cookie Attributes: Lifetime and Scope
- Setting Cookies
- Reading Cookies
- Cookie Limitations
- Index
