JavaScript Programmer's Reference

By: Christian MacAuley, Paul Jobson

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Paperback | 11 September 2001

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Get essential programming information at your fingertips! You'll learn to use JavaScript to create customized, interactive Web sites and get quick tips for implementing JavaScript across different browser platforms. This handy guide offers expert tips, language verification, and cross-platform instruction--making this the perfect companion for the serious coder.

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Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xiii
Core JavaScript	p. 1
Language Conventions	p. 1
Case Sensitivity	p. 1
Code Formatting	p. 1
Literals and Identifiers	p. 2
Reserved Words	p. 2
Data Types	p. 5
Numbers	p. 5
Special Numeric Values	p. 7
Strings	p. 7
Variables	p. 9
"Untyped" Variables	p. 9
Declaring Variables	p. 9
Operators	p. 10
JavaScript Operators	p. 13
Operands	p. 13
Operator Precedence	p. 13
Operator Associativity	p. 14
Types of Operators	p. 15
Statements and Control Structures	p. 27
Statements	p. 27
Expression Statements	p. 27
Compound Statements	p. 27
var	p. 28
function	p. 28
return	p. 28
with	p. 28
import and export	p. 29
The Empty Statement	p. 29
try ... catch	p. 30
Control Structures	p. 30
Conditional	p. 30
Loops	p. 33
Functions and Objects	p. 37
Functions	p. 37
Defining Functions	p. 37
Executing Functions	p. 38
Nested Functions	p. 38
Manipulating Functions as Data	p. 39
Objects	p. 43
A Prototype-Based Language	p. 43
Defining Objects	p. 44
The Object Superclass	p. 45
Using Object-Oriented JavaScript	p. 48
Core Objects and Functions	p. 51
Array	p. 51
Creating Arrays	p. 53
Array Methods and Properties	p. 54
Multidimensional Arrays	p. 60
Boolean	p. 61
Creating Boolean Objects and Values	p. 61
Boolean Methods	p. 62
Date	p. 63
The Date Constructor	p. 67
Date Methods	p. 68
eval ()	p. 81
Math	p. 82
Math Methods and Properties	p. 84
MimeType	p. 92
MimeType Properties	p. 94
Number	p. 94
The Number Constructor	p. 95
Number Methods and Properties	p. 95
parseFloat ()	p. 98
parseInt ()	p. 98
RegExp	p. 99
Defining Regular Expressions	p. 99
Pattern Matching	p. 100
RegExp Methods	p. 108
RegExp Object	p. 111
String	p. 113
Creating Strings	p. 116
String Methods and Properties	p. 116
JavaScript in the Browser: Client-Side Objects, Methods, and Properties	p. 129
Embedding JavaScript in HTML Pages	p. 129
[left angle bracket]Script[right angle bracket] Tags	p. 129
URL	p. 131
JSS	p. 132
Entities	p. 132
The Document Object Model	p. 133
The navigator Object	p. 133
navigator.appCodeName	p. 135
navigator.appMinorVersion	p. 136
navigator.appName	p. 136
navigator.appVersion	p. 136
navigator.cookieEnabled	p. 136
navigator.cpuClass	p. 137
navigator.javaEnabled()	p. 138
navigator.language	p. 138
navigator.mimeTypes[]	p. 138
navigator.online	p. 140
navigator.oscpu	p. 140
navigator.platform	p. 140
navigator.plugins	p. 140
navigator.product	p. 142
navigator.productSub	p. 142
navigator.systemLanguage	p. 143
navigator.userAgent	p. 143
navigator.userLanguage	p. 143
navigator.vendor	p. 143
navigator.vendorSub	p. 144
The Event Object (Events and Event Handling)	p. 144
event.altKey, event.ctrlKey, event.shiftKey	p. 144
event.bubbles	p. 145
event.button	p. 145
event.cancelable	p. 145
event.cancelBubble	p. 146
event.clientX, event.clientY	p. 146
event.currentTarget	p. 146
event.data	p. 146
event.eventPhase	p. 146
event.fromElement	p. 146
event.height	p. 146
event.keyCode	p. 147
event.layerX, event.layerY	p. 147
event.modifiers	p. 147
event.offsetX, event.offsetY	p. 147
event.pageX, event.pageY	p. 147
event.reason	p. 147
event.returnValue	p. 148
event.screenX, event.screenY	p. 148
event.srcElement	p. 148
event.srcFilter	p. 148
event.target	p. 148
event.toElement	p. 148
event.type	p. 148
event.TYPE	p. 149
event.which	p. 149
event.width	p. 149
event.x, event.y	p. 149
The window Object	p. 150
window._content	p. 157
window.alert()	p. 157
window.atob() and window.btoa()	p. 157
window.back()	p. 157
window.blur()	p. 157
window.captureEvents()	p. 158
window.clearInterval()	p. 158
window.clearTimeout()	p. 159
window.close()	p. 159
window.closed	p. 159
window.confirm()	p. 159
window.crypto	p. 159
window.dialogArguments	p. 159
window.dialogHeight	p. 160
window.dialogLeft	p. 160
window.dialogTop	p. 160
window.dialogWidth	p. 160
window.disableExternalCapture()	p. 160
window.document	p. 160
window.enableExternalCapture()	p. 161
window.escape() and window.unescape()	p. 161
window.event	p. 161
window.execScript	p. 161
window.find()	p. 161
window.focus()	p. 162
window.forward()	p. 162
window.frames[]	p. 162
window.history	p. 162
window.home()	p. 162
window.innerHeight	p. 162
window.innerWidth	p. 162
window.length	p. 163
window.location	p. 163
window.locationbar	p. 163
window.menubar	p. 163
window.moveBy()	p. 163
window.moveTo()	p. 163
window.name	p. 163
window.navigate()	p. 164
window.offscreenBuffering	p. 164
window.onblur	p. 164
window.ondragdrop	p. 164
window.onerror	p. 164
window.onfocus	p. 164
window.onload	p. 164
window.onmove	p. 165
window.onresize	p. 165
window.onunload	p. 165
window.open()	p. 165
window.opener	p. 167
window.outerHeight	p. 167
window.outerWidth	p. 167
window.parent	p. 167
window.personalbar	p. 167
window.print()	p. 168
window.prompt()	p. 168
window.releaseEvents()	p. 168
window.resizeBy()	p. 168
window.resizeTo()	p. 168
window.routeEvents()	p. 169
window.screen	p. 169
window.screenX	p. 169
window.screenY	p. 169
window.scroll()	p. 169
window.scrollbars	p. 169
window.scrollBy()	p. 170
window.scrollTo()	p. 170
window.self	p. 170
window.setHotkeys()	p. 170
window.setInterval()	p. 170
window.setResizable()	p. 171
window.setTimeout()	p. 171
window.setZOptions()	p. 171
window.showHelp()	p. 172
window.showModalDialog() and window.showModelessDialog()	p. 172
window.sidebar	p. 173
window.status	p. 174
window.statusbar	p. 174
window.stop()	p. 174
window.toolbar	p. 174
window.top	p. 174
window.window	p. 174
window.XOffset	p. 174
window.YOffset	p. 175
Document Properties	p. 175
document.activeElement	p. 179
document.all	p. 179
document.alinkColor, document.bgColor, document.fgColor, document.linkColor, document.vlinkColor	p. 180
document.anchors[]	p. 181
document.applets[]	p. 181
document.attributes	p. 181
document.body	p. 181
document.characterSet	p. 182
document.childNodes	p. 182
document.clear()	p. 182
document.close()	p. 183
document.cookie	p. 183
document.createElement()	p. 183
document.createStyleSheet()	p. 183
document.defaultCharset	p. 183
document.domain	p. 184
document.elementFromPoint()	p. 184
document.embeds[]	p. 184
document.execCommand()	p. 184
document.expando	p. 184
document.fileCreatedDate	p. 187
document.fileModifiedDate	p. 187
document.fileSize	p. 188
document.fileUpdatedDate	p. 188
document.form	p. 188
document.forms[]	p. 235
document.frames[]	p. 235
document.getSelection	p. 235
document.height	p. 236
document.images[]	p. 236
document.lastModified	p. 236
document.links[]	p. 236
document.mimeType	p. 236
document.open()	p. 236
document.parentWindow	p. 236
document.queryCommandEnabled()	p. 237
document.queryCommandIndeterm()	p. 237
document.queryCommandState()	p. 237
document.queryCommandSupported()	p. 237
document.queryCommandText()	p. 237
document.queryCommandValue()	p. 238
document.readyState	p. 238
document.referrer	p. 238
document.scripts[]	p. 238
document.selection	p. 238
document.styleSheets[]	p. 239
document.title	p. 239
document.URL	p. 239
document.width	p. 239
document.write()	p. 239
document.writeln()	p. 239
Appendix
JavaScript Versions Chart	p. 241
Character Charts	p. 242
Event Handlers Chart	p. 251
The Authors' Bookmarks	p. 253
Web Browsers	p. 255
Country Codes	p. 255
JavaScript Security	p. 258
JavaScript's Inherent Security	p. 258
Security by Obscurity Doesn't Work	p. 259
Index	p. 261
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