Javascript and Web Client-side programming

By Richard Roth, On-the-Net/East, rich@on-the-net.com , 413-586-9668

Day 1

Markup language vs Programming Language

Client side programming:

Scripting vs programming languages:

How Scripts are used in HTML web pages

Script Languages

Javascript

Jscript

Vbscript

Programming Languages

Java

Language Plugins:

Java 1.2

TCL, Python

Browser compatibility

Javascript Concentration:

Using without programming:

Can it be done ?

Using Existing Scripts

Builtin Objects, Data and Events

Object Model

Event List

Programming techniques

Common function Examples:

Mouse-overs (with Image pre-loading)

Toronto Path: [ Demo ] [ Real ]

ThomasRegional: [ Demo ] [ Real ]

Form validation:

Testing an email address: [ Demo ]

Page Redirection:

Cookie manipulation:

 

Lab:

Example web pages:

Mouse-over

Form validation

Page redirection

Cookies handling

 

Finding Javascript programs:

Javascripts.com

JavaGoodies.com

Resource Sites:

Master Javascript documents

Developer.com

Danny Goodman's FAQ

MicroSoft: JScript