Summary Course guide for JavaScript

JavaScript for Beginners
Course notes

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1 What is a Programming Language? .......................................................................................5
Key Points ......................................................................................................................................................... 5


2 Server-side vs. Client-side .......................................................................................................7
Key Points ......................................................................................................................................................... 7


3 About JavaScript ....................................................................................................................10
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 10


4 A Tour of JavaScript...............................................................................................................13
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 13


5 Objects, Properties and Methods ..........................................................................................18
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 18


6 Assigning Values to Properties .............................................................................................21
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 21
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 22


7 About Comments ....................................................................................................................25
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 25
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 26


8 Hiding Scripts from Older Browsers ......................................................................................28
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 28
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 29


9 Automatically Redirecting the User .......................................................................................31
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 31
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 31


10 Alert, Prompt and Confirm .....................................................................................................33
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 33
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 34


11 Variables and Operators ........................................................................................................35
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 35
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 38


12 Comparisons...........................................................................................................................40
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 40
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 41


13 Conditionals ............................................................................................................................42
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 42
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 45
Project 2........................................................................................................................................................... 46

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14 Looping....................................................................................................................................48
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 48
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 50


15 Arrays ......................................................................................................................................53
Key points ........................................................................................................................................................ 53
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 55


16 Associative & Objective Arrays .............................................................................................57
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 57
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 58


17 Two Dimensional Arrays ........................................................................................................59
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 59
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 60


18 String Manipulation.................................................................................................................61
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 61
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 65


19 Using Functions ......................................................................................................................66
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 66
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 69


20 Logical Operators ...................................................................................................................71
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 71
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 74


21 Using Event Handlers ............................................................................................................75
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 75
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 77


22 Working with Images ..............................................................................................................79
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 79
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 80


23 Simple Image Rollovers .........................................................................................................81
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 81
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 83


24 Object Instantiation and Better Rollovers .............................................................................85
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 85
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 86


25 Working with Browser Windows ............................................................................................88
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 88
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 90


26 Positioning Browser Windows ...............................................................................................91
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 91
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 92

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27 Focus and Blur........................................................................................................................93
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 93
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 94


28 Dynamically Created Content ................................................................................................95
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 95
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 95


29 Working with Multiple Windows .............................................................................................97
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 97
Project.............................................................................................................................................................. 98


30 Using an External Script File .................................................................................................99
Key Points ....................................................................................................................................................... 99
Project............................................................................................................................................................ 100


31 Javascript and Forms...........................................................................................................101
Key Points ..................................................................................................................................................... 101
Project............................................................................................................................................................ 103


32 Form Methods and Event Handlers ....................................................................................105
Key Points ..................................................................................................................................................... 105
Project............................................................................................................................................................ 106


33 JavaScript and Maths...........................................................................................................108
Key Points ..................................................................................................................................................... 108
Project............................................................................................................................................................ 109


34 Object Variables – A Refresher ...........................................................................................111
Key Points ..................................................................................................................................................... 111
Project............................................................................................................................................................ 112


35 Actions From Menu Items ....................................................................................................113
Key Points ..................................................................................................................................................... 113
Project............................................................................................................................................................ 114


36 Requiring Form Values or Selections..................................................................................116
Key Points ..................................................................................................................................................... 116
Project............................................................................................................................................................ 118


37 Working with Dates ..............................................................................................................121
Key Points ..................................................................................................................................................... 121
Project............................................................................................................................................................ 122


38 Retrieving Information from Date Objects...........................................................................123
Key Points ..................................................................................................................................................... 123
Project............................................................................................................................................................ 124


39 Creating a JavaScript Clock ................................................................................................126
Key Points ..................................................................................................................................................... 126
Project............................................................................................................................................................ 128