The fifth edition of this book streamlines the previous editions into one. It is updated with the latest browsers, language, extensions, JavaScriptTM standards and the latest XHTML standards in its code examples. The tutorial is tailored for beginners and is easy to use at home or in a classroom setting.

Known as a scripting language, JavaScript is an open language that anyone can use. It enables Web authors to design interactive sites. It shares many of the features and structures of the full JavaTM programming language and can interact with HTML source code, enabling Web authors to enhance their sites with dynamic content.

Authors Danny Goodman and Michael Morrison include an interactive workbench called The Evaluator that makes mastering JavaScript and DOM concepts easy. Learn how to apply scripting to Web standards such as XHTML, DOM, CSS and XML to produce future-compatible pages. Implement cross-browser dynamic HTML applications for MozillaTM and other modern browsers.

The updated tutorial details the latest Worldwide Web Consortium Document Object Model (W3C DOM) techniques so scripting written today will work on current as well as future browsers. Explanations provided are clear and partnered with examples on all core JavaScript and object model features of modern browsers.

Custom objects, XML data and other client-side techniques are also included to help turn a static page of content into an engaging, interactive and intelligent experience.

Along with the book, readers get a CD-ROM with 22 bonus chapters on advanced subjects, searchable and printable electronic version of the entire text and hundreds of ready-to-run scripted HTML pages.

Goodman and Morrison list the following solutions that JavaScript can provide to a knowledgeable user:

• Get a Web page to respond or react directly to user interaction with form elements (input fields, text areas, buttons, radio buttons, check boxes, selection lists) and hypertext links
• Distribute small collections of database-like information and provide a friendly interface to that data
• Control multiple-frame navigation, plug-ins or Java applets based on user choices in the HTML document
• Preprocess data on the client before submission to a server
• Change content and styles in modern browsers dynamically and instantly in response to user interaction

This 1264-page release is available in paperback or as an e-book. [...read more...]

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