Synopses & Reviews
This book uses a practical, step-by-step approach to provide comprehensive instruction on basic to advanced JavaScript concepts. Author Patrick Carey?s fluid writing style and thorough explanations make even the most complex topics easy for beginners to understand and apply. With this book, users will be well on their way to create impressive web sites featuring animated text, image rollovers, pull-down menus, and drag and drop menus.
Synopsis
NEW PERSPECTIVES ON JAVASCRIPT AND AJAX uses a practical, step-by-step approach to provide comprehensive instruction on basic to advanced JavaScript and AJAX concepts. This book teaches students JavaScript and AJAX using a simple text editor to create basic to complex Web sites. The text reviews the basics of HTML, XHTML, and CSS and includes an extended appendix containing commands and common code errors.
About the Author
Patrick Carey received his M.S. in Biostatistics from the University of Wisconsin, where he worked as a researcher designing and analyzing clinical studies. He co-authored his first textbook on using Excel as a statistical tool. Patrick has authored or co-authored over 20 academic and trade texts for the software industry. Frank Canovatchel is currently an instructor at Champlain College in Vermont, a corporate trainer, and owns a freelance Web design business called iTECH Web Professionals. He received a B.A. in Political Science from Fordham University and continued on to complete two M.A.'s.
Table of Contents
Tutorial 1: Programming with JavaScript. Tutorial 2: Working with Operators and Expressions. Tutorial 3: Working with Arrays, Loops, and Conditional Statements. Tutorial 4: Working with Objects and Styles. Tutorial 5: Working with Forms and Regular Expressions. Tutorial 6: Working with the Event Model. Tutorial 7: Working with Dynamic Content and Styles. Tutorial 8: Designing Slideshows and Rollovers. Tutorial 9: Storing Data with Cookies. Tutorial 10: Creating Pop-Up Windows and Frames. Tutorial 11: Exploring Object-Oriented JavaScript. Tutorial 12: Working with AJAX. Appendix A: Reviewing the Principles of XHTML. Appendix B: Reviewing the Principles of CSS. Appendix C: HTML and XHTML Elements and Attributes. Appendix D: Cascading Style Sheets. Appendix E: JavaScript Objects, Properties, Methods, and Event Handlers. Appendix F: JavaScript Operators, Keywords, and Syntactical Elements. Appendix G: Exploring Filters and Transitions.