JavaScript

Preface

1. Introduction to JavaScript
JavaScript Myths
Versions of JavaScript
Client-Side JavaScript
JavaScript in Other Contexts
Client-Side JavaScript: Executable Content in Web Pages
Client-Side JavaScript Features
JavaScript Security
Example: Computing Loan Payments with JavaScript
Using the Rest of This Book
Exploring JavaScript

Part I. Core JavaScript

2. Lexical Structure
Character Set
Case Sensitivity
Whitespace and Line Breaks
Optional Semicolons
Comments
Literals
Identifiers
Reserved Words

3. Data Types and Values
Numbers
Strings
Boolean Values
Functions
Objects
Arrays
null
undefined
The Date Object
Regular Expressions
Error Objects
Primitive Data Type Wrapper Objects

4. Variables
Variable Typing
Variable Declaration
Variable Scope
Primitive Types and Reference Types
Garbage Collection
Variables as Properties
Variable Scope Revisited

5. Expressions and Operators
Expressions
Operator Overview
Arithmetic Operators
Equality Operators
Relational Operators
String Operators
Logical Operators
Bitwise Operators
Assignment Operators
Miscellaneous Operators

6. Statements
Expression Statements
Compound Statements
if
else if
switch
while
do/while
for
for/in
Labels
break
continue
var
function
return
throw
try/catch/finally
with
The Empty Statement
Summary of JavaScript Statements

7. Functions
Defining and Invoking Functions
Functions as Data
Function Scope: The Call Object
Function Arguments: The Arguments Object
Function Properties and Methods

8. Objects
Objects and Properties
Constructors
Methods
Prototypes and Inheritance
Object-Oriented JavaScript
Objects as Associative Arrays
Object Properties and Methods

9. Arrays
Arrays and Array Elements
Array Methods

10. Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions
Defining Regular Expressions
String Methods for Pattern Matching
The RegExp Object

11. Further Topics in JavaScript
Data Type Conversion
By Value Versus by Reference
Garbage Collection
Lexical Scoping and Nested Functions
The Function( ) Constructor and Function Literals
Netscape's JavaScript 1.2 Incompatibilities

Part II. Client-Side JavaScript

12. JavaScript in Web Browsers
The Web Browser Environment
Embedding JavaScript in HTML
Execution of JavaScript Programs

13. Windows and Frames
Window Overview
Simple Dialog Boxes
The Status Line
Timeouts and Intervals
Error Handling
The Navigator Object
The Screen Obj..