CONTENTS

Chapter 1: What is Javascript?

A Short History

JavaScript Implementations

JavaScript Versions

Summary

Chapter 2: Javascript in Html

The <script> Element

Inline Code versus External Files

Document Modes

The <noscript> Element

Summary

Chapter 3: Language Basics

Syntax

Keywords and Reserved Words

Variables

Data Types

Operators

Statements

Functions

Summary

Chapter 4: Variables, Scope, and Memory

Primitive and Reference Values

Execution Context and Scope

Garbage Collection

Summary

Chapter 5: Reference Types

The Object Type

The Array Type

The Date Type

The RegExp Type

The Function Type

Primitive Wrapper Types

Singleton Built-in Objects

Summary

Chapter 6: Object-Oriented Programming

Understanding Objects

Object Creation

Inheritance

Summary

Chapter 7: Function Expressions

Recursion

Closures

Mimicking Block Scope

Private Variables

Summary

Chapter 8: The Browser Object Model

The window Object

The location Object

The Navigator Object

The screen Object

The history Object

Summary

Chapter 9: Client Detection

Capability Detection

Quirks Detection

User-Agent Detection

Summary

Chapter 10: The Document Object Model

Hierarchy of Nodes

Working with the DOM

Summary

Chapter 11: Dom Extensions

Selectors API

Element Traversal

HTML5

Proprietary Extensions

Summary

Chapter 12: Dom Levels 2 and 3

DOM Changes

Styles

Traversals

Ranges

Summary

Chapter 13: Events

Event Flow

Event Handlers

The Event Object

Event Types

Memory and Performance

Simulating Events

Summary

Chapter 14: Scripting Forms

Form Basics

Scripting Text Boxes

Scripting Select Boxes

Form Serialization

Rich Text Editing

Summary

Chapter 15: Graphics With Canvas

Basic Usage

The 2D Context

WebGL

Summary

Chapter 16: Html5 Scripting

Cross-Document Messaging

Native Drag and Drop

Media Elements

History State Management

Summary

Chapter 17: Error Handling and Debugging

Browser Error Reporting

Error Handling

Debugging Techniques

Common Internet Explorer Errors

Summary

Chapter 18: Xml in Javascript

XML DOM Support in Browsers

XPath Support in Browsers

XSLT Support in Browsers

Summary

Chapter 19: Ecmascript For Xml

E4X Types

General Usage

Other Changes

Enabling Full E4X

Summary

Chapter 20: JSON

Syntax

Parsing and Serialization

Summary

Chapter 21: Ajax and Comet

The XMLHttpRequest Object

XMLHttpRequest Level 2

Progress Events

Cross-Origin Resource Sharing

Alternate Cross-Domain Techniques

Security

Summary

Chapter 22: Advanced Techniques

Advanced Functions

Tamper-Proof Objects

Advanced Timers

Custom Events

Drag and Drop

Summary

Chapter 23: Offline Applications and Client-Side Storage

Offline Detection

Application Cache

Data Storage

Summary

Chapter 24: Best Practices

Maintainability

Performance

Deployment

Summary

Chapter 25: Emerging APIS

RequestAnimationFrame()

Page Visibility API

Geolocation API

File API

Web Timing

Web Workers

Summary

Appendix A: Ecmascript Harmony

General Changes

Functions

Arrays and Other Structures

New Object Types

Classes

Modules

Appendix B: Strict Mode

Opting-in

Variables

Objects

Functions

eval()

eval and arguments

Coercion of this

Other Changes

Appendix C: Javascript Libraries

General Libraries

Internet Applications

Animation and Effects

Cryptography

Appendix D: Javascript TOOLS

Validators

Minifiers

Unit Testing

Documentation Generators

Secure Execution Environments

Introduction

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