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 Chapter 1, “The State of JavaScript”: This chapter brings you up to speed on the state of JavaScript within the industry. It then covers how JavaScript gets evaluated with the browser and what that means to the way you code. Finally, the chapter looks at debugging your scripts, providing tools that will help you as you test your own scripts.Chapter 2,“HTML, CSS, and JavaScript”: This chapter runs through some important techniques with HTML and CSS that provide a solid base on which to add JavaScript.It then covers some JavaScript basics before moving on to the DOM—how to move around and manipulate it. Chapter 3,“Object-Oriented Programming”: Object-oriented programming approaches within JavaScript are explained. The chapter also looks at features of JavaScript such as closures and functional programming that make it a powerful language, especially when doing DOM scripting. Chapter 4, “Libraries”: JavaScript libraries have become quite pervasive, and this chapter dissects a few of the popular libraries and shows you how they can be applied easily to your projects. The chapter also breaks down what to look for in a library. Chapter 5, “Ajax and Data Exchange”: Ajax is everywhere. This chapter explains what Ajax is and what goes into an Ajax request. It describes the pitfalls of Ajax and how to plan for them. You also look at data exchange formats, learning which are most appropriate for you and when to use them. Chapter 6, “Visual Effects”: Visual effects might seem superfluous, but this chapter sheds some light on the effective use of animation within your pages to enhance usability. You see how to build your own animation object and how to use JavaScript libraries to do animation. Chapter 7,“Form Validation and JavaScript”: Form validation is one of the most common tasks given to JavaScript, and DOM scripting is incredibly useful when attempting it. This chapter tackles form validation on the client side with techniques such as preventing the formfrom being submitted, using JavaScript, and using the DOM to display error messages. Chapter 8,“Case Study: FAQ Facelift”: This case study demonstrates how to show and hide elements in a page smoothly and elegantly. The application is built with progressive enhancement in mind and uses CSS, HTML, and DOM scripting to create a modern FAQ page. Chapter 9, “A Dynamic Help System”: The final chapter consists of an online help system that is on hand to guide users through a suitable complicated online application. It shows how a common desktop application can be brought to the Web and provided at the touch of a button, just as it would be if it were on your desktop. Download free ebook: Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax APIs and Libraries
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