JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook: Solutions & Examples for Web Programmers

by Danny Goodman (Author)

• Used

  Illustrated
  2007

  $4.37

  In today's Web 2.0 world, JavaScript and Dynamic HTML are at the center of the hot new approach to designing highly interactive pages on the client side. With this environment in mind, the new edition of this book offers bite-sized solutions to very specific scripting problems that web developers commonly face. Each recipe includes a focused piece of code that you can insert right into your application. Why is JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook so popular? After reading thousands of forum threads over the years, author and scripting pioneer Danny Goodman has compiled a list of problems that frequently vex scripters of various experience levels. For every problem he addresses, Goodman not only offers code, but a discussion of how and why the solution works.Recipes range from simple tasks, such as manipulating strings and validating dates in JavaScript, to entire libraries that demonstrate complex tasks, such as cross-browser positioning of HTML elements, sorting tables, and implementing Ajax features on the client. Ideal for novices as well as experienced scripters, this book contains more than 150 recipes for: working with interactive forms and style sheets; presenting user-friendly page navigation; creating dynamic content via Document Object Model scripting; producing visual effects for stationary content; positioning HTML elements; and working with XML data in the browser.Recipes in this Cookbook are compatible with the latest W3C standards and browsers, including Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2, Safari, and Opera 9. Several new recipes provide client-side Ajax solutions, and many recipes from the previous edition have been revised to help you build extensible user interfaces for Web 2.0 applications. If you want to write your own scripts and understand how they work, rather than rely on a commercial web development framework, the JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook is a must.

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $4.37

  The majority of questions that show up on the numerous online forums for JavaScript and DHTML begin with How do I...? This text aims to answer those questions. Danny Goodman has read thousands of forum threads and compiled lists of the problems that scripters of various experience levels frequently encounter. Rather than wrestle with the same problems that countless others have worked through before, you can take advantage of this unique and extensive collectionof practical recipes and adapt them to your own applications. The book is all about adding value to the content of a Web page. It is a comprehensive collection of problems, solutions, and practical examples for anyone using JavaScript and Dynamic HTML to build Web pages. The book focuses on practical and sensible applications of scripting, rather than flying images and gratuitous color changes. For every problem addressed in the book, there's a solution or recipe - a short, focused piece of code that Web developers can insert directly into their applications. But, the book offers more than cut-and-paste code. You'll also get explanations of how and why the code works, so you can learn to adapt the problem-solving techniques to similar situations. The recipes in the cookbook range from simple tasks, such as manipulating strings and validating dates in JavaScript, to entire libraries that demonstrate complex tasks, such as cross-browser positioning of HTML elements and draggable elements. The book contains over 150 recipes on the following topics: managing browser windows and multiple frames; working with forms and style sheets; supporting various kinds of page navigation; producing visual effects for stationary content; positioning HTML elements; and creating dynamic content.