JavaScript The Definitive Guide 4th Edition

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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition
By David Flanagan

Publisher	: O'Reilly
Pub Date	: November 2001
ISBN	: 0-596-00048-0
Pages	: 936
Slots	: 1

What's New in the Fourth Edition

Conventions Used in This Book

Finding the Examples Online

Comments and Questions

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction to JavaScript

Section 1.1. JavaScript Myths

Section 1.2. Versions of JavaScript

Section 1.3. Client-Side JavaScript

Section 1.4. JavaScript in Other Contexts

Section 1.5. Client-Side JavaScript: Executable Content in Web Pages

Section 1.6. Client-Side JavaScript Features

Section 1.7. JavaScript Security

Section 1.8. Example: Computing Loan Payments with JavaScript

Section 1.9. Using the Rest of This Book

Section 1.10. Exploring JavaScript

Part I: Core JavaScript

Chapter 2. Lexical Structure

Section 2.1. Character Set

Section 2.2. Case Sensitivity

Section 2.3. Whitespace and Line Breaks

Section 2.4. Optional Semicolons

Section 2.5. Comments

Section 2.6. Literals

Section 2.7. Identifiers

Section 2.8. Reserved Words

Chapter 3. Data Types and Values

Section 3.1. Numbers

Section 3.2. Strings

Section 3.3. Boolean Values

Section 3.4. Functions

Section 3.5. Objects

Section 3.6. Arrays

Section 3.7. null

Section 3.8. undefined

Section 3.9. The Date Object

Section 3.10. Regular Expressions

Section 3.11. Error Objects

Section 3.12. Primitive Data Type Wrapper Objects

Chapter 4. Variables

Section 4.1. Variable Typing

Section 4.2. Variable Declaration

Section 4.3. Variable Scope

Section 4.4. Primitive Types and Reference Types

Section 4.5. Garbage Collection

Section 4.6. Variables as Properties

Section 4.7. Variable Scope Revisited

Chapter 5. Expressions and Operators

Section 5.1. Expressions

Section 5.2. Operator Overview

Section 5.3. Arithmetic Operators

Section 5.4. Equality Operators

Section 5.5. Relational Operators

Section 5.6. String Operators

Section 5.7. Logical Operators

Section 5.8. Bitwise Operators

Section 5.9. Assignment Operators

Section 5.10. Miscellaneous Operators

Chapter 6. Statements

Section 6.1. Expression Statements

Section 6.2. Compound Statements

Section 6.3. if

Section 6.4. else if

Section 6.5. switch

Section 6.6. while

Section 6.7. do/while

Section 6.8. for

Section 6.9. for/in

Section 6.10. Labels

Section 6.11. break

Section 6.12. continue

Section 6.13. var

Section 6.14. function

Section 6.15. return

Section 6.16. throw

Section 6.17. try/catch/finally

Section 6.18. with

Section 6.19. The Empty Statement

Section 6.20. Summary of JavaScript Statements

Chapter 7. Functions

Section 7.1. Defining and Invoking Functions

Section 7.2. Functions as Data

Section 7.3. Function Scope: The Call Object

Section 7.4. Function Arguments: The Arguments Object

Section 7.5. Function Properties and Methods

Chapter 8. Objects

Section 8.1. Objects and Properties

Section 8.2. Constructors

Section 8.3. Methods

Section 8.4. Prototypes and Inheritance

Section 8.5. Object-Oriented JavaScript

Section 8.6. Objects as Associative Arrays

Section 8.7. Object Properties and Methods

Chapter 9. Arrays

Section 9.1. Arrays and Array Elements

Section 9.2. Array Methods

Chapter 10. Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions

Section 10.1. Defining Regular Expressions

Section 10.2. String Methods for Pattern Matching

Section 10.3. The RegExp Object

Chapter 11. Further Topics in JavaScript

Section 11.1. Data Type Conversion

Section 11.2. By Value Versus by Reference

Section 11.3. Garbage Collection

Section 11.4. Lexical Scoping and Nested Functions

Section 11.5. The Function( ) Constructor and Function Literals

Section 11.6. Netscape's JavaScript 1.2 Incompatibilities

Part II: Client-Side JavaScript

Chapter 12. JavaScript in Web Browsers

Section 12.1. The Web Browser Environment

Section 12.2. Embedding JavaScript in HTML

Section 12.3. Execution of JavaScript Programs

Chapter 13. Windows and Frames

Section 13.1. Window Overview

Section 13.2. Simple Dialog Boxes

Section 13.3. The Status Line

Section 13.4. Timeouts and Intervals

Section 13.5. Error Handling

Section 13.6. The Navigator Object

Section 13.7. The Screen Object

Section 13.8. Window Control Methods

Section 13.9. The Location Object

Section 13.10. The History Object

Section 13.11. Multiple Windows and Frames

Chapter 14. The Document Object

Section 14.1. Document Overview

Section 14.2. Dynamically Generated Documents

Section 14.3. Document Color Properties

Section 14.4. Document Information Properties

Section 14.5. Forms

Section 14.6. Images

Section 14.7. Links

Section 14.8. Anchors

Section 14.9. Applets

Section 14.10. Embedded Data

Chapter 15. Forms and Form Elements

Section 15.1. The Form Object

Section 15.2. Defining Form Elements

Section 15.3. Scripting Form Elements

Section 15.4. Form Verification Example

Chapter 16. Scripting Cookies

Section 16.1. An Overview of Cookies

Section 16.2. Storing Cookies

Section 16.3. Reading Cookies

Section 16.4. Cookie Example

Chapter 17. The Document Object Model

Section 17.1. An Overview of the DOM

Section 17.2. Using the Core DOM API

Section 17.3. DOM Compatibility with Internet Explorer 4

Section 17.4. DOM Compatibility with Netscape 4

Section 17.5. Convenience Methods: The Traversal and Range APIs

Chapter 18. Cascading Style Sheets and Dynamic HTML

Section 18.1. Styles and Style Sheets with CSS

Section 18.2. Element Positioning with CSS

Section 18.3. Scripting Styles

Section 18.4. DHTML in Fourth-Generation Browsers

Section 18.5. Other DOM APIs for Styles and Style Sheets

Chapter 19. Events and Event Handling

Section 19.1. Basic Event Handling

Section 19.2. Advanced Event Handling with DOM Level 2

Section 19.3. The Internet Explorer Event Model

Section 19.4. The Netscape 4 Event Model

Chapter 20. Compatibility Techniques

Section 20.1. Platform and Browser Compatibility

Section 20.2. Language Version Compatibility

Section 20.3. Compatibility with Non-JavaScript Browsers

Chapter 21. JavaScript Security

Section 21.1. JavaScript and Security

Section 21.2. Restricted Features

Section 21.3. The Same-Origin Policy

Section 21.4. Security Zones and Signed Scripts

Chapter 22. Using Java with JavaScript

Section 22.1. Scripting Java Applets

Section 22.2. Using JavaScript from Java

Section 22.3. Using Java Classes Directly

Section 22.4. LiveConnect Data Types

Section 22.5. LiveConnect Data Conversion

Section 22.6. JavaScript Conversion of JavaObjects

Section 22.7. Java-to-JavaScript Data Conversion

Part III: Core JavaScript Reference

Chapter 23. Core JavaScript Reference

Arguments.callee

Arguments.length

Array.concat( )

Array.reverse( )

Array.splice( )

Array.toLocaleString( )

Array.toString( )

Array.unshift( )

Boolean.toString( )

Boolean.valueOf( )

Date.getDate( )

Date.getFullYear( )

Date.getHours( )

Date.getMilliseconds( )

Date.getMinutes( )

Date.getMonth( )

Date.getSeconds( )

Date.getTime( )

Date.getTimezoneOffset( )

Date.getUTCDate( )

Date.getUTCDay( )

Date.getUTCFullYear( )

Date.getUTCHours( )

Date.getUTCMilliseconds( )

Date.getUTCMinutes( )

Date.getUTCMonth( )

Date.getUTCSeconds( )

Date.getYear( )

Date.setDate( )

Date.setFullYear( )

Date.setHours( )

Date.setMilliseconds( )

Date.setMinutes( )

Date.setMonth( )

Date.setSeconds( )

Date.setTime( )

Date.setUTCDate( )

Date.setUTCFullYear( )

Date.setUTCHours( )

Date.setUTCMilliseconds( )

Date.setUTCMinutes( )

Date.setUTCMonth( )

Date.setUTCSeconds( )

Date.setYear( )

Date.toDateString( )

Date.toGMTString( )

Date.toLocaleDateString( )

Date.toLocaleString( )

Date.toLocaleTimeString( )

Date.toString( )

Date.toTimeString( )

Date.toUTCString( )

Date.valueOf( )

decodeURIComponent( )

encodeURIComponent( )

Error.toString( )

Function.apply( )

Function.arguments[]

Function.call( )

Function.caller

Function.length

Function.prototype

Function.toString( )

Number.MAX_VALUE

Number.MIN_VALUE

Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY

Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY

Number.toExponential( )

Number.toFixed( )

Number.toLocaleString( )

Number.toPrecision( )

Number.toString( )

Number.valueOf( )

Object.constructor

Object.hasOwnProperty( )

Object.isPrototypeOf( )

Object.propertyIsEnumerable( )

Object.toLocaleString( )

Object.toString( )

Object.valueOf( )

RegExp.ignoreCase

RegExp.lastIndex

RegExp.toString( )

String.charAt( )

String.charCodeAt( )

String.concat( )

String.fromCharCode( )

String.indexOf( )

String.lastIndexOf( )

String.localeCompare( )

String.match( )

String.replace( )

String.search( )

String.slice( )

String.split( )

String.substr( )

String.substring( )

String.toLocaleLowerCase( )

String.toLocaleUpperCase( )

String.toLowerCase( )

String.toString( )

String.toUpperCase( )

String.valueOf( )

Part IV: Client-Side JavaScript Reference

Chapter 24. Client-Side JavaScript Reference

Checkbox.onclick

Document.captureEvents( )

Document.clear( )

Document.close( )

Document.cookie

Document.domain

Document.elementFromPoint( )

Document.getSelection( )

Document.handleEvent( )

Document.lastModified

Document.links[]

Document.open( )

Document.releaseEvents( )

Document.routeEvent( )

Document.write( )

Document.writeln( )

FileUpload.onchange

Form.elements[]

History.back( )

History.forward( )

HTMLElement.contains( )

HTMLElement.getAttribute( )

HTMLElement.handleEvent( )

HTMLElement.insertAdjacentHTML( )

HTMLElement.insertAdjacentText( )

HTMLElement.onclick

HTMLElement.ondblclick

HTMLElement.onhelp

HTMLElement.onkeydown

HTMLElement.onkeypress

HTMLElement.onkeyup

HTMLElement.onmousedown

HTMLElement.onmousemove

HTMLElement.onmouseout

HTMLElement.onmouseover

HTMLElement.onmouseup

HTMLElement.removeAttribute( )

HTMLElement.scrollIntoView( )

HTMLElement.setAttribute( )

Input.select( )

JSObject.call( )

JSObject.eval( )

JSObject.getMember( )

JSObject.getSlot( )

JSObject.getWindow( )

JSObject.removeMember( )

JSObject.setMember( )

JSObject.setSlot( )

JSObject.toString( )

Layer.captureEvents( )

Layer.handleEvent( )

Layer.moveAbove( )

Layer.moveBelow( )

Layer.moveBy( )

Layer.moveTo( )

Layer.moveToAbsolute( )

Layer.offset( )

Layer.releaseEvents( )

Layer.resizeBy( )

Layer.resizeTo( )

Layer.routeEvent( )

Link.onmouseout

Link.onmouseover

Location.reload( )

Location.replace( )

Navigator.javaEnabled( )

Navigator.plugins.refresh( )

Select.onchange

Select.options[]

Textarea.onchange

Window.alert( )

Window.captureEvents( )

Window.clearInterval( )

Window.clearTimeout( )

Window.close( )

Window.confirm( )

Window.defaultStatus

Window.focus( )

Window.forward( )

Window.handleEvent( )

Window.moveBy( )

Window.moveTo( )

Window.navigate( )

Window.onresize

Window.onunload

Window.print( )

Window.prompt( )

Window.releaseEvents( )

Window.resizeBy( )

Window.resizeTo( )

Window.routeEvent( )

Window.scroll( )

Window.scrollBy( )

Window.scrollTo( )

Window.setInterval( )

Window.setTimeout( )

Part V: W3C DOM Reference

Chapter 25. W3C DOM Reference

AbstractView.getComputedStyle( )

CharacterData.appendData( )

CharacterData.deleteData( )

CharacterData.insertData( )

CharacterData.replaceData( )

CharacterData.substringData( )

CSSFontFaceRule

CSSMediaRule.deleteRule( )

CSSMediaRule.insertRule( )

CSSPrimitiveValue

CSSPrimitiveValue.getCounterValue( )

CSSPrimitiveValue.getFloatValue( )

CSSPrimitiveValue.getRectValue( )

CSSPrimitiveValue.getRGBColorValue( )

CSSPrimitiveValue.getStringValue( )

CSSPrimitiveValue.setFloatValue( )

CSSPrimitiveValue.setStringValue( )

CSSRuleList.item( )

CSSStyleDeclaration

CSSStyleDeclaration.getPropertyCSSValue( )

CSSStyleDeclaration.getPropertyPriority( )

CSSStyleDeclaration.getPropertyValue( )

CSSStyleDeclaration.item( )

CSSStyleDeclaration.removeProperty( )

CSSStyleDeclaration.setProperty( )

CSSStyleSheet.deleteRule( )

CSSStyleSheet.insertRule( )

CSSValueList.item( )

Document.createAttribute( )

Document.createAttributeNS( )

Document.createCDATASection( )

Document.createComment( )

Document.createDocumentFragment( )

Document.createElement( )

Document.createElementNS( )

Document.createEntityReference( )

Document.createEvent( )

Document.createNodeIterator( )

Document.createProcessingInstruction( )

Document.createRange( )

Document.createTextNode( )

Document.createTreeWalker( )

Document.getElementById( )

Document.getElementsByTagName( )

Document.getElementsByTagNameNS( )

Document.getOverrideStyle( )

Document.importNode( )

DocumentFragment

DocumentTraversal

DOMImplementation

DOMImplementation.createCSSStyleSheet( )

DOMImplementation.createDocument( )

DOMImplementation.createDocumentType( )

DOMImplementation.createHTMLDocument( )

DOMImplementation.hasFeature( )

DOMImplementationCSS

Element.getAttribute( )

Element.getAttributeNode( )

Element.getAttributeNodeNS( )

Element.getAttributeNS( )

Element.getElementsByTagName( )

Element.getElementsByTagNameNS( )

Element.hasAttribute( )

Element.hasAttributeNS( )

Element.removeAttribute( )

Element.removeAttributeNode( )

Element.removeAttributeNS( )

Element.setAttribute( )

Element.setAttributeNode( )

Element.setAttributeNodeNS( )

Element.setAttributeNS( )

ElementCSSInlineStyle

EntityReference

Event.initEvent( )

Event.preventDefault( )

Event.stopPropagation( )

EventTarget.addEventListener( )

EventTarget.dispatchEvent( )

EventTarget.removeEventListener( )

HTMLAnchorElement

HTMLAnchorElement.blur( )

HTMLAnchorElement.focus( )

HTMLBodyElement

HTMLCollection.item( )

HTMLCollection.namedItem( )

HTMLDocument.close( )

HTMLDocument.getElementById( )

HTMLDocument.getElementsByName( )

HTMLDocument.open( )

HTMLDocument.write( )

HTMLDocument.writeln( )

HTMLDOMImplementation

HTMLFormElement

HTMLFormElement.reset( )

HTMLFormElement.submit( )

HTMLInputElement

HTMLInputElement.blur( )

HTMLInputElement.click( )

HTMLInputElement.focus( )

HTMLInputElement.select( )

HTMLOptionElement

HTMLSelectElement

HTMLSelectElement.add( )

HTMLSelectElement.blur( )

HTMLSelectElement.focus( )

HTMLSelectElement.remove( )

HTMLTableCaptionElement

HTMLTableCellElement

HTMLTableColElement

HTMLTableElement

HTMLTableElement.createCaption( )

HTMLTableElement.createTFoot( )

HTMLTableElement.createTHead( )

HTMLTableElement.deleteCaption( )

HTMLTableElement.deleteRow( )

HTMLTableElement.deleteTFoot( )

HTMLTableElement.deleteTHead( )

HTMLTableElement.insertRow( )

HTMLTableRowElement

HTMLTableRowElement.deleteCell( )

HTMLTableRowElement.insertCell( )

HTMLTableSectionElement

HTMLTableSectionElement.deleteRow( )

HTMLTableSectionElement.insertRow( )

HTMLTextAreaElement

HTMLTextAreaElement.blur( )

HTMLTextAreaElement.focus( )

HTMLTextAreaElement.select( )

MediaList.appendMedium( )

MediaList.deleteMedium( )

MediaList.item( )

MouseEvent.initMouseEvent( )

MutationEvent.initMutationEvent( )

NamedNodeMap.getNamedItem( )

NamedNodeMap.getNamedItemNS( )

NamedNodeMap.item( )

NamedNodeMap.removeNamedItem( )

NamedNodeMap.removeNamedItemNS( )

NamedNodeMap.setNamedItem( )

NamedNodeMap.setNamedItemNS( )

Node.appendChild( )

Node.cloneNode( )

Node.hasAttributes( )

Node.hasChildNodes( )

Node.insertBefore( )

Node.isSupported( )

Node.normalize( )

Node.removeChild( )

Node.replaceChild( )

NodeIterator.detach( )

NodeIterator.nextNode( )

NodeIterator.previousNode( )

NodeList.item( )

ProcessingInstruction

Range.cloneContents( )

Range.cloneRange( )

Range.collapse( )

Range.compareBoundaryPoints( )

Range.deleteContents( )

Range.detach( )

Range.extractContents( )

Range.insertNode( )

Range.selectNode( )

Range.selectNodeContents( )

Range.setEnd( )

Range.setEndAfter( )

Range.setEndBefore( )

Range.setStart( )

Range.setStartAfter( )

Range.setStartBefore( )

Range.surroundContents( )

Range.toString( )

StyleSheetList.item( )

Text.splitText( )

TreeWalker.firstChild( )

TreeWalker.lastChild( )

TreeWalker.nextNode( )

TreeWalker.nextSibling( )

TreeWalker.parentNode( )

TreeWalker.previousNode( )

TreeWalker.previousSibling( )

UIEvent.initUIEvent( )

Part VI: Class, Property, Method, and Event Handler Index

Chapter 26. Class, Property, Method, and Event Handler Index

Section 26.1. A

Section 26.2. B

Section 26.3. C

Section 26.4. D

Section 26.5. E

Section 26.6. F

Section 26.7. G

Section 26.8. H

Section 26.9. I

Section 26.10. J

Section 26.11. K

Section 26.12. L

Section 26.13. M

Section 26.14. N

Section 26.15. O

Section 26.16. P

Section 26.17. Q

Section 26.18. R

Section 26.19. S

Section 26.20. T

Section 26.21. U

Section 26.22. V

Section 26.23. W

Section 26.24. X

Section 26.25. Y

Section 26.26. Z

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