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Features

  • Leading JavaScript tutorial, updated to cover new uses and features of JavaScript
  • JavaScript has become a vital complement to HTML5 and CSS3 web development, and the sixth edition updates this book to include coverage of the latest best practices and new technologies
  • The best, most accessible entry-level JavaScript tutorial for the student with absolutely no programming background
  • Expanded coverage of the jQuery framework, as well as using JavaScript in mobile web development, unit testing, and AngularJS

Description

  • Copyright 2015
  • Dimensions: 7" x 9-1/8"
  • Pages: 416
  • Edition: 6th
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 0-672-33738-X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-672-33738-3


In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours helps you learn the fundamentals of programming using the JavaScript language.
Designed for beginners with no previous programming experience, this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach shows you how to use JavaScript to add a wide array of interactive features and effects to your web pages.


Every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success.

  • Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common JavaScript programming tasks.
  • Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn.
  • Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills.
  • Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions.

Learn how to:

  • Use JavaScript to build dynamic, interactive web pages
  • Debug scripts
  • Create scripts that work in all browsers
  • Write clear, reliable, and reusable code
  • Use object-oriented programming techniques
  • Script with the DOM
  • Access JSON data
  • Work with HTML5 and CSS3
  • Leverage the popular jQuery library
  • Control CSS with simple JavaScripts
  • Read and write cookies
  • Use some of the new ECMAScript 6 features today
  • Get started with frameworks such as AngularJS
  • Build browser add-ons and extensions
Who This Book Is For:
  • Those who have at least a basic understanding of HTML and web page design in general and want to move on to adding some extra interactivity to your pages. 
  • Those who currently code in another programming language and want to see what additional capabilities JavaScript can add to your armory
  • Someone who has never done any computer programming. Browse through an HTML primer before using this book. You don't need to be an HTML expert to use JavaScript but should have a basic understanding.
Contents at a Glance:

Part I: First Steps with JavaScript

1 Introducing JavaScript

2 Writing Simple Scripts

3 Using Functions

4 DOM Objects and Built-in Objects


Part II: Cooking with Code

5 Numbers and Strings

6 Arrays

7 Program Control


Part III: Objects

8 Object-Oriented Programming

9 Scripting with the DOM

10 Meet JSON


Part IV: HTML5 and CSS3

11 JavaScript and HTML5

12 JavaScript and CSS

13 Introducing CSS3


Part V: Using JavaScript Libraries

14 Using Libraries

15 A Closer Look at jQuery

16 The

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Table of Contents


Part I: First Steps with JavaScript


HOUR 1: Introducing JavaScript

Web Scripting Fundamentals

Server- Versus Client-Side Programming

JavaScript in a Nutshell

Where JavaScript Came From

The Script Tag

Introducing the DOM

Talking to the User

HOUR 2: Writing Simple Scripts

Including JavaScript in Your Web Page

JavaScript Statements

Variables

Operators

Capturing Mouse Events

HOUR 3: Using Functions

General Syntax

Calling Functions

Passing Arguments to Functions

Returning Values from Functions

Scope of Variables

HOUR 4: DOM Objects and Built-in Objects

Interacting with the User

Selecting Elements by Their ID

Accessing Browser History

Using the location Object

Browser Information–The navigator Object

Dates and Times

Simplifying Calculation with the Math Object

Part II: Cooking with Code


HOUR 5: Numbers and Strings

Numbers

Strings

Boolean Values

HOUR 6: Arrays

Arrays

HOUR 7: Program Control

Conditional Statements

Loops and Control Structures

Setting and Using Timers

Part III: Objects


HOUR 8: Object-Oriented Programming

What Is Object-Oriented Programming?

Object Creation

Extending and Inheriting Objects Using prototype

Encapsulation

Using Feature Detection

HOUR 9: Scripting with the DOM

DOM Nodes

Selecting Elements with getElementsByTagName()

Reading an Element’s Attributes

Mozilla’s DOM Inspector

HOUR 10: Meet JSON

What Is JSON?

Accessing JSON Data

Data Serialization with JSON

JSON Data Types

Simulating Associative Arrays

Creating Objects with JSON

JSON Security

Part IV: HTML and CSS


HOUR 11: JavaScript and HTML5

Updates

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