Java Script is one of the most important technologies on the web. It provides the means to add dynamic functionality to your web pages and serves as the backbone of Ajax-style web development. Beginning Java Script with DOM Scripting and Ajax is an essential guide for modern Java Script programming; it’s practical but comprehensive. It covers everything you need to know to get up to speed with Java Script development and add dynamic enhancements to web pages and program Ajax-style applications.
Experienced web developer Christian Heilmann begins gently by giving you an overview of Java Scriptits syntax, good coding practices, and the principles of DOM scripting. Then he builds up your Java Script toolkit, covering dynamically manipulating markup, changing page styling on the fly using the CSS DOM, validating forms, dealing with images, and much more. Then he takes you to advanced territory, with a complete case study illustrating how many new Java Script techniques can work together, plus a great introduction to Ajax development.
Table of Content
Getting Started with Java Script.- Data and Decisions.- From DHTML to DOM Scripting.- HTML and Java Script.- Presentation and Behavior (CSS and Event Handling).- Common Uses of Java Script: Images and Windows.- Java Script and User Interaction: Navigation and Forms.- Back-End Interaction with Ajax.- Data Validation Techniques.- Modern Java Script Case Study: A Dynamic Gallery.- Using Third-Party Java Script.
About the author
Christian Heilmann grew up in Germany and, after a year working with people with disabilities through the Red Cross, he spent a year as a radio producer. Beginning in 1997, he worked for several agencies in Munich as a web developer. In 2000, he moved to the U.S. to work for e Toys and, after the dot-com crash, he moved to the U.K., where he currently works as a lead developer for Agilisys. He publishes an almost-daily blog at http://wait-till-i.com and runs an article repository at http://icant.co.uk. He is a member of the Web Standards Project’s DOM Scripting Task Force.
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