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- Basics and Reference
An introduction to adding JavaScript to your web pages plus useful references.
- Learn JavaScript
A series of tutorials to help you learn the basics of JavaScript programming.
- Introductory JavaScript Tutorials
A series of more in-depth tutorials for beginners.
- Form Processing
Using JavaScript to validate and manipulate your forms.
- Hints and Tips
JavaScript can manipulate frames, windows, images and much more.
- DOM
JavaScript accesses elements of your web page using the document object model.
- Methods
There are a range of functions and methods built into JavaScript that are very useful..
- Prebuilt Scripts
You don't have to code all of your JavaScripts yourself. Here are some scripts we have written that you can use.
- Prebuilt Unobtrusive Scripts
More pre-built scripts. Thes ones use modern coding techniques to keep the JavaScript completely separate from your HTML and stylesheet.
In addition to these JavaScripts you will find some additional simple JavaScripts used in some of the coding solutions offered on the HTML page. Some functions can't be performed entirely on the client and so you may also need to use server side processing as described on the interactive web page.
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Most browsers today understand JavaScript. JavaScript is a client side programming language that you can use to enhance your web pages and to enable your web pages to interact with your visitors.
Unlike server side programming languages such as ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, JSP, and ColdFusion which run on the computer that stores your web pages, JavaScript is run by the browser on the computer that your visitor is using to view your page. This means that the individual visitors have a choice whether the JavaScript will run. Of course running JavaScripts can't do them any harm and if they don't run them they miss out on all of the nice features that you have added to your site that require JavaScript. That is their choice but they are still likely to blame you if your pages don't work because they have JavaScript turned off so make sure you tell them.
The pages in this section tell you about JavaScript and what you can do with it. There are pages that show you how to create JavaScripts to perform certain functions and even complete JavaScripts that you can plug straight into your page.
Many of the pages in this section contain working examples that show you how the JavaScript code discussed on the page actually function. Of course these will only work if you are viewing the pages with JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Additional scripts and tutorials can also be found on the Focus on JavaScript website where 'Ask Felgall' author Stephen Chapman is your JavaScript Guide. |
