O'Reilly - 2003 - Java Script And DHTML Cookbook

• Main Page
• Table of content
• Copyright
• Preface
  • About You
  • About the Recipes
  • What's in This Book
  • Browser Platforms
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Request for Comments
  • Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Strings
  • 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 Concatenating (Joining) Strings
  • 1.2 Accessing Substrings
  • 1.3 Changing String Case
  • 1.4 Testing Equality of Two Strings
  • 1.5 Testing String Containment Without Regular Expressions
  • 1.6 Testing String Containment with Regular Expressions
  • 1.7 Searching and Replacing Substrings
  • 1.8 Using Special and Escaped Characters
  • 1.9 Reading and Writing Strings for Cookies
  • 1.10 Converting Between Unicode Values and String Characters
  • 1.11 Encoding and Decoding URL Strings
  • 1.12 Encoding and Decoding Base64 Strings
• Chapter 2. Numbers and Dates
  • 2.0 Introduction
  • 2.1 Converting Between Numbers and Strings
  • 2.2 Testing a Number's Validity
  • 2.3 Testing Numeric Equality
  • 2.4 Rounding Floating-Point Numbers
  • 2.5 Formatting Numbers for Text Display
  • 2.6 Converting Between Decimal and Hexadecimal Numbers
  • 2.7 Generating Pseudorandom Numbers
  • 2.8 Calculating Trigonometric Functions
  • 2.9 Creating a Date Object
  • 2.10 Calculating a Previous or Future Date
  • 2.11 Calculating the Number of Days Between Two Dates
  • 2.12 Validating a Date
• Chapter 3. Arrays and Objects
  • 3.0 Introduction
  • 3.1 Creating a Simple Array
  • 3.2 Creating a Multidimensional Array
  • 3.3 Converting Between Arrays and Strings
  • 3.4 Doing Something with the Items in an Array
  • 3.5 Sorting a Simple Array
  • 3.6 Combining Arrays
  • 3.7 Dividing Arrays
  • 3.8 Creating a Custom Object
  • 3.9 Simulating a Hash Table for Fast Array Lookup
  • 3.10 Doing Something with a Property of an Object
  • 3.11 Sorting an Array of Objects
  • 3.12 Customizing an Object's Prototype
  • 3.13 Converting Arrays and Custom Objects to Strings
• Chapter 4. Variables, Functions, and Flow Control
  • 4.0 Introduction
  • 4.1 Creating a JavaScript Variable
  • 4.2 Creating a Named Function
  • 4.3 Nesting Named Functions
  • 4.4 Creating an Anonymous Function
  • 4.5 Delaying a Function Call
  • 4.6 Branching Execution Based on Conditions
  • 4.7 Handling Script Errors Gracefully
  • 4.8 Improving Script Performance
• Chapter 5. Browser Feature Detection
  • 5.0 Introduction
  • 5.1 Detecting the Browser Brand
  • 5.2 Detecting an Early Browser Version
  • 5.3 Detecting the Internet Explorer Version
  • 5.4 Detecting the Netscape Navigator Version
  • 5.5 Detecting the Client Operating System
  • 5.6 Detecting Object Support
  • 5.7 Detecting Object Property and Method Support
  • 5.8 Detecting the Browser Written Language
  • 5.9 Detecting Cookie Availability
  • 5.10 Defining Browser- or Feature-Specific Links
  • 5.11 Testing on Multiple Browser Versions
• Chapter 6. Managing Browser Windows
  • 6.0 Introduction
  • 6.1 Setting the Main Window's Size
  • 6.2 Positioning the Main Window
  • 6.3 Maximizing the Main Window
  • 6.4 Creating a New Window
  • 6.5 Bringing a Window to the Front
  • 6.6 Communicating with a New Window
  • 6.7 Communicating Back to the Main Window
  • 6.8 Using Internet Explorer Modal/Modeless Windows
  • 6.9 Simulating a Cross-Browser Modal Dialog Window
  • 6.10 Simulating a Window with Layers
• Chapter 7. Managing Multiple Frames
  • 7.0 Introduction
  • 7.1 Creating a Blank Frame in a New Frameset
  • 7.2 Changing the Content of One Frame from Another
  • 7.3 Changing the Content of Multiple Frames at Once
  • 7.4 Replacing a Frameset with a Single Page
  • 7.5 Avoiding Being 'Framed' by Another Site
  • 7.6 Assuring a Page Loads in its Frameset
  • 7.7 Reading a Frame's Dimensions
  • 7.8 Resizing Frames
  • 7.9 Setting Frameset Specifications Dynamically
• Chapter 8. Dynamic Forms
  • 8.0 Introduction
  • 8.1 Auto-Focusing the First Text Field
  • 8.2 Performing Common Text Field Validations
  • 8.3 Preventing Form Submission upon Validation Failure
  • 8.4 Auto-Focusing an Invalid Text Field Entry
  • 8.5 Changing a Form's Action
  • 8.6 Blocking Submissions from the Enter Key
  • 8.7 Advancing Text Field Focus with the Enter Key
  • 8.8 Submitting a Form by an Enter Key Press in Any Text Box
  • 8.9 Disabling Form Controls
  • 8.10 Hiding and Showing Form Controls
  • 8.11 Allowing Only Numbers (or Letters) in a Text Box
  • 8.12 Auto-Tabbing for Fixed-Length Text Boxes
  • 8.13 Changing select Element Content
  • 8.14 Copying Form Data Between Pages
• Chapter 9. Managing Events
  • 9.0 Introduction
  • 9.1 Equalizing the IE and W3C Event Models
  • 9.2 Initiating a Process After the Page Loads
  • 9.3 Determining the Coordinates of a Click Event
  • 9.4 Preventing an Event from Performing Its Default Behavior
  • 9.5 Blocking Double Clicks
  • 9.6 Determining Which Element Received an Event
  • 9.7 Determining Which Mouse Button Was Pressed
  • 9.8 Reading Which Character Key Was Typed
  • 9.9 Reading Which Noncharacter Key Was Pressed
  • 9.10 Determining Which Modifier Keys Were Pressed During an Event
  • 9.11 Determining the Element the Cursor Rolled From/To
  • 9.12 Synchronizing Sounds to Events
• Chapter 10. Page Navigation Techniques
  • 10.0 Introduction
  • 10.1 Loading a New Page or Anchor
  • 10.2 Keeping a Page Out of the Browser History
  • 10.3 Using a select Element for Navigation
  • 10.4 Passing Data Between Pages Via Cookies
  • 10.5 Passing Data Between Pages Via Frames
  • 10.6 Passing Data Between Pages Via URLs
  • 10.7 Creating a Contextual (Right-Click) Menu
  • 10.8 Creating Drop-Down Navigation Menus
  • 10.9 Providing Navigation Trail Menus
  • 10.10 Creating Expandable Menus
  • 10.11 Creating Collapsible XML Menus
• Chapter 11. Managing Style Sheets
  • 11.0 Introduction
  • 11.1 Assigning Style Sheet Rules to an Element Globally
  • 11.2 Assigning Style Sheet Rules to a Subgroup of Elements
  • 11.3 Assigning Style Sheet Rules to an Individual Element
  • 11.4 Importing External Style Sheets
  • 11.5 Importing Browser- or Operating System-Specific Style Sheets
  • 11.6 Changing Imported Style Sheets After Loading
  • 11.7 Enabling/Disabling Style Sheets
  • 11.8 Toggling Between Style Sheets for an Element
  • 11.9 Overriding a Style Sheet Rule
  • 11.10 Turning Arbitrary Content into a Styled Element
  • 11.11 Creating Center-Aligned Body Elements
  • 11.12 Reading Effective Style Sheet Property Values
  • 11.13 Forcing Version 6 Browsers into Standards-Compatibility Mode
• Chapter 12. Visual Effects for Stationary Content
  • 12.0 Introduction
  • 12.1 Precaching Images
  • 12.2 Swapping Images (Rollovers)
  • 12.3 Changing Text Style Properties
  • 12.4 Offering Body Text Size Choices to Users
  • 12.5 Creating Custom Link Styles
  • 12.6 Changing Page Background Colors and Images
  • 12.7 Hiding and Showing Elements
  • 12.8 Adjusting Element Transparency
  • 12.9 Creating Transition Visual Effects
• Chapter 13. Positioning HTML Elements
  • 13.0 Introduction
  • 13.1 Making an Element Positionable in the Document Space
  • 13.2 Connecting a Positioned Element to a Body Element
  • 13.3 Controlling Positioning Via a DHTML JavaScript Library
  • 13.4 Deciding Between div and span Containers
  • 13.5 Adjusting Positioned Element Stacking Order (z-order)
  • 13.6 Centering an Element on Top of Another Element
  • 13.7 Centering an Element in a Window or Frame
  • 13.8 Determining the Location of a Nonpositioned Element
  • 13.9 Animating Straight-Line Element Paths
  • 13.10 Animating Circular Element Paths
  • 13.11 Creating a Draggable Element
  • 13.12 Scrolling div Content
  • 13.13 Creating a Custom Scrollbar
• Chapter 14. Creating Dynamic Content
  • 14.0 Introduction
  • 14.1 Writing Dynamic Content During Page Loading
  • 14.2 Creating New Page Content Dynamically
  • 14.3 Including External HTML Content
  • 14.4 Embedding XML Data
  • 14.5 Embedding Data as JavaScript Objects
  • 14.6 Transforming XML Data into HTML Tables
  • 14.7 Transforming JavaScript Objects into HTML Tables
  • 14.8 Converting an XML Node Tree to JavaScript Objects
  • 14.9 Creating a New Element
  • 14.10 Creating Text Content for a New Element
  • 14.11 Creating Mixed Element and Text Nodes
  • 14.12 Inserting and Populating an iframe Element
  • 14.13 Getting a Reference to an HTML Element Object
  • 14.14 Replacing Portions of Body Content
  • 14.15 Removing Body Content
  • 14.16 Sorting Dynamic Tables
  • 14.17 Walking the Document Node Tree
  • 14.18 Capturing Document Content
• Chapter 15. Dynamic Content Applications
  • 15.0 Introduction
  • 15.1 Displaying a Random Aphorism
  • 15.2 Converting a User Selection into an Arbitrary Element
  • 15.3 Automating the Search-and-Replace of Body Content
  • 15.4 Creating a Slide Show
  • 15.5 Auto-Scrolling the Page
  • 15.6 Greeting Users with Their Time of Day
  • 15.7 Displaying the Number of Days Before Christmas
  • 15.8 Displaying a Countdown Timer
  • 15.9 Creating a Calendar Date Picker
  • 15.10 Displaying an Animated Progress Bar
• Appendix A. Keyboard Event Character Values
• Appendix B. Keyboard Key Code Values
• Appendix C. ECMAScript Reserved Keywords
• Colophon
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