Java Script to Get Selected Item from Select List Option Group
Since you may have identically named items in multiple optgroups, you need to a way to get the name of the optgroup as well as the name of the option. The code in this article shows you how. More ...
Use JavaScript parseInt() and parseFloat() to Convert Strings to Numbers
If the results of a mathematical operation in your script are not what you expected, make sure that you convert any numbers represented as strings to the actual number data type before performing the operation. More ...
JavaScript to Set Checkbox to Readonly
The HTML checkbox element does not have a readonly attribute. This example provides a very simple work around that might help you solve the checkbox readonly problem in your own application. More ...
Easy Slide Show Code with Mouseover Pause
This article provides easy-to-use cut-and paste code for a Web page slide show, except this example has the extra feature that when the visitor moves their mouse pointer over the image, the slide show image will not change again until they move their mouse pointer off the image. More ...
Introduction to JavaScript Programming
JavaScript is a wonderful little programming language. It's a client-side, meaning it runs right on your local computer, not on the web server, and it's a scripting language meaning
it's run by an interpreter. More ...
Basic State Machines
A State Machine is a program, logic circuit, or mechanical device, that has a finite number of legal states. For example a traffic control signal can be red, yellow, or green. It can't be red and green. It can't be violet. More ...
Easy Code to Add Mouse Trails to Your Webpage
Mouse trails cause the mouse pointer to be followed by a trail of small images when the user moves it. This makes it easier for the user to locate the mouse pointer on the screen. In this article, I give you Java Script code that will cause mouse trails on your webpage. More ...
Easy Picture Panning Code
In this article, I provide you with code that will pan an image back and forth, as if you where looking at a video. But this code does not require video, just a simple image and a few lines of Java Script code. More ...
Prototype Keyword Gives JavaScript Object Oriented Inheritance
The way JavaScript supports inheritance is not like true object oriented languages like C+. In JavaScript, the prototype keyword allows an object to inherit the properties and methods of another object. More ...
Easy Java Script Animation
There are many ways to create an animation, but the simplest way is to use Java Script along with CSS. In this article, I show you how to create simple Java Script animations. More ...
Calculators for Your Web Site : Body Mass Index
If you have a Web site related to health or dieting, or you just want to provide more useful features on your Web site, you can provide a BMI calculator. This article shows you how to code a Java Script BMI calculator for your Web site. More ...
Sams Teach Yourself HTML5 in 10 Minutes
One important part of the new HTML5 specification is the new date-time picker control. In this book you create a webform that uses the new date-time picker control, and you'll also create a small PHP server-side program that displays the value you entered into the date-time picker control when you click the Submit button to show how you can extract data from the control on the server. More ...