Four Ways to Use Java Script Event Handlers
Almost everything on a webpage is an "object". Almost all objects can respond to an event. You can control what an object does in response to an event by creating an event handler. In this article, you'll learn four different ways to connect an event handler to an event. More ...
Using the Java Script Date Object
When you want to work with a date in Java Script, you need to use the Date object. In this article, you learn how to create a Date object for today, or for any date in the past or future. You learn how to find the difference between two dates, and how to format a date string any way that you desire. You also learn how to validate a date string returned from a text box in a form, which involved an introduction to JavaScript regular expressions. More ...
Using the Java Script Array Object
When you want to work with multiple related values, you can use the Array object. The new keyword is required when creating an array of object type data, like an array of string objects. The new keyword is not required when creating an array of simple variable types, like integers. In this article you learn about mutidimensional arrays, and study examples of how to use each Array Object method. More ...
Java Script Code to Move Items Between Select Lists
In this article you'll learn how to use Java Script to move items from one select list to a second select list. I'll explain the code in detail so that you'll be able to fully understand and modify it for your own use. More ...
Regular Expression Basics : How many Matches?
A Regular Expression (regex) is a sequence of characters that define a pattern that allows you to search, match, locate, replace, manipulate, and manage text. In this article you'll learn how to use regular expressions to count the number of matches. More ...
Easy Rollovers
A rollover is when a user moves the mouse pointer over an image on a Web page the image is replaced with a new image. The simplest rollover can be created with the html code provided in this article. More ...
Change the Case of a Character in a String
A common task with JavaScript is to change the case of the first letter in a string, or of an internal letter, or even change the case of an entire string. More ...
Code to Fade Between Two different Pictures
You've probably seen websites where a picture fades out, being replaced by another picture that fades in. This effect is called a visual transition and it's easy to do with just a tiny bit of code. More ...
Java Script Code for a Random Circle Generator
Have you seen some Web content that uses a group of several different size and color circles as a decoration? In this article I'll show you how to use a bit of Java Script code to draw a group of random size and color circles. More ...
Object-Oriented JavaScript
Once listed as nice to have, these days knowledge of JavaScript is a deciding factor when it comes to hiring web developers. This book treats JavaScript as a serious object-oriented language, showing you how to build robust, maintainable, and powerful libraries and applications. Read this book if you want to be able to take your JavaScript skills to a new level of sophistication. More ...
Using a Select List for Navigation
An HTML Select list is a form control used to create a drop-down list of items from which the user can select. You can use a select list as a navigation element by setting each option element's value attribute to the URL of a web site or web page. More ...
JavaScript Variable Scope
Understanding variable scope is very important, because if you don't use scope properly, you could end up with unexpected results and a very confusing bug. The scope of a variable refers to the parts of the code from which it's visible. More ...
