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 ...
JavaScript Code to Display Wait Cursor While Image Loads
If you have to load a large image or change a large image after the page has loaded you may want to change the mouse pointer to a wait cursor during the image loading time. More ...
Easy Expanding Banner Code
Instead of using "in your face" skyscraper or double-wide banners, you can make a standard banner that expands to show more information. In this article, I provide you with easy code to create several different kinds of expanding banners. More ...
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 ...
Easy Code to Sort a Table by Column
A Table is a powerful way to present information. You can make your table even more powerful by giving users the ability to sort it by different columns. In this article, I give you some simple Java Script code that you can use to make almost any table sortable by different columns. More ...
How to Shuffle the Deck With Java Script
In this article, you learn how to get and set a webpage element's z-index. The example code provided used these principles to shuffle a small deck of playing cards by clicking or double-clicking on their images. You might use this information to create your own webpage card game, or for some other interesting application. More ...
Display a Value in Currency Format
To display a value in currency format we first round the value to the required number of decimal places, then determine if we need to add trailing zeros. 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 ...
Easy JavaScript FileReader Code
The JavaScript FileReader object allows web pages to read files stored on the user's computer. Files may be selected using the input element, or selected with a drag and drop operation. More ...
Round a Float to 4 Digits to the Right of the Decimal Point
On the typical PC, Java Script Math object methods can return floating point numbers with up to 16 digits to the right of the decimal point. For most purposes, this kind of accuracy is not required, nor desired, and that many digits causes nothing but confusion. In this article, You'll learn how to round a floating point number to 4 digits to the right of the decimal point. More ...
Easy Java Script Code for Sideways Slide show
Sideways sliding slide shows are very popular on the Web, especially with companies that want to display their products or feature various aspects of their business. It's not difficult to program a sideways slide show, and in this article I show you how to create one with some basic Java Script. More ...
Easy Java Script Timer Code
Sometimes you need something to happen after a delay, or you need something to occur repeatedly. This can be accomplished using Java Script timers. My objective in this article is to give you the timer code without surrounding it with a lot of confusing peripheral code so you can quickly use it for your own purposes. More ...
