HTML5 and Local Storage
The HTML5 local storage mechanism is a nice replacement for cookies with it you can write up to 5MB of persistent data between multiple pages to a special file on the client computer. More ...
Code to Drag and Drop an Image Anywhere on a Webpage
HTML5's drag-and-drop standard is designed to let you drag text or data from a textbox or table cell, to another textbox or table cell. But what if you want to drag an image, not to a target element, but to anywhere on a webpage. Then HTML5 drag-and-drop falls short. More ...
Password Protection Using the JavaScript Cookie Method
You can password protect a webpage or your entire website with some very simple JavaScript. In this article, I provide you with the code to password protect your website with JavaScript using cookies. This method should NOT be used for anything that absolutely MUST be password protected. Updated to add requested new features. More ...
Make Your Own Graphical Digital Clock
One of the most fun, interesting, and educational things you can do with Java Script is to make your own image-based digital clock. The fun part is selecting or creating your own images for the digits and other graphical elements of the clock. You can use 3D digits, digits that look like baby blocks, or digits made out of animals. 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 ...
Replace Drop-down with Drag-and-drop
From a webpage designers point of view, drop-down lists require a lot of html tags. Wouldn't it be nice if you could just let the user drag-and-drop text into a simple text box. You can! 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 ...
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 ...
Easy Fading Text Banner Code
In this article you learn how to create a fading text banner, a fading text banner with several different messages that fade in and out, and a fading image banner with several different image banners that fade in and out. You also learn how to use the document.write method so that you can give a link to others to include your banners in their webpage. 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 ...
How to Disable the Browser Back Button
Let's assume that you have a legitimate reason for disabling the back button. Maybe you need to restrain the user within a multi-page form. In this article, I show you how to disable the browser's Back button with a only few lines of Java Script code. 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 ...
