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 ...
JavaScript to Copy and Paste Text to the Clipboard
In some applications, rather than the user's selection, you may want to copy the contents of a specific html element to the clip board. Or when the user initiates a Paste, you may want to direct the contents of the user's clipboard to a specific html element on the webpage. Here is the code for this. More ...
Working With the Keyboard in Java Script
Using Java Script you can determine which keyboard key the user pressed. You can use this information to block certain keys, to replace a key's character, or to perform an action based upon a specific key being pressed. In this article, I'll provide some basic code for working with the keyboard. 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 ...
Java Script Comparison Operators
A comparison operator compares two values and returns the result "true" or "false". For comparing numeric values the operators perform the same as they do in algebra. For comparing character strings each character in the strings are converted to their ASCII values and then a numeric comparison is made. More ...
JavaScript 24-Hour Trainer
JavaScript has matured from making Web pages dynamic to making them interactive, providing users with a rich and memorable Web experience. This unique book-and-DVD package prepares you for the new generation of Web browser changes that are occurring on the ever-evolving Web and shows you how JavaScript is an essential component of those changes. More ...
HTML5 Canvas Storing and Clearing Transformations
With HTML5 Canvas, it's possible to save the current transformation, do some drawing and transforming, and then restore the old transformation. More ...
Allowing Multiple Selections from Drop-down Select List
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 allow the user to select multiple items in the list by setting its multiple attribute. More ...
Easy Java Script Code to Fill Array With Random Numbers
The code I present here might not be the fewest lines possible to fill an array With random numbers, but it is the easiest to understand. 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
