Creating Basic Java Script Functions
In this article you learn how to create basic Java Script functions. You learn how to use parameters and how to return values, including how to return an array from a function. The article also intoduces variable scope. More ...
JavaScript to Generate a Random Number Between X and Y
You can use the JavaScript Math object's .random() method to generate a random number between two values, it returns a random floating-point number between 0 and 1 so you'll need to perform additional operations on it to scale it. 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 Picture Zoom Code
This article provides the minimal code for four different methods to add zoom to the pictures on your Web page. The first method uses a single image. When you click on the image a JavaScript function is used to enlarge the image. 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 ...
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 ...
A JavaScript Function That Returns a Function
Its a fad now in JavaScript to code functions that return functions in order to avoid declaring global variables but the procedure is inefficient and unnecessary. More ...
Java Script Code to Re-arrange Items in a Select List
In this article you'll learn how to use Java Script to re-arrange items in a 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 ...
Easy Java Script Windows
This article gives you the basics of designing, opening, and closing browser windows using Java Script. In future articles, I will show you how to do all kinds of annoying things with windows using Java Script. 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 ...
What is a Regular Expression?
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. Regular expressions are very powerful, but also difficult to understand and complicated to use. More ...
Calendars for Your Website
I'll start by showing you how to code a basic calendar that shows the current month with the current day highlighted. Then, how to code a webpage that can display several months simultaneously, and finally, a clickable appointments calendar. More ...
