Basic State Machines
A State Machine is a program, logic circuit, or mechanical device, that has a finite number of legal states. For example a traffic control signal can be red, yellow, or green. It can't be red and green. It can't be violet. More ...
Concatenating a String and Another Data Type
To concatinate a string and a number, use the styring concatination operator. This is because JavaScript converts the number to a string. To use the + operator with a number, or numbers that are in string data type requires using parseInt() or parseFloat() to convert the strings to numbers. More ...
Easy Animated Banners with Java Script
In this article, I will show you how to use Java Script to create an animated banner. Using Java Script allows you to edit or replace images in the animation sequence, and change the amount of time each image is displayed without doing any recompiling. 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 ...
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 ...
Java Script Message Boxes
Java Script provides three different types of message boxes that allow you to display a short message to the user, or request a bit of information from the user. If one of these built-in message boxes don't suit your needs, this article shows you how to create your own custom message box. 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 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 Picture Panning Code
In this article, I provide you with code that will pan an image back and forth, as if you where looking at a video. But this code does not require video, just a simple image and a few lines of Java Script code. More ...
Introduction to HTML5 Canvas
The canvas element is a webpage container for graphics. You can use JavaScript to draw graphics within the canvas element. Learn how to draw lines, rectangles, circles, and curves, code included. More ...
Java Script to Get Selected Item 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. This article provides code to get the selected item from a select list. More ...
Easy Java Script Form Validation
You can use forms on your website to get information from the visitor. However a user might make an error, or forget and entry in a form. Ignorant and malicious users may deliberately enter trash into your form in an effort to break your application. More ...
