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 ...
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 ...
Easy Code to Add Mouse Trails to Your Webpage
Mouse trails cause the mouse pointer to be followed by a trail of small images when the user moves it. This makes it easier for the user to locate the mouse pointer on the screen. In this article, I give you Java Script code that will cause mouse trails on your webpage. 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 ...
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 Java Script Butterfly Animation
You'll be surprised at how little code it requires and how easy it is to use Java Script along with CSS to create an animation. In this article, I show you how to create a simple butterfly animation. 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 ...
JavaScript Code for Binary to Hexadecimal - Hexadecimal to Binary Conversion
You don't really need JavaScript to convert a binary number to a hexadecimal number, however if you want to create a web application the JavaScript code to convert a binary number to hexadecimal number and to convert a hexadecimal number to a binary number is shown below. More ...
Code for a Less annoying Popup Window
In previous articles I have stated my opinion that it very discourteous and stupid for Webmasters use advertising popup windows on their Web sites. They get paid $0.01 or less to shove a popup window in your face. More ...
Web Site Menus : Which Section Am I In?
Increase usability by highlighting the button of the current section in the navigation bar. This helps the user understand where they are within the structure of your website. In this article you'll learn how to highlight the button of the current section. 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 ...
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 ...
