- Construct good JavaScript syntax following modern coding practices
- Use JavaScript to communicate with the server and retrieve data
- Dynamically manipulate markup, validate forms and deal with images
- Debug applications using features inside the browser
What you’ll learn
- What functions, variables, events and objects are and how to use them.
- How build a site that will still work in the case that JavaScript is turned off.
- How to access and update part of the page using code.
- How to use JavaScript to communicate with the server and retrieve data.
- How to use JavaScript to for form validation and user feedback.
- How to use Third-Party Libraries like jQuery.
Who this book is for
Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax is for the person who has a good grasp of HTML and CSS but wants to add JavaScript to their skillset. If you want to learn some basic programming concepts, have experience but need help updating your skills, or you’re coming from another language, Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax can help.
Table of Contents
- Getting Started with JavaScript
- Data and Decisions
- From DHTML to DOM Scripting
- HTML5 and JavaScript
- Presentation and Behavior (CSS and Event Handling)
- Common Uses of JavaScript: Image and Windows
- JavaScript and User Integration: Navigation and Forms
- Back-End Interaction with Ajax and Node.js
- Data Validation Techniques
- Modern JavaScript Case Study: A Dynamic Gallery
- Using Third-Party JavaScript
- Appendix A: Debugging JavaScript