The Definitive JavaScript Resource. Complete coverage of the W3C DOM2 standard Build dynamic, cross-browser Web pages using JavaScript--the premier client-side scripting language in use today on the Web. First learn the basics of the language, then combine syntax and theory to develop practical applications--create a variety of windows including special dialogs, use the W3C Document Object Model (DOM) 2 to manipulate (X)HTML documents, add sizzle to your pages with special effects, and improve usability. With full coverage of advanced topics such as using embedded objects and remote JavaScript, this is the ultimate resource for beginning and advanced users alike. • Learn core language features such as data types, objects, and regular expressions • Manipulate (X)HTML and XML documents using the W3C DOM 2 • Take advantage of the standard event models in DOM 2 for robust event handling • Control windows and frames with the Windows object • Validate forms before sending them to server-side programs • Add dynamic effects to Web pages, such as rollovers and animation • Extend JavaScript?s capabilities using embedded multimedia objects • Interact with servers on the Internet using remote JavaScript • Understand JavaScript security policies • Troubleshoot and debug your JavaScript programs Thomas Powell, lecturer for UCSD, is the author of HTML& XHTML: The Complete Reference and Web Design: The Complete Reference. He is president and founder of PINT, a Web site design and development firm. Fritz Schneider is a software engineer at Google who where he works on both client- and server-side Web applications. He is an experienced teacher of Web technologies and co-author of How to Do Everything with Google.

Table of Contents:
Part I: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction to JavaScript Chapter 2 JavaScript Core Features-Overview Part II: Core Language Chapter 3 Data Types and Variables Chapter 4 Operators, Expressions, and Statements Chapter 5 Functions Chapter 6 Objects Chapter 7 Array, Date, Math, and Type-Related Objects Chapter 8 Regular Expressions Part III: Fundamental Client-Side JavaScript Chapter 9 JavaScript Object Models Chapter 10 The Standard Document Object Model Chapter 11 Event Handling Part IV: Using JavaScript Chapter 12 Controlling Windows and Frames Chapter 13 Handling Documents Chapter 14 Form Handling Chapter 15 Dynamic Effects: Rollovers, Positioning, and Animation Chapter 16 Navigation and Site Visit Improvements Chapter 17 Browser and Capabilities Detection Part V: Advanced Topics Chapter 18 JavaScript and Embedded Objects Chapter 19 Remote JavaScript Chapter 20 JavaScript and XML Part VI: Real World JavaScript Chapter 21 Browser-Specific Extensions and Considerations Chapter 22 JavaScript Security Chapter 23 JavaScript Programming Practices Part VII: Appendixes A Core Syntax Quick Reference B JavaScript Object Reference C JavaScript Reserved Words