Topics Covered

Introduction to JavaScript

• Java and JavaScript
• Server-Side vs. Client-Side Applications
  

Working with Variables and Data

• Communicating with the User
• Using Data More Than Once: Variables
• Keywords and Reserved Words
• Expressions and Operators
  

Functions, Methods and Events

• Defining a Function
• Calling a Function
• Events and Event Handlers

Controlling Program Flow

• The if...else Statement
• The while Statement
• The for Statement
• The break and continue Statements
• The switch Statement
• The do...while Statement
  

The JavaScript Object Model

• The JavaScript Object Model
• The window and document Objects
• The with Object
• The image and history Objects
• The location and navigator Objects


JavaScript Language Objects

• The String Object
• Evaluating Strings
• Regular Expressions
• The Array Object
• The Date Object
• The Math Object


Developing Interactive Forms

• Overview of Form Elements
• Referring to form Elements
• Form Validation

Cookies and JavaScript Security

• What Are Cookies?
• Who Can Send Cookies?
• Sending/Storing Cookies
• Why Use Cookies?
• JavaScript Security Issues
Controlling Frames in JavaScript
• Using Frames and Windows
• Targeting Frames or Windows in JavaScript
• Frames, Functions and Variables
• Windows, Functions and Variables

Custom JavaScript Objects

• Creating Custom Objects
• Custom Object Demonstration
• Creating the Object: The Constructor
• Creating an Instance of a Custom Object
• Creating Object Methods
• Creating Functions for Your Objects
• Complex Custom Objects