Introduction to Client-Side JavaScript

• Embedding JavaScript in an XHTML Document
• Evolution of the JavaScript Language
• JavaScript Versions and Browser Support

Statements and Operators

• Variable Declarations
• Assignment Operators and Statements
• Arithmetic Operators
• Logical Operators
• Comparison Operators
• String Operators
• Conditional Operators
• Operator Precedence

DOM/CSS Scripting

• Introduction to the Document Object Model (DOM)
• Using the getElementById method
• Modifying Page Content with the DOM
• Manipulating CSS using JavaScript
• Programmatic Access to CSS

Implementing Functions

• Defining Functions
• Invoking Functions
• Named and Anonymous Functions
• Passing Arguments
• Local vs. Global Variables
• Using the return Statement
• The this Keyword

Implementing Control Constructs

• Introduction to Conditional and Looping Constructs
• The if else Statements
• The do while Statements
• The for in Statements
• The switch Statement

JavaScript Objects

• The JavaScript Browser Object Model
• JavaScript Object Properties
• Object Methods
• Creating New Object Instances Using Constructor Functions
• String, Date and Array Objects

Including JavaScript in a Page

• Inline JavaScript
• Linking Web Pages to External JavaScript Files
• Embedding JavaScript Using <script> Tags
• <noscript> Tags

Implementing Arrays

• Using Arrays in JavaScript
• Predefined JavaScript Object Arrays
• Creating Arrays
• Reading and Writing to an Array
• Using Common Array Methods

Cookies

• Overview of JavaScript Cookies
• Session and Persistent Cookies
• Using Cookies on a Web Page
• Common Uses of JavaScript Cookies

Common Applications

• Form Validation and Testing
• Working with Regular Expressions
• User Interaction
• Local Form Processing
• Object Detection
• Creating New Windows
• Adding Content to a Window
• Rollover Images

Event Handling

• The W3C and Internet Explorer Event Models
• The Event Object
• Registering JavaScript Events
• Inline Event Handlers
• Processing Keyboard and Mouse Events