JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

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<a> tag 2nd

     javascript: URL as value of href attribute

     Link object properties corresponding to attributes

     onclick attribute

     onmouseover attribute

     target attribute

abort( ) method (XMLHttpRequest)

abstract classes

accept property

access operators

accessibiity, client-side JavaScript and

accessKey property

action attribute, javascript: URL as value of

action property

ActionScript 2nd 3rd 4th

     canvas.as file

         compiling into swf file

     code for Flash persistence

     code that works with JavaScript (example)

     communicating with JavaScript using fscommand( )

     ExternalInterface, using

     invoking methods in Flash movie from JavaScript

     open source compiler (mtasc)

     SharedObject class

activation object

ActiveX controls, security implications of scripting

ActiveXObject( ) constructor

addCallback( ) method (ExternalInterface)

addEventListener( ) method

     mixing original event model and DOM Level 2

     this (keyword) and

addRule( ) function

Ajax

     cautions with

         Back button

         URLs

         visual feedback

     formalizing into an RPC mechanism

     remote scripting

     single-page applications

     tool tips example

     XMLHttpRequest object and

AJAXSLT

alert( ) method 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

     blocking

     displaying script output in plain text

     infinite loop of dialog boxes

align property

all[ ] property

     Document object

     HTMLDocument object

alphabetical order

     sorting arrays in

alt property

alternation in regular expressions

altKey property 2nd 3rd

     Event object (IE)

     MouseEvent

& (ampersand)

     && (logical AND) operator 2nd

     &= (assignment) operator 2nd

     bitwise AND operator 2nd

Anchor object

anchors

     anchors property

     anchors[ ] property

     HTML documents, scrolling to

     listing all in document

     regular expression

         summary of

anchors[ ] property, Anchor object

animations

     CSS-based, framework for

     DHTML

         color-changing

         moving Button object in circle

     image

     status line

anonymous functions

' (apostrophe), escaping in single-quoted strings

apostrophe ('), in single-quoted strings

appCodeName property (Navigator) 2nd

appendChild( ) method (Node) 2nd 3rd

appendData( ) method

appending text (within Text node)

Applet object

applets

     <applet> tag, name attribute 2nd

     applets[ ] property

     canvas applet for client-side drawing

     JavaScript function to be invoked by

     scripting

         sample applet

     using Common DOM API

     using JSObject class, compiling and deploying

applets[ ] property 2nd

application/x-javascript MIME type

apply( ) method (Function) 2nd

appName property (Navigator) 2nd

appVersion property (Navigator) 2nd

<area> tag, Link object properties corresponding to attributes

Arguments object

     callee property

     length property

arguments, function 2nd 3rd

     Arguments object

     embedded in URLs, extracting

     optional

     types

     using object properties as

     verifying number of

arguments[ ] property (Arguments) 2nd

arithmetic operators 2nd

Array class

     methods

     pop( ) method

     shift( ) method

     sort( ) method

     splice( ) method

     toLocaleString( ) method

array extras

array literals 2nd

Array( ) constructor function

     invoking

arrays 2nd 3rd 4th

     accessing elements of

     adding new elements

     Array class methods

     array extras

     array-like objects

         Arguments object

         testing for

     as reference types

     assigning functions to elements

     associative

         objects as

     comparing by reference

     converting to numbers

     creating

     creating with newArray( )

     deleting elements

     DOM objects behaving as

     elements, reading and writing

     functions for

     indexing (regular vs. associative)

     iterating through

    Java

         conversion to JavaScript

         creating

     JavaArray class

     JavaScript, conversion to Java objects

     length

     looping through elements

     multidimensional

     objects vs.

     of arrays

     passing by reference to functions

     searching elements for particular value

     storage

     string regular-expression matching

     truncating and enlarging

ASCII characters

     encoding

     regular-expression character-class escape sequences

ASCII codes, keystrokes

assignment operators

     lvalues and

assignment statements

associative arrays

     defined

     indexing

     objects as

associativity, operator 2nd

* (asterisk)

     *= (assignment) operator 2nd

     multiplication operator 2nd 3rd

         precedence

     regular-expression quantifier

     value or group appearing zero or more times in CSS

@ (at sign)

     CSS style rules

     in XPath expressions

at-rules (CSS)

attachEvent( ) method

     this (keyword) and

Attr object 2nd

attributes

     cookie

     CSS style

         CSS2Properties corresponding to

         display and visibility

         listed, with values

         naming in JavaScript

         text-shadow

     deleting from element

    HTML

         class

         DOM standard properties for

         event handler 2nd 3rd 4th

         Image properties corresponding to

         modifying in a document 2nd

         names, conflicts with JavaScript keywords

         querying, setting, and deleting in DOM

         setting for data persistence

         style

     XML

attributes[ ] property

     Node interface

availHeight property (Screen)

availWidth property (Screen)