JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

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m attribute (multiline matches)

m flag (regular expressions) 2nd

magic cookies

makeBarChart( ) function

makeCanvas( ) function (SVG)

makeDataURL( ) function (SVG)

makeObjectTag( ) function (SVG)

Map object (Java)

map( ) method (Array)

margin attribute

margin properties, setting

match( ) method (String)

     lastIndex property and

Math object 2nd

     max( ) function

max( ) function

     Math class

max-age attribute (cookie) 2nd

MAX_VALUE constant

maxLength property

mayscript attribute

members, class

     Circle class, defining for

     class methods

     class properties

     instance methods

     instance properties

     private

memory

     allocation and deallocation

     attacks using allocation

     deallocating (garbage collection)

memory leaks in IE 2nd

message property (Error)

<meta> tag

metacharacters in regular expressions

metaKey property (MouseEvent) 2nd

method property

methods 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

     blocking

     borrowing from one class to use in another

     class 2nd

     common object methods

         comparisons

         toString( )

         valueOf( )

     defineClass( )

     defining for built-in classes

     event handlers defined as

     Function object 2nd

     functions as

     HTTP

     instance

     Java

         invoking in JavaScript 2nd 3rd

         overloaded

         property accessor

     overridden, invoking

Microsoft

     browser war with Netscape

     JScript interpreter 2nd

     JScript.NET language

     Visual Basic Scripting Edition

     VML (Vector Markup Language)

MIME types

     text/javascript

     text/xml

MimeType object

MIN_VALUE constant

- (minus sign)

     -- (decrement) operator 2nd 3rd

         loop variables, decrementing

     -= (assignment) operator 2nd

     -Infinity

         conversions to other types

    -- (decrement) operator

         positioning in code

     subtraction operator 2nd 3rd

     unary negation operator 2nd

mixins (mixin classes)

modification date, Document object

modularizing software, event handlers and

modules

     creating

         adding symbol to global namespace

         classes as modules

         initialization code

     DOM 2nd

         events 2nd

         testing support for

     module-related utilities

    namespaces

         closures as

         importing symbols from

     testing for availability of a module

modulo operator 2nd

mouse event handlers

mouse events 2nd

     capturing in IE event model

     converting mouse coordinates

     dragging document elements (example)

mouse pointer, X and Y coordinates

mouse, substituting keyboard for

mousedown events

MouseEvent interface 2nd 3rd 4th

     initMouseEvent( ) method

MouseEvents module (DOM)

moveBy( ) method (Window) 2nd

moveTo( ) method (Window) 2nd 3rd

movies, Flash

     embedding and accessing

     scripting

Mozilla

     JavaScript API for XSLT

     open source JavaScript interpreters 2nd

MSXML2.DOMDocument object

mtasc (ActionScript compiler)

multidimensional arrays 2nd

     accessing with JavaArray objects

     concat( ) method and

multiline matches 2nd

multiline property (RegExp)

multiple attribute

multiple scripts in HTML document

multiplication operator 2nd