JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

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<p> tags

Packages object

Packages property

packages, Java

     access by JavaScript interpreter

     importing

     represented by JavaPackage class

padding attribute

pageXOffset, pageYOffset properties (Window) 2nd

pageYOffset property

parent nodes

     changing for child nodes

parent property (Window) 2nd

( ) (parentheses)

     function call operator 2nd 3rd

     functions as event-handler properties

     grouping in regular expressions 2nd

     in if statements

     in property names

     invoking functions 2nd 3rd

     operator evalutation order, specifying

parentNode property (Node) 2nd

parentStyleSheet property

parseFloat( ) function 2nd

parseInt( ) function 2nd

parsing an XML document from JavaScript string

passing

     by reference 2nd

         different meanings of

         strings

     by value 2nd

         by reference vs.

password element 2nd

path attribute (cookie) 2nd

pathname property (Location)

pattern attribute

pattern variable

% (percent sign)

     %= (assignment) operator 2nd

     modulo operator 2nd 3rd

performance, caching of JavaScript code by web browser

Perl

     JavaScript, comparison to

     RegExp features not supported in JavaScript

     regular-expression syntax 2nd

permanence of variables

persistence, client-side

     cookie lifetime

     drawbacks of cookies

     Flash SharedObject

     Internet Explorer

         userData

     persistent objects (example)

     security of persistent data

persistent private variables

phishing scams

PHP server-side script (jsquoter)

pie chart

     drawing in a <canvas> tag

     drawing with JavaScript and Flash

     drawing with JavaScript and Java

     drawing with JavaScript and SVG

     drawing with JavaScript and VML

pixels

plain text in HTML or XML document

platform property (Navigator)

plug-ins 2nd

     defined

     scripting in web browsers, security implications of

Plugin object

+ (plus sign)

     ++ (increment) operator 2nd 3rd

         loop variables, incrementing

         positioning in code

     += (assignment) operator 2nd

     addition operator 2nd

         associativity

         defined

         precedence

     converting objects in string or numeric context

     JavaObject objects, working with

     operands, datatypes of

     regular-expression quantifier

     string concatenation operator 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

         using with Date object

     unary plus operator 2nd

     value or group appearing one or more times in CSS

PObject class (example)

point object, creating and initializing

pop( ) method (Array) 2nd

pop-up dialogs

pop-up windows, blocking by browsers

position

     browser windows 2nd

     HTML document elements

position attribute

     pixel units, specifying in

     values for

positioning attributes, CSS

positioning elements with CSS

     display and visibility attributes

     overlapping translucent windows

     specifying position and size

     standardization process

     visibility (partial), overflow and clip attributes

     z-index attribute

positioning properties, unit specifications for

positive lookahead assertion (regular expressions) 2nd

positive or negative infinity

     testing for

POSITIVE_INFINITY constant

POST method (HTTP) 2nd 3rd

post-decrement operator

pre-increment and post-increment operator

precedence

     CSS style rules, determining

     operator 2nd

precision, number

prefix property

presentation, separating document content and structure from

preventDefault( ) method 2nd 3rd

previousSibling property 2nd

     Node object

primitive datatypes

     converting objects to 2nd 3rd 4th

     converting to wrapper objects

     converting values from one type to another

     manipulating by value

         example

     variables

     wrapper objects

print( ) function

print( ) method (Window)

private class members

private namespace, closures as

private persistent variables

ProcessingInstruction object 2nd

programming languages

     JavaScript as

     typed versus untyped

prompt( ) method 2nd 3rd

     blocking

properties

     array length

     class

     form elements

     function

         prototype

     global, predefined

     HTML API (DOM)

         naming conventions

     instance

     object 2nd 3rd 4th

         accessing with [ ]

         accessor methods for Java objects

         assigning functions to 2nd

         checking existence of

         constructor function, creating with

         creating by assigning value

         creating with constructor function

         CSS2Properties

         delete operator and 2nd

         deleting

         enumerable

         enumerating 2nd

         event handler, assigning function to 2nd

         event-handler attributes as

         event-handler return values

         Form

         form elements

         Function

         global 2nd

         inheritance from Object class

         inherited, reading and writing

         JavaScript binding of DOM API 2nd

         JavaScript, corresponding to CSS style attributes

         looping through

         private

         prototypes and inheritance

         public/private, in a namespace

         referring to other objects

         undefined

         using as function arguments

         Window object

propertyIsEnumerable( ) method (Object)

protocol property (Location)

prototype objects 2nd

     built-in types, inability to enumerate properties

     inheritance and 2nd

         extending built-in types

         reading/writing inherited properties

     inheritance, class-based inheritance vs.

     isPrototypeOf( ) method

     multiple frames and

prototype property

     functions

pseudoclasses in JavaScript

pseudorandom numbers

public fields (applets), accessing from JavaScript

public instance fields of Java objects, reading/writing

publicId property

punctuation characters in regular expressions

push buttons

push( ) method (Array)