JavaScript: The Complete Reference, Second Edition

M

m (multiline) flag, 215

Macromedia Dreamweaver, 708

Macromedia Flash, 571 “573

map object, HTMLMapElement, 839

<map>, 839

markup elements. See XHTML/HTML

markup, browser detection, 539

marquee object, 839 “840

mask outs, 119 “120

masking script, 9 “11

masks, keyboard masking, 453 “454

match( ) method, String object, 185, 213 “214

Math object, 180 “183

constants, 181

methods , 181, 840 “841

overview of, 180 “182

properties, 840

random numbers , 182

special values, 52

with statements and, 182 “183

MathML, 616 “617

maximal matching, regular expressions, 216 “217

mayscript attribute, <applet> tag, 563 “564

media types. See MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension) types

mediatype/subtype, 565

memory hogging, browser security, 691

menu object, HTMLMenuElement, 842

<menu>, 842

menus , DHTML

application-like menus, 510 “513

context menus, 520 “521

overview of, 510

remote control menus, 513 “515

slide-in menus, 515 “518

static menus, 518 “520

menus, select menus, 437 “442

meta object, HTMLMetaElement, 842

<meta>, 532, 842

methods

common to all objects, 145 “146

globally available, 179

object, 59, 138

same-origin policy and, 682

Microsoft

Authenticode, 683

client capability detection, 549 “551

COM (Component Object Model), 655

Internet Explorer. see IE (Internet Explorer)

JScript. see JScript

Script debugger, 707 “709

MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension) types, 565 “568

mimeType object, proprietary browser objects, 566, 568, 843

mimeTypes[ ] property, Navigator object, 566 “567

minus (-) symbol, 81

modal windows , 381 “383

modeless windows, 381 “383

modulus (%) operator, 79

mouse events, 333 “335

mouseover events, 467

moveBy( ) method, Window object, 362

moveTo( ) method, Window object, 362 “363

Mozilla

background of, 673 “674

contextual activations and, 521

CSS inline tester under, 282

debugger for, 707

document properties, 240

DOM and, 624 “630

DOM document trees and, 261 “262

event model compatibility, 299

MathML under, 616 “617

the platform, 676 “677

proprietary features, 675 “676

runtime errors in, 700

security policies, 685 “686

signed scripts for security, 683 “684

standards support in, 674 “675

SVG under, 616 “617

syntax errors, 700

XML and, 629

multidimensional arrays, 172

multiline flag (m), 215

multiline matching, regular expressions, 215

multimedia, embedded objects and, 557

multiple line comments, 43

multiplication (*) operator, 79

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) types, 565 “568

multithreaded applications, 588

mutation events, DOM2, 337 “338