Beginning JavaScript

Step-by-step guidance to creating powerful web apps with JavaScript JavaScript allows you to enhance your web pages and web applications by providing dynamic, personalized, and interactive content. Serving as a great introduction to JavaScript, this book offers all you need to start using JavaScript on your web pages right away. It's fully updated and covers utilizing JavaScript with the latest versions of the Internet Explorer®, Firefox®, and Safari® browsers. Walks you through the basics of JavaScript: what it is, how it works, and what you can do with it Covers the various tools needed to create JavaScript web applications Escorts you through selecting a single character from a string, converting character codes to a string, and copying string parts Shows you how to join arrays, copy parts of an array, sort arrays, and reverse an array's order Explains how using a JavaScript framework (such as jQuery, Prototype, and MooTools) makes JavaScript programming faster and more efficient Offers an in-depth look at Ajax Reviews common mistakes, debugging, and error handling Programmer Forums Join our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world. Code Downloads Take advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use. Read More Find articles, ebooks, sample chapters and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved. Wrox.com