Javascript Fundamentals

Overview:

JavaScript Fundamentals is a 12-hour course that teaches developers how to use the features of the JavaScript language and design client-side, platform-independent solutions.

Lesson 1: Introduction to JavaScript

• Origins of JavaScript
• JavaScript Characteristics
• Common Programming Concepts
• Java and JavaScript
• Server-Side vs. Client-Side Applications
• Annotating Code with Comments

Lesson 2: Working with Variables and Data

• Communicating with the User
• Using Data More Than Once: Variables
• Keywords and Reserved Words
• Expressions
• Operators
• Inline Scripting, Simple User Events, and the onLoad and onUnload Event Handlers

Lesson 3: Functions, Methods and Events

• Functions
• Methods as Functions
• Defining a Function
• Calling a Function
• User Events and JavaScript Event Handlers

Lesson 4: Controlling Program Flow

• Controlling Decisional Program Flow
• The if...else Statement
• The while Statement
• The for Statement
• The break Statement
• The continue Statement
• The switch Statement
• The do...while Statement

Lesson 5: The JavaScript Object Model

• The JavaScript Object Hierarchy Model
• Commonly Used Objects
• The window Object
• The document Statement
• The with Object
• The image Object
• The history Object
• The location Object
• The navigator Object

Lesson 6: JavaScript Language Objects

• JavaScript Language Objects
• The String Object
• Additional String Object Methods
• Evaluating Strings
• Regular Expressions
• The Array Object
• The Date Object
• Setting and Extracting Time Information
• The Math Object

Lesson 7: Developing Interactive Forms

• Overview of Form Controls
• Referring to form Objects
• The form Object
• The button Object
• The checkbox Object
• The text and textarea Objects
• The radio Object
• The select Object
• Form Validation

Lesson 8: Cookies and JavaScript Security

• Security and Cookies
• What Are Cookies?
• How Are Cookies Sent?
• Who Can Send Cookies?
• Storing Cookies
• Why Use Cookies?
• Assigning a Cookie
• Testing for Cookie Presence
• Clearing a Cookie
• Controlling Cookies in the Browser
• Cookies and Passwords
• JavaScript Security Issues

Lesson 9: Controlling Frames in JavaScript

• Using Frames and Windows
• Targeting Frames in JavaScript
• Changing Two or More Frames
• Frames, Functions and Variables
• Targeting Windows
• Windows, Functions and Variables

Lesson 10: Custom JavaScript Objects

• Creating Custom Objects
• Custom Object Demonstration
• Creating a JavaScript Object: The Constructor
• Creating an Instance of a Custom Object
• Creating Object Methods
• Creating Functions for Your Objects
• Complex Custom Objects