JavaScript Fundamentals

This course has been superseded

We suggest the following instead:
Web Programming with JavaScript, HTML & CSS - Introduction

Course Description

Participants learn how to write JavaScript programs, script for the JavaScript object model, control program flow, validate forms, animate images, target frames, and create cookies. Participants will also understand and use the most popular applications of JavaScript.
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Prerequisites

Students must have CIW experience with and be proficient in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) authoring. No previous programming experience is required.

Introduction to JavaScript

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

Working with Variables and Data

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

Functions, Methods and Events

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

Controlling Program Flow

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

The JavaScript Object Model

The JavaScript Object 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



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

Developing Interactive Forms

Interactive Forms
Overview of Form Elements
Referring to form Element
The form Object
The button Object
The checkbox Object
The text and textarea Objects
The radio Object
The select Object
Multiple-Selection Lists
Form Validation

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
JavaScript Security Issues

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

Custom JavaScript Objects

Creating Custom Objects
Custom Object Demonstration
Creating the Object: The Contructor
Creating an Instance of a Custom Object
Creating Object Methods
Creating Functions for Your Objects
Complex Custom Objects
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