Pro Javascript Techniques

• Introducing Modern JavaScript
• Professional JavaScript Development
• Unobtrusive JavaScript
• Ajax
• The Future of JavaScript
• Appendixes

• Introducing Modern JavaScript
  • Modern JavaScript Programming
    • Object-Oriented JavaScript
    • Testing Your Code
    • Packaging for Distribution
    • Unobtrusive DOM Scripting
      • The Document Object Model
      • Events
      • JavaScript and CSS
    • Ajax
    • Browser Support
    • Summary
• Professional JavaScript Development
  • Object-Oriented JavaScript
    • Language Features
      • References
      • Funciton Overloading and Type-Checking
      • Scope
      • Closures
      • Context
    • Object-Oriented Basics
      • Objects
      • Object Creation
    • Summary
  • Creating Reusable Code
    • Standardizing Object-Oriented Code
      • Prototypal Inheritance
      • Classical Inheritance
      • The Base Library
      • The Prototype Library
    • Packaging
      • Namespacing
      • Cleaning Up Your Code
      • Compression
    • Distribution
    • Summary
  • Tools for Debugging and Testing
    • Debugging
      • Error console
      • DOM Inspectors
      • Firebug
      • Venkman
    • Testing
      • JSUnit
      • J3Unit
      • Test Simple
    • Summary
• Unobtrusive JavaScript
  • The Document Object Model
    • An Introduction to the Document Object Model
    • Navigating the DOM
      • Handling White Space in the DOM
      • Simple DOM Navigation
      • Binding to Every HTML Element
      • Standard DOM Methods
    • Waiting for the HTML DOM to Load
      • Waiting for the Page to Load
      • Waiting for Most of the DOM to Load
      • Figuring Out When the DOM Is Loaded
    • Finding Elements in an HTML Document
      • Finding Elements by Class Name
      • Finding Elements by CSS Selector
      • XPath
    • Getting the Contents of an Element
      • Getting the Text Inside an Element
      • Getting the HTML Inside an Element
    • Working with Element Attributes
      • Getting and Setting an Attribute Value
    • Modifying the DOM
      • Creating Nodes Using the DOM
      • Inserting into the DOM
      • Injecting HTML into the DOM
      • Removing Nodes from the DOM
    • summary
  • Events
    • Introduction to JavaScript Events
      • Asynchronous Events vs.Threads
      • Event Phases
    • Common Event Features
      • The Event Object
      • The this Keyword
      • Canceling Event Bubbling
      • Overriding the Browser's Default Action
    • Binding Event Listeners
      • Traditional Binding
      • DOM Binding: W3C
      • DOM Binding: IE
      • addEvent and removeEvent
    • Unobtrusive [DOM Scripting
      • Anticipating JavaScript Being Disabled
      • Making Sure Links Don't Rely on JavaScript
      • Watching for When CSS Is Disabled
      • Event Accessibility
    • Summary
  • JavaScript and CSS
    • Accessing Style Information
    • Dynamic Elements
      • An Element's Position
      • An Element's Size
      • An Element's Visibility
    • Animations
      • Slide In
      • Fade In
    • The Browser
      • Mouse Position
      • The Viewport
      • Drag-and-Drop
    • Libraries
      • moo.fx and jQuery
      • Scriptaculous
  • Improving Forms
    • Form Validation
      • Required Fields
      • Pattern Matching
      • Rule Set
    • Displaying Error Messages
      • Validation
      • When to Validate
    • Usability Improvements
      • Hower Labels
      • Marking Required Fields
    • Summary
  • Building an Image Gallery
    • Example Galleries
      • Lightbox
      • ThickBox
    • Building the Gallery
      • Loading Unobtrusively
      • Transparent Overlay
      • Positioned Box
      • Navigation
      • Slideshow
    • Summary
• Ajax
  • Introduction to Ajax
    • Using Ajax
      • HTTP Requests
      • HTTP Response
    • Handling Response Data
    • The Complete Ajax Package
    • Examples of Different Data Usage
      • An XML-Based RSS Feed
      • An HTML Injector
      • JSON and JavaScript: Remote Execution
    • Summary
  • Enhancing Blogs with Ajax
    • Never-Ending Blog
      • The Blog Template
      • The Data Source
      • Event Detection
      • The Request
      • The Result
    • Live Blogging
    • Summary
  • Autocomplete Search
    • Examples of Autocomplete Search
    • Building the Page
    • Watching for Key Input
    • Retrieving the Results
    • Navigating the Result List
      • Keyboard Navigation
      • Mouse Navigation
    • The Final Result
    • Summary
  • An Ajax Wiki
    • What is a Wiki?
    • Talking With the Database
    • The Ajax Request
    • The Server-Side Code
      • Handling a Request
      • Executing and Formatting SQL
    • Handling the JSON Response
    • An Extra Case Study: A JavaScript Blog
    • Application Code
      • Core JavaScript Code
      • JavaScript SQL Library
      • Ruby Server-Side (Code
    • Summary
• The Future of JavaScript
  • Where Is JavaScript Going?
    • JavaScript 1.6 and 1.7
      • JavaScript 1.6
      • JavaScript 1.7
    • Web Applications 1.0
      • Building a Clock
      • Simple Planet Simulation
• Appendixes
  • APPENDIX A DOM Reference
    • Resources
    • Terminology
    • Global Variables
      • document
      • HTMLElement
    • DOM Navigation
      • body
      • childNodes
      • documentElement
      • firstChild
      • getElementById( elemID )
      • getElementsByTagName( tagName )
      • lastChild
      • nextSibling
      • parentNode
      • previousSibling
    • Node Information
      • innerText
      • nodeName
      • nodeType
      • nodeValue
    • Attributes
      • className
      • getAttribute( attrName)
      • removeAttribute( attrName )
      • setAttribute( attrName, attrValue )
    • DOM Modification
      • appendChild( nodeToAppend )
      • cloneNode( truelfalse )
      • createElement( tagName )
      • createElementNS( namespace, tagName )
      • createTextNode( textString )
      • innerHTML
      • insertBefore( nodeToInsert, nodeToInsertBefore )
      • removeChild( nodeToRemove )
      • replaceChild( nodeToInsert, nodeToReplace )
  • APPENDIX B Events Reference
    • Resources
    • Terminology
    • Event Object
      • General Properties
      • Mouse Properties
      • Keyboard Properties
    • Page Events
      • load
      • beforeunload
      • error
      • resize
      • scroll
      • unload
    • UI Events
      • focus
      • blur
    • Mouse Events
      • click
      • dblclick
      • mousedown
      • mouseup
      • mousemove
      • mouseover
      • mouseout
    • Keyboard Events
      • keydown / keypress
      • keyup
    • Form Events
      • select
      • change
      • submit
      • reset
  • APPENDIX C The Browsers
    • Modern Browsers
      • Internet Explorer
      • Mozilla
      • Safari
      • Opera