JavaScript Pocket Reference: Activate Your Web Pages (3) (Pocket Reference (o'reilly) Ser.)

By: David Flanagan

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Synopsis: JavaScript is the ubiquitous programming language of the Web, and for more than 15 years, JavaScript: The Definitive Guide has been the bible of JavaScript programmers around the world. Ideal for JavaScript developers at any level, this book is an all-new excerpt of The Definitive Guide, collecting the essential parts of that hefty volume into this slim yet dense pocket reference.The first 9 chapters document the latest version (ECMAScript 5) of the core JavaScript language, covering:Types, values, and variablesOperators, expressions, and statementsObjects and arraysFunctions and classesThe next 5 chapters document the fundamental APIs for using JavaScript with HTML5 and explain how to:Interact with web browser windowsScript HTML documents and document elementsModify and apply CSS styles and classesRespond to user input eventsCommunicate with web serversStore data locally on the user's computerThis book is a perfect companion to jQuery Pocket Reference.