In today's Web 2.0 world, JavaScript and Dynamic HTML are at the center
of the hot new approach to designing highly interactive pages on the
client side. With this environment in mind, the new edition of this book
offers bite-sized solutions to very specific scripting problems that web
developers commonly face. Each recipe includes a focused piece of code
that you can insert right into your application.
Why is JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook so popular? After reading thousands
of forum threads over the years, author and scripting pioneer Danny
Goodman has compiled a list of problems that frequently vex scripters of
various experience levels. For every problem he addresses, Goodman not
only offers code, but a discussion of how and why the solution works.
Recipes range from simple tasks, such as manipulating strings and
validating dates in JavaScript, to entire libraries that demonstrate
complex tasks, such as cross-browser positioning of HTML elements,
sorting tables, and implementing Ajax features on the client.
Ideal for novices as well as experienced scripters, this book contains
more than 150 recipes for:
- Working with interactive forms and style sheets
- Presenting user-friendly page navigation
- Creating dynamic content via Document Object Model scripting
- Producing visual effects for stationary content
- Positioning HTML elements
- Working with XML data in the browser
Recipes in this Cookbook are compatible with the latest W3C standards
and browsers, including Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2, Safari, and
Opera 9. Several new recipes provide client-side Ajax solutions, and
many recipes from the previous edition have been revised to help you
build extensible user interfaces for Web 2.0 applications. If you want
to write your own scripts and understand how they work, rather than rely
on a commercial web development framework, the JavaScript & DHTML
Cookbook is a must.
