JavaScript: The Definitive Guide |  | Author: David Flanagan
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
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ISBN: 0596101996
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Since the earliest days of Internet scripting, Web developers have considered JavaScript: The Definitive Guide an essential resource. David Flanagan's approach, which combines tutorials and examples with easy-to-use syntax guides and object references, suits the typical programmer's requirements nicely. The brand-new fourth edition of Flanagan's "Rhino Book" includes coverage of JavaScript 1.5, JScript 5.5, ECMAScript 3, and the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 standard from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Interestingly, the author has shifted away from specifying--as he did in earlier editions--what browsers support each bit of the language. Rather than say Netscape 3.0 supports the Image object while Internet Explorer 3.0 does not, he specifies that JavaScript 1.1 and JScript 3.0 support Image. More usefully, he specifies the contents of independent standards like ECMAScript, which encourages scripters to write applications for these standards and browser vendors to support them. As Flanagan says, JavaScript and its related subjects are very complex in their pure forms. It's impossible to keep track of the differences among half a dozen vendors' generally similar implementations. Nonetheless, a lot of examples make reference to specific browsers' capabilities. Though he does not cover server-side APIs, Flanagan has chosen to separate coverage of core JavaScript (all the keywords, general syntax, and utility objects like Array) from coverage of client-side JavaScript (which includes objects, like History and Event, that have to do with Web browsers and users' interactions with them. This approach makes this book useful to people using JavaScript for applications other than Web pages. By the way, the other classic JavaScript text--Danny Goodman's JavaScript Bible--isn't as current as this book, but it's still a fantastic (and perhaps somewhat more novice-friendly) guide to the JavaScript language and its capabilities. --David Wall Topics covered: The JavaScript language (version 1.0 through version 1.5) and its relatives, JScript and ECMAScript, as well as the W3C DOM standards they're often used to manipulate. Tutorial sections show how to program in JavaScript, while reference sections summarize syntax and options while providing copious code examples.
Product Description
This Fifth Edition is completely revised and expanded to cover JavaScript as it is used in today's Web 2.0 applications. This book is both an example-driven programmer's guide and a keep-on-your-desk reference, with new chapters that explain everything you need to know to get the most out of JavaScript, including: - Scripted HTTP and Ajax
- XML processing
- Client-side graphics using the canvas tag
- Namespaces in JavaScript--essential when writing complex programs
- Classes, closures, persistence, Flash, and JavaScript embedded in Java applications
Part I explains the core JavaScript language in detail. If you are new to JavaScript, it will teach you the language. If you are already a JavaScript programmer, Part I will sharpen your skills and deepen your understanding of the language. Part II explains the scripting environment provided by web browsers, with a focus on DOM scripting with unobtrusive JavaScript. The broad and deep coverage of client-side JavaScript is illustrated with many sophisticated examples that demonstrate how to: - Generate a table of contents for an HTML document
- Display DHTML animations
- Automate form validation
- Draw dynamic pie charts
- Make HTML elements draggable
- Define keyboard shortcuts for web applications
- Create Ajax-enabled tool tips
- Use XPath and XSLT on XML documents loaded with Ajax
- And much more
Part III is a complete reference for core JavaScript. It documents every class, object, constructor, method, function, property, and constant defined by JavaScript 1.5 and ECMAScript Version 3. Part IV is a reference for client-side JavaScript, covering legacy web browser APIs, the standard Level 2 DOM API, and emerging standards such as the XMLHttpRequest object and the canvas tag. More than 300,000 JavaScript programmers around the world have made this their indispensable reference book for building JavaScript applications. "A must-have reference for expert JavaScript programmers...well-organized and detailed."
-- Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript
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 A dream come true! July 2, 2010
A. Ferraiolo (United States)
Explains JavaScript with almost perfect clarity. Great for someone who is painfully confused by JavaScript.
 The author forgot what Javascript mainly is for June 15, 2010
Fei Li
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Hi,
The big problem for this book is that the author plays Javascript for Javascript. I know that most readers come here for the useful stuff for Web development, but I have to work hard to dig them out from vast useless language feature and examples. For example, I want to see from very beginning how Javascript useful in my web site, but sorry, it comes at second half book. For example, I want to see how to use client site validation in my JSF page, but sorry, little if any. for exaple, I want to see how to handle multiple actions in my struts JSP page, but sorry, you have to think by your own. The author is so enjoyful by Javascript language itself and forgot what most readers comes here for.
Thanks
Fei Li
The name of the book really means it. THE Definitive guide! April 2, 2010
Oguz Cakici (Kansas City, MO USA)
If you want to deeply understand JavaScript beyond simple day-to-day client side scripting, this is THE BOOK. This book is not for beginner programmers. I would guess, an intermediate level of knowledge in a programming language, preferably C-based, would be essential to keep up with the book's goal.
Flanagan is pleasure to read. This is a slam dunk! And he did it again with The Ruby Programming Language. He deeply understands what he is explaining and does such a good job passing that information. I read this book cover to cover twice, certain chapters multiple times - especially chapters 8 and 9 that covers Functions, Classes, Constructors and Prototypes, and now use it mostly for reference. If you can follow this book and understand all the contents, you can call yourself an advanced JavaScript programmer.
 Hope this isn't really THE definitive review February 8, 2010
Mary F. Anderson (orinda, CA USA)
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am an experienced programmer, well versed in languages I have learned from O'Reilly books. I read this book cover to cover a couple of years ago. It certainly is thorough.
I have just spent six hours trying to hook in a simple javascript function to my php application. UGH! I swear some of the coding examples in the book are just plain wrong! I finally got the function to recognize a 'hello world' program both written in the file and in an external file. I had to go to the web for a simple tutorial to do this. I now have a five line program that just plain doesn't work! So I looked up 'debugging' in the 'DEFINITIVE' guide. It is clueless. So am I. I have never, ever had this much trouble picking up a new language from a book.
I have to give this book a rating of 1.
Great Book! December 1, 2009
abdo mazloum
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
i recommend it to anybody that wants to learn JavaScript from the basics and on ...
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