Building Dynamic Pages with JavaScript

Chapter 1: JavaScript: The Bird’s-Eye View

• What Is Web Coding?
• What Is a Programming Language?
• Is JavaScript Hard to Learn?
• What You Can Do with JavaScript
• What You Can’t Do with JavaScript
• What Do You Need to Get Started?
• Dealing with a Couple of Exceptional Cases
• Adding Comments to Your Code
• Creating External JavaScript Files

Chapter 2: Understanding Variables

• Understanding Variables
• Naming Variables: Rules and Best Practices
• Understanding Literal Data Types
• JavaScript Reserved Words
• JavaScript and HTML Keywords

Chapter 3: Building Expressions

• Understanding Expression Structure
• Building Numeric Expressions
• Building String Expressions
• Building Comparison Expressions
• Building Logical Expressions
• Understanding Operator Precedence

Chapter 4: Controlling the Flow of JavaScript

• Making True/False Decisions with if Statements
• Branching with if…else Statements
• Making Multiple Decisions
• Understanding Code Looping
• Using while Loops
• Using for Loops
• Using do…while Loops
• Controlling Loop Execution
• Avoiding Infinite Loops

Chapter 5: Harnessing the Power of Functions

• What Is a Function?
• The Structure of a Function
• Where Do You Put a Function?
• Calling a Function
• Passing Values to Functions
• Returning a Value from a Function
• Getting Your Head around Anonymous Functions
• Moving to Arrow Functions
• Running Functions in the Future
• Understanding Variable Scope
• Using Recursive Functions

Chapter 6: Playing with the Document Object Model

• Working with Objects
• Getting to Know the Document Object Model
• Specifying Elements
• Traversing the DOM
• Manipulating Elements
• Modifying CSS with JavaScript
• Tweaking HTML Attributes with JavaScript
• Building Reactive Pages with Events

Chapter 7: Working with Arrays

• What Is an Array?
• Declaring an Array
• Populating an Array with Data
• How Do I Iterate Thee? Let Me Count the Ways
• Creating Multidimensional Arrays
• Manipulating Arrays

Chapter 8: Manipulating Strings, Dates, and Numbers

• Manipulating Text with the String Object
• Dealing with Dates and Times
• Working with Numbers: The Math Object

Chapter 9: Storing User Data in the Browser

• Understanding Web Storage
• Introducing JSON
• Adding Data to Web Storage
• Getting Data from Web Storage
• Removing Data from Web Storage

Chapter 10: Debugging Your Code

• Understanding JavaScript’s Error Types
• Getting to Know Your Debugging Tools
• Debugging with the Console
• Pausing Your Code
• Stepping Through Your Code
• Monitoring Script Values
• More Debugging Strategies
• The Ten Most Common JavaScript Errors
• The Ten Most Common JavaScript Error Messages

Chapter 11: Processing Form Data

• Looking at the HTMLFormElement Object
• Taking a Peek at the HTMLInputElement Object
• Programming Text Fields
• Coding Checkboxes
• Dealing with Radio Buttons
• Programming Selection Lists
• Handling and Triggering Form Events
• Creating Keyboard Shortcuts for Form Controls
• Dealing with the Form Data