August 16, 2007; 08:18 AM In today's Web 2.0 world, JavaScript and
Dynamic HTML are at the center of this hot new approach to designing
highly interactive pages on the client side. With this environment in
mind, the new edition of JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook 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.
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. "I wrote fresh code to solve the problems with emphasis
on support for Web standards to facilitate forward compatibility with
the latest ( and next ) generations of browsers. The second edition
contains almost 20 new recipes, while many of the original ones have
been extensively revised and updated to meet the demands of the latest
best practices in client-side scripting."
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 and experienced scripters alike, this book contains more than 150 recipes for:
Working with interactive forms and stylesheets 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
Many
recipes from the previous edition have been revised to help you build
extensible user interfaces for Web 2.0 applications, and several new
recipes provide client-side Ajax solutions. Every recipe is in the book
is compatible with the latest W3C standards and browsers, including
Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2, Safari, and Opera 9.
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.
Danny Goodman has been writing about
personal computers and consumer electronics since the late 1970s. In
2006, he celebrated 25 years as a freelance writer and programmer,
having published hundreds of magazine articles, several commercial
software products, and, with the release of this volume, 45
computer-related books. Through the years, his most popular book
titles-on HyperCard, AppleScript, JavaScript, and Dynamic HTML-have
covered programming environments that are accessible to
nonprofessionals, yet powerful enough to engage experts. His Dynamic
HTML: The Definitive Reference, now in its third edition, is an
O'Reilly bestseller.
More information about the book, including table of contents, index, author bio, and samples
JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook, 2nd Ed. Danny Goodman ISBN: 9780596514082, $44.99 US [email protected] 1-800-998-9938 1-707-827-7000 http://www.oreilly.com 1005 Gravenstein Highway North Sebastopol, CA 95472
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