JavaScript by Example (Paperback)

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Appropriate for every beginning-to-intermediate level course in JavaScript programming; and for any Web design or development course that includes coverage of creating dynamic pages with JavaScript. Ellie Quigley's JavaScript by Example is singularly well suited for students of all kinds who wish to master JavaScript, including: first-time programmers; Web designers delivering dynamic content; experienced scripters moving from languages such as Perl; and system administrators working with browser-based administration tools that utilize JavaScript. Quigley utilizes the same proven approach that have made her books on Unix/Linux shell programming and Perl scripting favorites amongst students worldwide. She has carefully created a technically strong learning path interlaced with hundreds of small examples that demonstrate JavaScripts wide range of practical applications. This book strikes a perfect balance: serious, yet exceptionally accessible.One step at a time, it guides JavaScript beginners through every essential JavaScript concept and programming technique, including script setup, data types, variables, dialog boxes, operators, control structures, functions, and JavaScript objects. By the time students reach the end of the book, they will be creating remarkably sophisticated programs based on DOM and CSS.

From the Back Cover

• Learn JavaScript programming the easy way, through hundreds of classroom tested, hands-on examples
• Covers everything from JavaScript basics to advanced topics including the Document Object Model, Cascading Style Sheets, and Regular Expressions
• By best-selling author Ellie Quigley, Silicon Valley's top scripting language instructor!!

Learn JavaScript now, from the world's #1 scripting author and instructor!

In JavaScript by Example, Ellie Quigley teaches JavaScript using the same proven approach that's made her the world's favorite scripting author and instructor. This book's unique and classroom-tested learning path contains hundreds of small, easy-to-understand examples that demonstrate the full range of JavaScript's power. One step at a time, Quigley guides new JavaScript programmers through every essential technique, from script setup to advanced DOM and CSS programming. Coverage includes:

• Data types, literals, and variables
• Operators, control structures, and functions
• Building dialog boxes and working with JavaScript objects using the Browser object: navigator, windows, frames, dynamic images, and links*
• Event handling, regular expressions, and form validation
• The JavaScript Document Object Model (DOM), Cascading Style Sheets, and Dynamic HTML

CD-ROM contains an electronic JavaScript reference PLUS all source code and data files used in the book.

Whether you're a first-time or long-time scripter, a Web professional or sysadmin, Ellie Quigley will help you write rock-solid JavaScripts that get the job done.

Praise for Quigley's books

UNIX Shells by Example for both novice and experienced programmers. For once, somebody has written a computer book that is down-to-earth, clear, and replete with examples. -Nick Main, Software Engineer

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Product Details

• Paperback: 752 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (June 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131401629
• ISBN-13: 978-0131401624
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #486,597 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book and well-written., September 8, 2003

By	Ravichandran M. Kaushika "Ravi." (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

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This is an excellent book for beginners of Javascript. it takes simplest of the cases without boggling the minds of the readers. when I learnt javacript more than 4 years back, Ihad a hard time reading through 'verbose' books. I wish I had this book at that time.

This author has taken the time to explain the concepts in the simplests of the ways. there are adequate screen prints to highlight the results of the executed javascript code. the author explains the document object model clearly for the benefit of the beginners and also explains different ways of identifying the items in the page.

This is an excellent reference book for intermediate javascript programmers adn this book has found a place in my reference shelf and I will be glad to recommend this book to anybody interested in learning Javascript.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A tough read for the newby, July 9, 2006

By	Steven W. Booth (Encino, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was reading JavaScript by Example in parallel with Beginning JavaScript, 2nd Edition for a class. I found that Quigley was trying too hard to jam too much information into a small space. As someone new to JavaScript, I found her explanations difficult and her writing unclear. In comparison, Beginning JavaScript is bigger, but kinder and more comprehensible to the new reader. If weight is an issue, buy Quigley. Otherwise, you are better off with Beginning JavaScript.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good if you are the right type of reader for it, May 18, 2005

By	--NMCC-- "--NMCC--" (somewhere, out there) - See all my reviews

Wether or not this book is right for you, really depends on what you need from a Javascript text book. Armed with some basic knowledge of HTML, this was the perfect text to put me up to speed on the topic. There are many examples (as the title implies), giving you an exhaustive treatment of all topics. This treatment doesn't leave anything out, and though it would be nice to have the answers to the exercises, anything which stumps you can be solved by going over the examples again.

There are many explanations for every example given, but it's quite easy to skip around to what you need if you know some of the material already.

Excellent self-study tool.