Introduction to JavaScript
Introduction to JavaScript

Remarc course RT0121 - Duration: day

Overall Aim
To introduce new users to basic concepts, features and functions of JavaScript.

Target Group
Any PC user who has a need to develop basic skills in the use of JavaScript.

Pre-requisites
Students must be proficient in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) authoring. No previous programming experience is required.

Course Outline
JavaScript basics
- Introducing JavaScript
- Understanding scripting
- Browsing active Web pages
- Integrating JavaScript with HTML
- Using the SCRIPT tag to write JavaScript code
- Writing JavaScript code in an external file

Programming basics
- Using variables, data types, and functions
- Declaring variables of different data types
- Assigning and displaying the values of variables
- Using standard JavaScript functions
- Writing user defined functions
- Using JavaScript operators
- Using arithmetic operators
- Using comparison operators
- Using boolean operators
- Using control structures
- Using the if? else conditional statement
- Using the for loop
- Using the while loop

Working with objects
- Understanding objects, methods, and properties
- Understanding objects, methods, and properties
- Working with Date and String objects
- Displaying the current date and time on a Web page
- Finding the length of a string

Working with Document and Window objects
- Writing to a Web page
- Using the write and write ln methods
- Displaying the last modified date on a Web page
- Creating new windows
- Opening a new window from a Web page using JavaScript
- Changing the attributes of a window

Working with the Form object and events
- Handling events on a form
- Understanding event handling
- Writing an event handler for the Submit button
- Validating data entered in a text box
- Scripting for form elements
- Reading value from a list box
- Finding the status of a check box
- Finding the status of a radio button

Enhancing Web pages using JavaScript
- Working with status bar messages and timer events
- Displaying the current date and time on the status bar
- Displaying text on the status bar
- Displaying scrolling text on the status bar
- Adding sound to a Web page
- Playing sound when a page loads
- Playing sound on events
- Enhancing images on a Web Page
- Working with image rollovers
- Displaying random images on a Web page

Working with arrays and custom objects
- Working with arrays
- Creating and initialising an array
- Displaying the contents of an array on a Web page
- Deleting the contents of an array
- Working with custom objects
- Creating a custom object
- Creating an instance of a custom object

Error handling in JavaScript
- Identifying JavaScript errors
- Identifying an erroneous JavaScript page
- Fixing errors in JavaScript code
- Fixing errors using the Error Information dialog box
- Fixing errors using the JavaScript console

Working with frames
- Writing scripts for frames
- Using frame names in JavaScript
- Writing scripts to access multiple frames

Working with cookies
- Implementing cookies
- Setting cookie values
- Modifying cookie values
- Adding new entries to a cookie
- Working with cookie values
- Storing the user name in a cookie
- Reading and displaying the cookie value on a Web page
- Deleting a cookie
 
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Duration2 days
 
£390
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