Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours

By Michael Moncur

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • We Want to Hear from You!
  • Reader Services
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Getting Started
  • Hour 1. Understanding JavaScript
  • Hour 2. Creating a Simple Script
  • Hour 3. How JavaScript Programs Work
  • Part II: Learning JavaScript Basics
  • Hour 4. Using Functions and Variables
  • Hour 5. Using Strings and Arrays
  • Hour 6. Testing and Comparing Values
  • Hour 7. Repeating Yourself: Using Loops
  • Hour 8. Using Math and Date Functions
  • Part III: The Document Object Model (DOM)
  • Hour 9. Working with the Document Object Model
  • Hour 10. Responding to Events
  • Hour 11. Using Windows and Frames
    • Controlling Windows with Objects
    • Moving and Resizing Windows
    • Using Timeouts
    • Displaying Dialog Boxes
    • Working with Frames
    • Workshop: Creating a Navigation Frame
    • Summary
    • Q&A
    • Quiz
    • Exercises
  • Hour 12. Getting Data with Forms
  • Hour 13. Using Graphics and Animation
  • Part IV: Moving on to Advanced JavaScript Features
  • Hour 14. Creating Cross-Browser Scripts
  • Hour 15. Creating Custom Objects
  • Hour 16. Working with Sounds and Plug-Ins
  • Hour 17. Debugging JavaScript Applications
  • Part V: Working with Dynamic HTML (DHTML)
  • Hour 18. Working with Style Sheets
  • Hour 19. Using Dynamic HTML (DHTML)
  • Hour 20. Using Advanced <em>DOM</em> Features
  • Part VI: Putting It All Together
  • Hour 21. Improving a Web Page with JavaScript
  • Hour 22. Creating a JavaScript Game
  • Hour 23. Creating <em>DHTML</em> Applications
  • Hour 24. JavaScript Tips and Tricks
  • Part VII: Appendices
  • Appendix A. Other JavaScript Resources
  • Appendix B. Tools for JavaScript Developers
  • Appendix C. Glossary
  • Appendix D. JavaScript Quick Reference
  • Appendix E. DOM Quick Reference

Quiz

Test your knowledge of JavaScript windows and frames by answering the following questions.

Questions

1:	Which of the following methods displays a dialog box with OK and Cancel buttons, and waits for a response? window.alert window.confirm window.prompt
A1:	b. The window.confirm method displays a dialog box with OK and Cancel buttons.
2:	What does the window.setTimeout method do? Executes a JavaScript statement after a delay. Locks up the browser for the specified amount of time. Sets the amount of time before the browser exits automatically.
A2:	a. The window.setTimeout method executes a JavaScript statement after a delay.
3:	You're working with a document that contains three frames with the names first, second, and third. If a script in the second frame needs to refer to the first frame, what is the correct syntax? window.first parent.first frames.first
A3:	b. The script in the second frame would use parent.first to refer to the first frame.

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