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Developing AJAX Applications with jQuery
Jun 30, 2009
CCIE and networking specialist Ivan Pepelnjak describes the benefits of using the jQuery library in AJAX/Web 2.0 applications.
Employing Rexx as a Scripting Language for Java
Oct 28, 2005
Rony Flatscher introduces the open source and free Bean Scripting Framework (BSF), which allows any Java application to deploy scripts in other languages. Any Java application developer can use BSF to supply scriptability in a user-friendly scripting language such as Rexx.
Enrich Your HTML Tables with JavaScript Progressive Enhancement
Sep 7, 2007
Use JavaScript Progressive Enhancement to make good-looking HTML tables.
Enterprise Ajax (Video Training): The XMLHttpRequest Object and Data
Nov 28, 2008
This video excerpt is lesson 4 from Enterprise Ajax (Video Training): Building Robust Ajax Applications.
Exploring jQuery Selectors, Part 1
Sep 4, 2012
In the first of a 3-part series, developer Jeff Friesen defines jQuery's selectors, presents some generic syntax for working with them, and takes you on a tour of jQuery's basic and hierarchy selectors.
Exploring jQuery Selectors, Part 2
Sep 11, 2012
Jeff Friesen continues his exploration of selectors by focusing on jQuery's form and attribute selector categories.
Exploring jQuery Selectors, Part 3
Sep 18, 2012
Developer Jeff Friesen concludes his series on JQuery's selectors by exploring filter, extension, and custom selectors.
Functions and Statements in JavaScript
Oct 25, 2002
This sample chapter shows how you can store code by creating your own functions, and how you can control the flow of a script. You will also learn about some of the conveniently built-in pieces of code found in JavaScript.
Getting Data with Forms Using JavaScript
Nov 29, 2002
This lesson includes an overview of the HTML tags used to create forms and the corresponding JavaScript objects.
Getting Started with JavaScript Programming
Sep 22, 2006
Learn several components of JavaScript programming and syntax in this sample chapter, including functions, objects, event handlers, conditions, and loops. You will also learn how to use JavaScript comments to make your script easier to read, and look at a simple example of an event handler.
How to Add Images, Media, and Scripts to Your Web Site
Jul 15, 2005
Images, media, and scripts can really add spice to your Web site and give it a functionality otherwise missing. Find out how and when to add these elements to your Web site to provide that extra flair.
How to Use Functions and Arguments in CoffeeScript
Aug 9, 2012
Mark Bates looks at one of the most essential parts of any language, the function. Functions allow us to encapsulate reusable and discrete code blocks. Without functions our code would be one long, unreadable, and unmaintainable mess.
Important Facts About JavaScript and Related Technologies
Aug 24, 2007
Get the most important facts about JavaScript and related technologies like XML.
Injecting Dynamic JavaScript to Focus ASP.NET Controls
Oct 10, 2003
Because Web applications are generally stateless, it takes some extra effort to offer some of the convenience of a Windows Forms application. Web controls don't support the focus behavior in the code behind but a client-side script does. In this article, Paul Kimmel, the author of Visual Basic .NET Power Coding, demonstrates one technique for refocusing the previous control after a postback.
Introduction to AJAX Technologies
Feb 2, 2009
Get up to speed with AJAX’s place in your web development toolbox.
Introduction to the jQuery Mobile Framework
Aug 8, 2012
Phllip Dutson shows you how to add jQuery Mobile to a web page and how jQuery Mobile runs with the use of data roles. Learn to create a basic page with HTML and make it a mobile page using jQuery Mobile. Finally, he'll cover the pageinit function and the difference between it and the standard jQuery $(document).ready() function.
JavaScript and the Document Object Model (DOM)
Apr 21, 2009
Paul J. Deitel and Harvey M. Deitel show you how to access the objects in a page, how to access the objects in a collection, and how to change element styles dynamically.
JavaScript Arrays: Properties and Methods
Nov 29, 2002
Alexander Vincent discusses arrays, which are among the most useful features in JavaScript. Learn their properties and methods, and walk through an example.
JavaScript as an Application Platform
Feb 2, 2001
Expert Web developer Bob Grogan discusses the steps required to utilize JavaScript as a reliable, powerful language for object-oriented application development.
JavaScript by Example: Under Certain Conditions
Oct 21, 2010
Ellie Quigley shows you how to work with Control Structures, Blocks, Compound Statements, Conditionals, and Loops in this chapter from her book, JavaScript by Example, 2nd Edition.

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