JavaScript Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples
http://www.herongyang.com/JavaScript
Copyright © 2008 by Dr. Herong Yang. All rights reserved.
This free book is a collection of tutorial examples and notes written by the author while he was learning JavaScript. Topics include data type, variable, expression, statement, loop, user function, object, property, method, array.
Table of Contents
About This JavaScript Tutorial Example Book Introduction to JavaScript What Is JavaScript? First JavaScript - "Hello World!" Walking through the First JavaScript The document.write() Method Data Types, Variables and Expressions Primitive Data Types - Numbers, Strings, and Booleans Numeric Value Literals String Literials Declaring Variables - "var" Statements Operators and Expressions Operators and Expressions - Examples Flow Control Statements What Is a Statement? Conditional "if" Statements Conditional "if" Statement Examples "switch ... case" Statements "switch ... case" Statement Example "for" Loop Statements "for" Loop Statement Example "while" Loop Statements "while" Loop Statement Example Creating, Accessing, and Manipulating Arrays What Is an Array? Creating an Array Object Accessing Array Elements with Indexes Truncating and Iterating Array Elements Array Object Instance Methods Array Object Instance Method Examples Defining and Calling Functions Defining Your Own Functions Defining Your Own Functions - Example Calling Your Own Functions - Example Passing Parameters by Value or by Reference Function Parameters Are Passed as Local Copies Function Parameters Are Passed as Local Copies - Example Global and Local Variables - Scope Rules Global Variables - Examples Local Variables - Examples Collision of Global and Local Variables - Examples "return" Statement and Return Value Web Browser Supporting JavaScript JavaScript Support Introduction Including JavaScript Codes with HTML "script" Tags Including JavaScript Codes as External Files DOM API - The "document" Object DOM API - The "window" Object Event Listeners and Objects Introduction to Objects What Is an Object? Objects of "Object" Data Type Adding and Deleting Object Own Properties Adding and Deleting Object Own Methods Using "this" Keyword to Represent Current Object Object Literals of the "Object" Type Objects and Associate Arrays Objects with Indexed Properties Differences between "Object" and "Array" Using "Array" Objects as "Object" Objects Defining Your Own Object Types Prototype-Dased Object-Oriented Programming Style Prototype-Based Programming Features in JavaScript Defining Object Constructor Functions Adding Properties and Methods to Objects "for ... in" and "for each ... in" Statements "prototype" Property of the Constructor Function Object "instanceof" Operator - Determining Object Type "typeof" Operator and Data Types Inheritance of Properties and Methods through the Prototype Object Chain Inheriting from Constructor's Prototype Object Changing the Constructor's Prototype Object Inheriting Properties from Two Level Prototype Objects Built-in Properties and Methods in "Object.prototype" Using "hasOwnProperty()" Method to Test Inherited Properties Setting the "constructor" Property in the "prototype" Object Adding Local Methods at the Object Level Adding Inherited Methods at the Prototype Level Building Multiple Levels of Prototype Objects Prototype Object Chain Summary References PDF Printing Version
About This JavaScript Tutorial Example Book
Introduction to JavaScript
What Is JavaScript?
First JavaScript - "Hello World!"
Walking through the First JavaScript
The document.write() Method
Data Types, Variables and Expressions
Primitive Data Types - Numbers, Strings, and Booleans
Numeric Value Literals
String Literials
Declaring Variables - "var" Statements
Operators and Expressions
Operators and Expressions - Examples
Flow Control Statements
What Is a Statement?
Conditional "if" Statements
Conditional "if" Statement Examples
"switch ... case" Statements
"switch ... case" Statement Example
"for" Loop Statements
"for" Loop Statement Example
"while" Loop Statements
"while" Loop Statement Example
Creating, Accessing, and Manipulating Arrays
What Is an Array?
Creating an Array Object
Accessing Array Elements with Indexes
Truncating and Iterating Array Elements
Array Object Instance Methods
Array Object Instance Method Examples
Defining and Calling Functions
Defining Your Own Functions
Defining Your Own Functions - Example
Calling Your Own Functions - Example
Passing Parameters by Value or by Reference
Function Parameters Are Passed as Local Copies
Function Parameters Are Passed as Local Copies - Example
Global and Local Variables - Scope Rules
Global Variables - Examples
Local Variables - Examples
Collision of Global and Local Variables - Examples
"return" Statement and Return Value
Web Browser Supporting JavaScript
JavaScript Support Introduction
Including JavaScript Codes with HTML "script" Tags
Including JavaScript Codes as External Files
DOM API - The "document" Object
DOM API - The "window" Object
Event Listeners and Objects
Introduction to Objects
What Is an Object?
Objects of "Object" Data Type
Adding and Deleting Object Own Properties
Adding and Deleting Object Own Methods
Using "this" Keyword to Represent Current Object
Object Literals of the "Object" Type
Objects and Associate Arrays
Objects with Indexed Properties
Differences between "Object" and "Array"
Using "Array" Objects as "Object" Objects
Defining Your Own Object Types
Prototype-Dased Object-Oriented Programming Style
Prototype-Based Programming Features in JavaScript
Defining Object Constructor Functions
Adding Properties and Methods to Objects
"for ... in" and "for each ... in" Statements
"prototype" Property of the Constructor Function Object
"instanceof" Operator - Determining Object Type
"typeof" Operator and Data Types
Inheritance of Properties and Methods through the Prototype Object Chain
Inheriting from Constructor's Prototype Object
Changing the Constructor's Prototype Object
Inheriting Properties from Two Level Prototype Objects
Built-in Properties and Methods in "Object.prototype"
Using "hasOwnProperty()" Method to Test Inherited Properties
Setting the "constructor" Property in the "prototype" Object
Adding Local Methods at the Object Level
Adding Inherited Methods at the Prototype Level
Building Multiple Levels of Prototype Objects
Prototype Object Chain Summary
References
PDF Printing Version
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