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JavaScript for Web Development: Hands-On

 
Course: 489     Type: Hands-On Training     Duration: 4 Days

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You Will Learn How To
  • Write and debug client-side JavaScript using proven development techniques
  • Add interactivity and dynamic graphics
  • Create interactive forms that capture and validate user input
  • Develop DHTML Web pages
  • Personalize pages using cookies
  • Interface to Java, ActiveX, plug-ins and Ajax

Course Benefits
Visually exciting and compelling Web pages are key components to a successful Web strategy. This course provides in-depth hands-on experience writing client-side JavaScript. You learn how to integrate JavaScript into your Web pages and create an interactive and dynamic Web site. You also learn how to take advantage of best practices and development techniques.

Who Should Attend
Those involved in establishing, developing or maintaining a Web site. Experience developing Web pages with HTML at the level of Course 470, "Developing a Web Site," is assumed. An understanding of programming concepts is helpful.

Hands-On Training
An evolving case study transforms a static Web site into a dynamic site using JavaScript. Exercises include:
  • Creating rollover graphic effects
  • Pre-loading images to speed up rollover and animation effects
  • Creating interactive, self-validating forms
  • Implementing an interactive user interface using alert, confirm and prompt dialog boxes
  • Incorporating DHTML effects into your Web pages
  • Implementing animations using JavaScript
  • Building drop-down menus
  • Using cookies to personalize pages

Course 489 Content
Introduction and Overview
What is JavaScript?
  • Capabilities of JavaScript
  • Surveying the limitations
Applications of JavaScript
  • Client-side
  • Server-side
  • Writing JavaScript for several browsers
Fundamentals of JavaScript
The JavaScript programming model
  • Formatting and coding conventions
  • Embedding JavaScript in HTML
JavaScript syntax
  • Declaring variables and arrays
  • Statements, operators and relational expressions
  • Making decisions with if and else
  • Performing loops with while and for
  • Defining and invoking functions
Using built-in objects
  • The String object and string manipulations
  • The Date object
  • Dynamically updating a Web page using the document object
  • Accessing Web page elements
Writing Client-Side JavaScript
Creating eye-catching animation and graphics
  • Developing dynamic links
  • Creating rollover graphics
  • Using off-screen images for animation
  • Manipulating images dynamically
Interacting with the browser
  • Utilizing browser objects
  • Using pop-up dialog boxes and prompting users for input
  • Opening, closing and writing to new browser windows
  • Manipulating the contents of frames
  • Writing to the browser status line
  • Determining browser type and version
Handling browser events
  • Trapping the JavaScript event handlers
  • Triggering interaction with user actions
  • Scheduling future tasks with timer events
Using cookies for persistence
  • How cookies operate
  • Creating, reading and manipulating cookies
  • Implementing personalization with cookies
JavaScript security
  • Denial-of-service and spoofing attacks
  • Security holes and browser policies
Creating Intelligent Forms
Client-side form validation
  • Accessing and modifying form fields with JavaScript
  • Checking form fields on the fly
  • Validating user input without server-side scripts
  • Accessing drop-down select box options
  • Controlling form submission
Enhancing the user experience
  • Validating forms at the earliest opportunity
  • Reducing response times for incorrectly filled-out forms
Adding interactivity to forms
  • Assigning JavaScript functions to form elements
  • Implementing a drop-down menu for site navigation
  • Performing actions based on form events
  • Form validation best practices
Creating Web Pages Using Dynamic HTML
Overview of DHTML
  • Using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  • Capabilities of DHTML
  • DHTML and the Document Object Model (DOM)
Implementing DHTML
  • Dynamically repositioning elements on a page
  • Dynamically modifying documents
  • Manipulating images
  • Collapsible outlines, dynamic document reflow and inner HTML
Complementary Technologies
  • Controlling Java from JavaScript
  • Interfacing with ActiveX and plug-ins
  • Introducing unobtrusive JavaScript
  • Employing the power of Ajax
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JavaScript for Web Development: Hands-On
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JavaScript for Web Development: Hands-On
JavaScript for Web Development: Hands-On
Participants creating an interactive form.
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