JavaScript Advanced Programming (Third Edition)

JavaScript: Advanced Programming (Third Edition)

Course Specifications

Course Description

Hardware Requirements

• A 1 GHz Pentium-class processor or faster.
• Minimum 256 MB of RAM.
• A 8 GB hard disk or larger. You should have at least 1 GB free hard disk space available for the installation of the software.
• A CD-ROM drive.
• A mouse or other pointing device.
• 1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended.
• Network cards and cabling for local network access.
• Internet access (contact your local network administrator).
• A printer (optional) or an installed printer driver. (Printers are not required; however, each PC must have an installed printer driver to use Print Preview.)
• A projection system to display the instructor’s computer screen.

Software Requirements

Each computer requires the following software:

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0.
• Netscape Browser 8.1.
• Opera 9.0.
• Java Development Kit 5.0 Update 5.0.
• Tomcat-5.5.4 preconfigured version.
• Adobe Shockwave Player.

Course Objectives

• maintain JavaScript code using programming techniques.
• implement cross-browser compatibility using JavaScript.
• create and manipulate custom objects using the custom object's methods.
• create and manipulate arrays.
• examine cookies and discuss the various uses of cookies.
• validate forms using the generic approach.
• program using DOM API to traverse, modify, and append nodes to documents.
• use CSS to change the appearance and position of the HTML elements dynamically.
• use JavaScript to access Java applets and ActiveX controls. You will also communicate with Shockwave files and server applications using JavaScript.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Using Programming Techniques

Topic 1A: Maintain JavaScript Code

Topic 1B: Debug JavaScript Code

Lesson 2: Implementing Cross-Browser Compatibility

Topic 2A: Provide Support For Multiple Browsers

Topic 2B: Detect Browser Compatibility

Topic 2C: Detect Browser and JavaScript Versions

Topic 2D: Detect Objects

Topic 2E: Handle Exceptions

Lesson 3: Using Custom Objects in JavaScript

Topic 3A: Access Custom Objects

Topic 3B: Use Constructor Functions

Topic 3C: Add Methods to Objects

Topic 3D: Use Prototype Function

Lesson 4: Working with Arrays

Topic 4A: Create and Populate Arrays

Topic 4B: Delete Array Elements

Topic 4C: Use Multi-Dimensional Arrays

Lesson 5: Handling Cookies Using JavaScript

Topic 5A: Use Cookie Objects

Topic 5B: Store Cookies

Topic 5C: Process Cookie Values

Topic 5D: Delete Cookies

Lesson 6: Validating Forms Using JavaScript

Topic 6A: Validate Forms Using the Generic Approach

Topic 6B: Implement Generic Validation Using Custom Objects

Lesson 7: Programming Using DOM API

Topic 7A: Traverse Documents

Topic 7B: Modify Documents

Topic 7C: Append Nodes to Documents

Lesson 8: Working with DHTML

Topic 8A: Change Element Appearance Dynamically

Topic 8B: Assign and Position Elements Dynamically

Lesson 9: Communicating with Applets and Server Applications

Topic 9A: Communicate with Java Applets

Topic 9B: Communicate with Shockwave Files

Topic 9C: Communicate with ActiveX

Topic 9D: Communicate with Server Applications