Objective-C for Absolute Beginners: iPhone and Mac Programming Made Easy

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Gary Bennett

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Beginning Java EE 6 with GlassFish 3, Second Edition

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Antonio Goncalves

Antonio Goncalves is a senior software architect specialized in Java/Java EE. As a former BEA consultant, he has expertise in application servers (Weblogic, JBoss, and GlassFish). He is the author of a Java EE 5 book in France and is also an Expert Member on Java EE 6, EJB 3.1, and JPA 2.0. He is the cofounder of the Paris Java User Group. For more, visit

Beginning iPad Development for iPhone Developers: Mastering the iPad SDK

It’s in magazines and newspapers, it’s on television and radio, it’s on busses and billboards and pretty much everywhere you look (except for Apple stores, where it’s likely still sold out). The iPad is the hot new touchscreen tablet from Apple, representing the next generation of mobile computing.

Packed with dozens of new features, the iOS 3.2 SDK enables you to build sophisticated, desktop-quality apps for this exciting new platform. Every iPhone and iPod touch app developer looking to take the next step and move into the iPad arena will want to read this book from cover to cover.

Beginning iPad Development for iPhone Developers: Mastering the iPad SDK has all the answers, and you’ll find them presented with the same easy-to-follow style and thorough coverage you’ve come to expect from titles like Beginning iPhone 3 Development—everything an aspiring iPad developer needs to know to create great apps.

Best-selling authors Jack Nutting, Dave Wooldridge, and Dave Mark show iPhone developers how to master all of the iPad-exclusive frameworks and features, which are explained, demonstrated in action, and put through their paces in this comprehensive programming guide. You’ll get a detailed understanding of the new feature set and gain every possible advantage in the iTunes App Store.

What you’ll learn

• How to design app interfaces optimized for the iPad by taking advantage of new UIKit features such as Popovers, Split View Controllers, and new Modal Views.
• How to utilize new graphics functionality, Core Text, Document Sharing, and advanced input methods to build powerful productivity solutions.
• How to embrace the iPad’s superior media capabilities with its new video and display options.
• How to convert an existing iPhone project into a stand-alone iPad app or a Universal app for both iPhone and iPad users.

Developing iOS 4 Apps?

Since many of the new features in iOS 3.2 are also present in iOS 4, this is one of the first books available in print that extensively covers several of the new APIs that iPhone developers are also eager to learn for creating iOS 4-optimized apps.

Who this book is for

This book is for all iPhone app developers who want to leverage their skills to create professional apps for the iPad.

Complete Source Code Provided

Beginning iPad Development for iPhone Developers includes extensive example projects and the complete source code for Dudel, a full-fledged drawing app for the iPad.

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Many systems administrators on the Mac need a way to manage machine configuration after initial setup and deployment. Apple’s Managed Preferences system (also known as MCX) is under-documented, often misunderstood, and sometimes outright unknown by sys admins. MCX is usually deployed in conjunction with an OS X server, but it can also be used in Windows environments or where no dedicated server exists at all.

Enterprise Mac Managed Preferences is the definitive guide to Apple’s Managed Client technology. With this book, you’ll get the following:
An example-driven guide to Mac OS X Managed Preferences/Client technology
Recipes for common use case studies and patterns
A targeted approach appropriate for any sys admin that manages Macs in an OS X or Windows environment

This is the only book that focuses on this facet of OS X exclusively. If you’re a sys admin, this book will take away much of the pain of working with OS X client systems. Even better, both of the authors are very involved in the Mac community—Greg Neagle is part of the MacEnterprise steering committee, and Ed is the Executive Editor and an author for MacTech magazine and a member of the Apple Consultants Network.

What you’ll learn
The Managed Preferences system and how to manage it
All about Directory Services Local Directory Services
How to work with property list files
How to deliver files with Open Directory, ActiveDirectory, local scripts, third-party utilities, Puppet, LANRev, Casper, and more
How to work with compositing preferences, including the hierarchy of preferences
How to write a Plist for management, using Workgroup Manager and Dock Example
How and when to enforce Managed Preferences
How to understand manifests
What recipes to use and when
When, how, and where to use mcxquery, System Profiler, and MCX Cache flushing

Who this book is for
This book is for systems administrators using Mac clients.

A common misconception in the Mac community is that Mac’s operating system is more secure than others. While this might be true in certain cases, security on the Mac is still a crucial issue. When sharing is enabled or remote control applications are installed, Mac OS X faces a variety of security threats.

Enterprise Mac Security: Mac OS X Snow Leopard is a definitive, expert-driven update of the popular, slash-dotted first edition and was written in part as a companion to the SANS Institute course for Mac OS X. It contains detailed Mac OS X security information, and walkthroughs on securing systems, including the new Snow Leopard operating system.

Using the SANS Institute course as a sister, this book caters to both the beginning home user and the seasoned security professional not accustomed to the Mac, establishing best practices for Mac OS X for a wide audience.

The authors of this book are seasoned Mac and security professionals, having built many of the largest network infrastructures for Apple and spoken at both DEFCON and Black Hat on OS X security.

What you’ll learn

• The newest security techniques on Mac OS X and latest Snow Leopard operating system from the best and brightest
• The details of the entire new Mac OS X Snow Leopard Operating System for the desktop and server, and how to secure these systems
• Considerations for third-party applications on systems
• The details of Mac forensics and Mac hacking
• How to tackle Apple wireless security

Who is this book for?

This book is for new users, power users, and administrators who wish to make sure that their Mac platform is secure.

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The iPhone is the hottest gadget of our generation, and much of its success has been fueled by the App Store, Apple’s online marketplace for iPhone applications. Over 1 billion apps have been downloaded in the 9 months the App Store has been open, ranging from the simplest games to the most complex business apps. Everyone has an idea for the next best-selling iPhone app—presumably that’s why you’re reading this now. And with the release of the iPad, this demand will just continue to grow.

So how do you build an application for the iPhone and iPad? Don’t you need to spend years learning complicated programming languages? What about Objective-C, Cocoa Touch, and the SDK? The answer is that you don’t need to know any of those things. Anybody can start building simple applications for the iPhone and iPad, and this book will show you how.

This book takes you to getting your first applications up and running using plain English and practical examples. It cuts through the fog of jargon and misinformation that surrounds iPhone and iPad application development, and gives you simple, step-by-step instructions to get you started.

• Teaches iPhone and iPad application development in language anyone can understand
• Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy
• Offers videos that enable you to follow along with the author—it’s like your own private classroom

What you’ll learn

• Get both yourself and your computer set up for iPhone and iPad application development.
• Start by making small changes to existing applications to build your knowledge and experience before creating your own applications.
• Follow steps in plain English to build simple apps and get them working immediately.
• Style your application so that it looks good and users can easily navigate through it.
• Make use of the iPhone’s touch screen and accelerometer.
• Use shortcuts and cheat sheets to create apps the easy way.

Who is this book for?

If you have a great idea for an iPhone or iPad app, but have never programmed before, then this book is for you. You don’t need to have any previous computer programming skills—as long as you have a desire to learn, and you know which end of the mouse is which, you’ll be fine.

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What people are saying about Building iPhone Apps w/ HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

“The future of mobile development is clearly web technologies like CSS, HTML and JavaScript. Jonathan Stark shows you how to leverage your existing web development skills to build native iPhone applications using these technologies.”

–John Allsopp, author and founder of Web Directions

“Jonathan’s book is the most comprehensive documentation available for developing web applications for mobile Safari. Not just great tech coverage, this book is an easy read of purely fascinating mobile tidbits in a fun colloquial style. Must have for all PhoneGap developers.”

– Brian LeRoux, Nitobi Software

It’s a fact: if you know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you already have the tools you need to develop your own iPhone apps. With this book, you’ll learn how to use these open source web technologies to design and build apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch on the platform of your choice-without using Objective-C or Cocoa.

Device-agnostic mobile apps are the wave of the future, and this book shows you how to create one product for several platforms. You’ll find guidelines for converting your product into a native iPhone app using the free PhoneGap framework. And you’ll learn why releasing your product as a web app first helps you find, fix, and test bugs much faster than if you went straight to the App Store with a product built with Apple’s tools.

• Build iPhone apps with tools you already know how to use
• Learn how to make an existing website look and behave like an iPhone app
• Add native-looking animations to your web app using jQTouch
• Take advantage of client-side data storage with apps that run even when the iPhone is offline
• Hook into advanced iPhone features — including the accelerometer, geolocation, and vibration — with JavaScript
• Submit your applications to the App Store with Xcode

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jQuery is a JavaScript library that helps web developers create JavaScript applications that work well in any browser. This book demonstrates how to use jQuery to reduce the amount of code you need to write and reduce the amount of testing that is required. You ll see how separation of presentation (CSS), markup (XHTML), and script (JavaScript and Ajax) in web pages is a crucial direction in web development for creating maintainable, accessible, cost-effective web sites. The featured full-color code syntax highlighting provides you with a visual reinforcement so you can see the various pieces and parts that make up each line and section of code for each language.

1. Introduction to jQuery.

2. Selecting and Filtering.

3. Events.

4. Manipulating Content and Attributes.

5. Arrays and Iteration.

6. CSS.

7. AJAX.

8. Effects.

9. Plugin.

10. Implementing Drag and Drop.

11. Drag and Drop Sorting.

12. Selection by Drawing a Box.

13. Accordion UI.

14. Datepicker.

15. Dialogs.

16. Tabs.

Appendix A. Answers to Exercises.

Appendix B. Selectors Supported By jQuery.

Appendix C. Selecting and Filtering.

Appendix D. Events.

Appendix E. Manipulating Attributes, Content, and Data Caching.

Appendix F. Manipulating Content.

Appendix G. AJAX Methods.

Appendix H. CSS.

Appendix I. Utilities.

Appendix J. Draggables and Droppables.

Appendix K. Sortables.

Appendix L. Selectables.

Appendix M. Effects.

Appendix N. Accordion.

Appendix O. Datepicker.

Appendix P. Dialog.

Appendix Q. Tabs.

Appendix R. Resizables.

Appendix S. Sliders.

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MooTools is a simple-to-use JavaScript library, ideal for people with basic JavaScript skills who want to elevate their web applications to a superior level. If you’re a newcomer to MooTools looking to build dynamic, rich, and user-interactive web site applications this beginner’s guide with its easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions is all you need to rapidly get to grips with MooTools.

This is the first book specifically designed for absolute newcomers to MooTools. Its simple-to-follow beginner’s guide style will give you all the building blocks required to do the basics and more in MooTools. You can start working with MooTools immediately because it assumes no knowledge or prior experience of MooTools.

First you will get to grips with the fundamentals of MooTools including downloading, installation, and basic syntax. Once you’ve grasped the basics you will learn how to make the most of MooTools’ powerful framework. You will learn to bring web pages to life using animation and create exciting web pages using AJAX. You will also learn how to customize MooTools to suit your own needs by creating your own plug-ins. This book will have you well on way to creating web applications and web pages worthy of the Web 2.0 world.

What you will learn from this book

• Bringing web pages to life using animation
• Boosting the responsiveness of your web applications using AJAX with MooTools
• Building a web form dynamically responsive to a multitude of browser events
• The basics core functions of MooTools and how they work
• Creating your own versatile plug-ins that can be customized to fit your own personal requirements
• How to rapidly build a quick and easy web application using the power of MooTools

Approach

This is a Packt Beginner’s Guide, which means it is packed with clear step-by-step instructions for performing the most useful tasks in MooTools. You will learn by doing and you will start learning immediately. As each chapter in the book progresses, the topics will get increasingly more complex. It starts by explaining the fundamentals of MooTools before undertaking tasks and challenges that encourage experimentation.

Who this book is written for

This book is perfect for MooTools newcomers. You do not require any familiarity with MooTools whatsoever, only a willingness to learn. Basic knowledge of JavaScript syntax and concepts is the only requirement. This book will allow you to grasp the basics of MooTools so that you will be well on the way to creating exciting, customizable web pages and applications.

Jacob Gube is a massive MooTools developer. He is the Founder and Chief Editor of Six Revisions, a website dedicated to web developers and web designers. He’s also written for other popular web publications such as Read Write Web and Smashing Magazine discussing web technologies and development. A web professional for 8 years, Jacob is an in-house web developer specializing in distance-learning education and web accessibility, using PHP, MooTools, and jQuery to get the job done.

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Description

“This book would be a bargain at ten times its price! If you are writing iPhone software, it will save you weeks of development time. Erica has included dozens of crisp and clear examples illustrating essential iPhone development techniques and many others that show special effects going way beyond Apple’s official documentation.”

—Tim Burks, iPhone Software Developer, TootSweet Software

“Erica Sadun’s technical expertise lives up to the Addison-Wesley name. The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook is a comprehensive walkthrough of iPhone development that will help anyone out, from beginners to more experienced developers. Code samples and screenshots help punctuate the numerous tips and tricks in this book.”

—Jacqui Cheng, Associate Editor, Ars Technica

“We make our living writing this stuff and yet I am humbled by Erica’s command of her subject matter and the way she presents the material: pleasantly informal, then very appropriately detailed technically. This is a going to be the Petzold book for iPhone developers.”

—Daniel Pasco, Lead Developer and CEO, Black Pixel Luminance

“The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK should be the first resource for the beginning iPhone programmer, and is the best supplemental material to Apple’s own documentation.”

—Alex C. Schaefer, Lead Programmer, ApolloIM, iPhone Application Development Specialist, MeLLmo, Inc

“Erica’s book is a truly great resource for Cocoa Touch developers. This book goes far beyond the documentation on Apple’s Web site, and she includes methods that give the developer a deeper understanding of the iPhone OS, by letting them glimpse at what’s going on behind the scenes on this incredible mobile platform.”

—John Zorko, Sr. Software Engineer, Mobile Devices

The iPhone and iPod touch aren’t just attracting millions of new users; their breakthrough development platform enables programmers to build tomorrow’s killer applications. If you’re getting started with iPhone programming, this book brings together tested, ready-to-use code for hundreds of the challenges you’re most likely to encounter. Use this fully documented, easy-to-customize code to get productive fast—and focus your time on the specifics of your application, not boilerplate tasks.

Leading iPhone developer Erica Sadun begins by exploring the iPhone delivery platform and SDK, helping you set up your development environment, and showing how iPhone applications are constructed. Next, she offers single-task recipes for the full spectrum of iPhone/iPod touch programming jobs:

• Utilize views and tables
• Organize interface elements
• Alert and respond to users
• Access the Address Book (people), Core Location (places), and Sensors (things)
• Connect to the Internet and Web services
• Display media content
• Create secure Keychain entries
• And much more

You’ll even discover how to use Cover Flow to create gorgeous visual selection experiences that put scrolling lists to shame!

This book is organized for fast access: related tasks are grouped together, and you can jump directly to the right solution, even if you don’t know which class or framework to use. All code is based on Apple’s publicly released iPhone SDK, not a beta. No matter what iPhone projects come your way, The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook will be your indispensable companion.

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“This book would be a bargain at ten times its price! If you are writing iPhone software, it will save you weeks of development time. Erica has included dozens of crisp and clear examples illustrating essential iPhone development techniques and many others that show special effects going way beyond Apple’s official documentation.”

—Tim Burks, iPhone Software Developer, TootSweet Software

“Erica Sadun’s technical expertise lives up to the Addison-Wesley name. The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook is a comprehensive walkthrough of iPhone development that will help anyone out, from beginners to more experienced developers. Code samples and screenshots help punctuate the numerous tips and tricks in this book.”

—Jacqui Cheng, Associate Editor, Ars Technica

“We make our living writing this stuff and yet I am humbled by Erica’s command of her subject matter and the way she presents the material: pleasantly informal, then very appropriately detailed technically. This is a going to be the Petzold book for iPhone developers.”

—Daniel Pasco, Lead Developer and CEO, Black Pixel Luminance

“The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK should be the first resource for the beginning iPhone programmer, and is the best supplemental material to Apple’s own documentation.”

—Alex C. Schaefer, Lead Programmer, ApolloIM, iPhone Application Development Specialist, MeLLmo, Inc

“Erica’s book is a truly great resource for Cocoa Touch developers. This book goes far beyond the documentation on Apple’s Web site, and she includes methods that give the developer a deeper understanding of the iPhone OS, by letting them glimpse at what’s going on behind the scenes on this incredible mobile platform.”

—John Zorko, Sr. Software Engineer, Mobile Devices

The iPhone and iPod touch aren’t just attracting millions of new users; their breakthrough development platform enables programmers to build tomorrow’s killer applications. If you’re getting started with iPhone programming, this book brings together tested, ready-to-use code for hundreds of the challenges you’re most likely to encounter. Use this fully documented, easy-to-customize code to get productive fast—and focus your time on the specifics of your application, not boilerplate tasks.

Leading iPhone developer Erica Sadun begins by exploring the iPhone delivery platform and SDK, helping you set up your development environment, and showing how iPhone applications are constructed. Next, she offers single-task recipes for the full spectrum of iPhone/iPod touch programming jobs:

• Utilize views and tables
• Organize interface elements
• Alert and respond to users
• Access the Address Book (people), Core Location (places), and Sensors (things)
• Connect to the Internet and Web services
• Display media content
• Create secure Keychain entries
• And much more

You’ll even discover how to use Cover Flow to create gorgeous visual selection experiences that put scrolling lists to shame!

This book is organized for fast access: related tasks are grouped together, and you can jump directly to the right solution, even if you don’t know which class or framework to use. All code is based on Apple’s publicly released iPhone SDK, not a beta. No matter what iPhone projects come your way, The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook will be your indispensable companion.

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Pro JPA 2: Mastering the Java™ Persistence API

Pro JPA 2 introduces, explains, and demonstrates how to use the new Java Persistence API (JPA). JPA provides Java developers with both the knowledge and insight needed to write Java applications that access relational databases through JPA.

Authors Mike Keith and Merrick Schincariol take a hands–on approach to teaching by giving examples to illustrate each new concept of the API and showing how it is used in practice.

All of the examples use a common model from an overriding sample application, giving readers a context from which to start and helping them to understand the examples within an already familiar domain.

After completing the book, you will have a full understanding and be able to successfully code applications using JPA. The book also serves as a reference guide during initial and later JPA application experiences.

• Hands-on examples for all the aspects of the JPA specification, based on the reference implementation of this specification
• A special section on migration to JPA
• Expert insight about various aspects of the API and when they are useful
• Portability hints to provide increased awareness of the potential for non–portable JPA code

What you’ll learn

• Get started with enterprise applications using JPA 2.
• Get up to speed with Object–Relational Mapping and Entity Manager.
• Learn and use queries and the query language (JP QL).
• Employ advanced Object–Relational Mapping techniques.
• Use XML mapping files and learn other advanced techniques.
• Package and deploy your Java persistence applications.
• Test your Java persistence applications.
• Migrate your Java persistence applications.

Who is this book for?

The book generally targets enterprise and persistence developers who fall in one of three categories:

• Those who are new to persistence; we will present some background information and introduce these readers to the basic persistence concepts to bring them up to speed.
• Those who know and/or use existing ORM persistence products such as Hibernate or TopLink.
• Those who have already used JPA and want to learn about the new features that JPA 2 introduces, or have a good reference book to turn to when they develop JPA applications.

In general, we assume that the reader is knowledgeable with Java, SQL, and JDBC, and has a little knowledge of J2EE

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Provides the basic education in the XSLT processing model that developers have requested

The growth of XML content management applications is boosting the demand for XSLT and XPath skills. This beginning Wrox book provides a firm foundation in the XSLT processing model, giving developers an important skillset.

If, like many developers, you’ve had trouble grasping the XSLT processing model, you’ll appreciate how this book focuses specifically on what you need to know. XSLT examples address the often-requested processing steps for typical XML document and data vocabularies. You will see exactly how XSLT relies on XPath, and how the processing model differs from most programming languages. A case study demonstrates how to build a static Web site using XSLT 2.0 elements and XPath 2.0 functions.

• Explains XSLT and XPath, covering both version 1.0 and 2.0
• Covers using templates, control and branching, variable and parameters, sorting and grouping, and using modular stylesheets
• Also examines strings, dates, and numbers; working with multiple documents and text; generating identifiers; and testing and documentation
• All topics contain incremental code examples
• Addresses the much-requested processing steps for typical XML document and data vocabularies, including how the processing model differs from most programming languages

Beginning XSLT and XPath: Transforming XML Documents and Data is the essential guide you need to thoroughly understand the important XSLT processing model.

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JavaFX is a Java-based rich user interface technology that sits atop the existing Java Standard and Micro Editions. Using it, developers can build rich user interfaces with access to all Java components already installed on their systems. At its heart is the easy to learn JavaFX Script language that lets developers describe what they want to accomplish in clear, declarative terms rather than abstract code. JavaFX also provides numerous libraries to make development extremely fast and efficient.

JavaFX in Action is a hands-on tutorial that introduces and explores JavaFX through numerous bite-sized projects. The book provides a solid grounding in the JavaFX syntax and related APIs by showing web developers how to apply the key features of the JavaFX platform. Readers quickly absorb the fundamentals of the technology while exploring the possibilities JavaFX provides for creative, rich designs.

Readers learn to transform variables and operators into bouncing raindrops, brilliant colors, and dancing interface components. They also learn how to interact with existing Java code to give old apps some new JavaFX sparkle.

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With iPhone SDK Programming, developers have the expert guidance they need to begin building native applications for Apple’s new iPhone 3G as well as the iPod touch. Inside, veteran mobile developer and Bell Labs scientist Maher Ali begins with a foundational introduction to Objective C and Cocoa programming, and then guides you through the building programs with Apple’s iPhone SDK.

iPhone SDK Programming covers a wide range of topics, including:

• The Objective-C programming language
• Collections
• Cocoa Touch
• Building advanced mobile user interfaces
• Core Animation and Quartz 2D
• Model-View-Controller (MVC) designs
• Table Views File management
• Parsing XML documents using SAX and DOM
• Working with Google Maps API
• Consuming REST Web Services
• Building advanced location-based applications
• Developing database applications using the SQLite engine
• Building Multimedia applications
• Making use of the camera and video Working with the accelerometer

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Overview

Essential Skills–Made Easy!

Create dynamic Web pages complete with special effects using today’s leading Web development language. JavaScript: A Beginner’s Guide, Third Edition gives you step-by-step coverage of the fundamentals, including variables, functions, operators, event handlers, objects, arrays, strings, forms, and frames. You’ll also learn about more advanced techniques, including debugging and security. This hands-on guide explains how JavaScript works with XHTML Transitional and covers the new features available in JavaScript. Get started using JavaScript right away with help from this fast-paced tutorial.

Designed for Easy Learning:

• Key Skills & Concepts–Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
• Ask the Expert–Q & A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
• Try This–Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills
• Notes–Extra information related to the topic being covered
• Tips–Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
• Self Tests–End-of-chapter reviews to test your knowledge
• Annotated syntax–Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated

Table of contents

Ch. 1. Introduction to JavaScript; Ch. 2. Placing JavaScript in an HTML File; Ch. 3. Using Variables; Ch. 4. Using Functions; Ch. 5. JavaScript Operators; Ch. 6. Conditional Statements and Loops; Ch. 7. Event Handlers; Ch. 8. Objects; Ch. 9. The Document Object; Ch. 10. Window Object; Ch. 11. JavaScript Arrays; Ch. 12. Math, Number, and Date Objects; Ch. 13. Handling Strings; Ch. 14. JavaScript and Forms; Ch. 15. JavaScript and Frames; Ch. 16. An Introduction to Advanced Techniques; Appendix A. Answers to Self Tests; Index

Biographical note

John Pollock runs two Web sites devoted to Web development technology, PageResource.com and JavaScript City.

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