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JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook
By Danny Goodman
Publisher	: OReilly
Pub Date	: April 2003
ISBN	: 0-596-00467-2
Pages	: 540

		Copyright
		Preface
			About You
			About the Recipes
			Whats in This Book
			Browser Platforms
			Conventions Used in This Book
			Request for Comments
			Acknowledgments
		Chapter 1. Strings
			Section 1.0. Introduction
			Section 1.1. Concatenating (Joining) Strings
			Section 1.2. Accessing Substrings
			Section 1.3. Changing String Case
			Section 1.4. Testing Equality of Two Strings
			Section 1.5. Testing String Containment Without Regular Expressions
			Section 1.6. Testing String Containment with Regular Expressions
			Section 1.7. Searching and Replacing Substrings
			Section 1.8. Using Special and Escaped Characters
			Section 1.9. Reading and Writing Strings for Cookies
			Section 1.10. Converting Between Unicode Values and String Characters
			Section 1.11. Encoding and Decoding URL Strings
			Section 1.12. Encoding and Decoding Base64 Strings
		Chapter 2. Numbers and Dates
			Section 2.0. Introduction
			Section 2.1. Converting Between Numbers and Strings
			Section 2.2. Testing a Numbers Validity
			Section 2.3. Testing Numeric Equality
			Section 2.4. Rounding Floating-Point Numbers
			Section 2.5. Formatting Numbers for Text Display
			Section 2.6. Converting Between Decimal and Hexadecimal Numbers
			Section 2.7. Generating Pseudorandom Numbers
			Section 2.8. Calculating Trigonometric Functions
			Section 2.9. Creating a Date Object
			Section 2.10. Calculating a Previous or Future Date
			Section 2.11. Calculating the Number of Days Between Two Dates
			Section 2.12. Validating a Date
		Chapter 3. Arrays and Objects
			Section 3.0. Introduction
			Section 3.1. Creating a Simple Array
			Section 3.2. Creating a Multidimensional Array
			Section 3.3. Converting Between Arrays and Strings
			Section 3.4. Doing Something with the Items in an Array
			Section 3.5. Sorting a Simple Array
			Section 3.6. Combining Arrays
			Section 3.7. Dividing Arrays
			Section 3.8. Creating a Custom Object
			Section 3.9. Simulating a Hash Table for Fast Array Lookup
			Section 3.10. Doing Something with a Property of an Object
			Section 3.11. Sorting an Array of Objects
			Section 3.12. Customizing an Objects Prototype
			Section 3.13. Converting Arrays and Custom Objects to Strings
		Chapter 4. Variables, Functions, and Flow Control
			Section 4.0. Introduction
			Section 4.1. Creating a JavaScript Variable
			Section 4.2. Creating a Named Function
			Section 4.3. Nesting Named Functions
			Section 4.4. Creating an Anonymous Function
			Section 4.5. Delaying a Function Call
			Section 4.6. Branching Execution Based on Conditions
			Section 4.7. Handling Script Errors Gracefully
			Section 4.8. Improving Script Performance
		Chapter 5. Browser Feature Detection
			Section 5.0. Introduction
			Section 5.1. Detecting the Browser Brand
			Section 5.2. Detecting an Early Browser Version
			Section 5.3. Detecting the Internet Explorer Version
			Section 5.4. Detecting the Netscape Navigator Version
			Section 5.5. Detecting the Client Operating System
			Section 5.6. Detecting Object Support
			Section 5.7. Detecting Object Property and Method Support
			Section 5.8. Detecting the Browser Written Language
			Section 5.9. Detecting Cookie Availability
			Section 5.10. Defining Browser- or Feature-Specific Links
			Section 5.11. Testing on Multiple Browser Versions
		Chapter 6. Managing Browser Windows
			Section 6.0. Introduction
			Section 6.1. Setting the Main Windows Size
			Section 6.2. Positioning the Main Window
			Section 6.3. Maximizing the Main Window
			Section 6.4. Creating a New Window
			Section 6.5. Bringing a Window to the Front
			Section 6.6. Communicating with a New Window
			Section 6.7. Communicating Back to the Main Window
			Section 6.8. Using Internet Explorer Modal/Modeless Windows
			Section 6.9. Simulating a Cross-Browser Modal Dialog Window
			Section 6.10. Simulating a Window with Layers
		Chapter 7. Managing Multiple Frames
			Section 7.0. Introduction
			Section 7.1. Creating a Blank Frame in a New Frameset
			Section 7.2. Changing the Content of One Frame from Another
			Section 7.3. Changing the Content of Multiple Frames at Once
			Section 7.4. Replacing a Frameset with a Single Page
			Section 7.5. Avoiding Being "Framed" by Another Site
			Section 7.6. Assuring a Page Loads in its Frameset
			Section 7.7. Reading a Frames Dimensions
			Section 7.8. Resizing Frames
			Section 7.9. Setting Frameset Specifications Dynamically
		Chapter 8. Dynamic Forms
			Section 8.0. Introduction
			Section 8.1. Auto-Focusing the First Text Field
			Section 8.2. Performing Common Text Field Validations
			Section 8.3. Preventing Form Submission upon Validation Failure
			Section 8.4. Auto-Focusing an Invalid Text Field Entry
			Section 8.5. Changing a Forms Action
			Section 8.6. Blocking Submissions from the Enter Key
			Section 8.7. Advancing Text Field Focus with the Enter Key
			Section 8.8. Submitting a Form by an Enter Key Press in Any Text Box
			Section 8.9. Disabling Form Controls
			Section 8.10. Hiding and Showing Form Controls
			Section 8.11. Allowing Only Numbers (or Letters) in a Text Box
			Section 8.12. Auto-Tabbing for Fixed-Length Text Boxes
			Section 8.13. Changing select Element Content
			Section 8.14. Copying Form Data Between Pages
		Chapter 9. Managing Events
			Section 9.0. Introduction
			Section 9.1. Equalizing the IE and W3C Event Models
			Section 9.2. Initiating a Process After the Page Loads
			Section 9.3. Determining the Coordinates of a Click Event
			Section 9.4. Preventing an Event from Performing Its Default Behavior
			Section 9.5. Blocking Double Clicks
			Section 9.6. Determining Which Element Received an Event
			Section 9.7. Determining Which Mouse Button Was Pressed
			Section 9.8. Reading Which Character Key Was Typed
			Section 9.9. Reading Which Noncharacter Key Was Pressed
			Section 9.10. Determining Which Modifier Keys Were Pressed During an Event
			Section 9.11. Determining the Element the Cursor Rolled From/To
			Section 9.12. Synchronizing Sounds to Events
		Chapter 10. Page Navigation Techniques
			Section 10.0. Introduction
			Section 10.1. Loading a New Page or Anchor
			Section 10.2. Keeping a Page Out of the Browser History
			Section 10.3. Using a select Element for Navigation
			Section 10.4. Passing Data Between Pages Via Cookies
			Section 10.5. Passing Data Between Pages Via Frames
			Section 10.6. Passing Data Between Pages Via URLs
			Section 10.7. Creating a Contextual (Right-Click) Menu
			Section 10.8. Creating Drop-Down Navigation Menus
			Section 10.9. Providing Navigation Trail Menus
			Section 10.10. Creating Expandable Menus
			Section 10.11. Creating Collapsible XML Menus
		Chapter 11. Managing Style Sheets
			Section 11.0. Introduction
			Section 11.1. Assigning Style Sheet Rules to an Element Globally
			Section 11.2. Assigning Style Sheet Rules to a Subgroup of Elements
			Section 11.3. Assigning Style Sheet Rules to an Individual Element
			Section 11.4. Importing External Style Sheets
			Section 11.5. Importing Browser- or Operating System-Specific Style Sheets
			Section 11.6. Changing Imported Style Sheets After Loading
			Section 11.7. Enabling/Disabling Style Sheets
			Section 11.8. Toggling Between Style Sheets for an Element
			Section 11.9. Overriding a Style Sheet Rule
			Section 11.10. Turning Arbitrary Content into a Styled Element
			Section 11.11. Creating Center-Aligned Body Elements
			Section 11.12. Reading Effective Style Sheet Property Values
			Section 11.13. Forcing Version 6 Browsers into Standards-Compatibility Mode
		Chapter 12. Visual Effects for Stationary Content
			Section 12.0. Introduction
			Section 12.1. Precaching Images
			Section 12.2. Swapping Images (Rollovers)
			Section 12.3. Changing Text Style Properties
			Section 12.4. Offering Body Text Size Choices to Users
			Section 12.5. Creating Custom Link Styles
			Section 12.6. Changing Page Background Colors and Images
			Section 12.7. Hiding and Showing Elements
			Section 12.8. Adjusting Element Transparency
			Section 12.9. Creating Transition Visual Effects
		Chapter 13. Positioning HTML Elements
			Section 13.0. Introduction
			Section 13.1. Making an Element Positionable in the Document Space
			Section 13.2. Connecting a Positioned Element to a Body Element
			Section 13.3. Controlling Positioning Via a DHTML JavaScript Library
			Section 13.4. Deciding Between div and span Containers
			Section 13.5. Adjusting Positioned Element Stacking Order (z-order)
			Section 13.6. Centering an Element on Top of Another Element
			Section 13.7. Centering an Element in a Window or Frame
			Section 13.8. Determining the Location of a Nonpositioned Element
			Section 13.9. Animating Straight-Line Element Paths
			Section 13.10. Animating Circular Element Paths
			Section 13.11. Creating a Draggable Element
			Section 13.12. Scrolling div Content
			Section 13.13. Creating a Custom Scrollbar
		Chapter 14. Creating Dynamic Content
			Section 14.0. Introduction
			Section 14.1. Writing Dynamic Content During Page Loading
			Section 14.2. Creating New Page Content Dynamically
			Section 14.3. Including External HTML Content
			Section 14.4. Embedding XML Data
			Section 14.5. Embedding Data as JavaScript Objects
			Section 14.6. Transforming XML Data into HTML Tables
			Section 14.7. Transforming JavaScript Objects into HTML Tables
			Section 14.8. Converting an XML Node Tree to JavaScript Objects
			Section 14.9. Creating a New Element
			Section 14.10. Creating Text Content for a New Element
			Section 14.11. Creating Mixed Element and Text Nodes
			Section 14.12. Inserting and Populating an iframe Element
			Section 14.13. Getting a Reference to an HTML Element Object
			Section 14.14. Replacing Portions of Body Content
			Section 14.15. Removing Body Content
			Section 14.16. Sorting Dynamic Tables
			Section 14.17. Walking the Document Node Tree
			Section 14.18. Capturing Document Content
		Chapter 15. Dynamic Content Applications
			Section 15.0. Introduction
			Section 15.1. Displaying a Random Aphorism
			Section 15.2. Converting a User Selection into an Arbitrary Element
			Section 15.3. Automating the Search-and-Replace of Body Content
			Section 15.4. Creating a Slide Show
			Section 15.5. Auto-Scrolling the Page
			Section 15.6. Greeting Users with Their Time of Day
			Section 15.7. Displaying the Number of Days Before Christmas
			Section 15.8. Displaying a Countdown Timer
			Section 15.9. Creating a Calendar Date Picker
			Section 15.10. Displaying an Animated Progress Bar
		Appendix A. Keyboard Event Character Values
		Appendix B. Keyboard Key Code Values
		Appendix C. ECMAScript Reserved Keywords
		Colophon
		Index