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1. The History of JavaScript
* Jim and Marc Meet in Palo Alto
* Moving on from Static Web Pages
* LiveScript, JavaScript, JScript, ECMAScript - What's in a Name?
2. A Simple JavaScript Example
3. Embedding JavaScript into Web pages
* The element
* Where to place JavaScript in a Web Page
4. Introducing JavaScript Variables
* Variable Declaration and the Assignment Operator
* JavaScript Variable Naming Conventions
5. JavaScript Variable Types
* The JavaScript typeof Operator
6. JavaScript Operators
* Assignment Operators
* Arithmetic Operators
* Unary Operators - Incrementing and Decrementing Variable Values
* Comparison Operators
* String Operators
* Conditional Operators
* Logical Operators
7. Comments in JavaScript
* Single Line Comments
* Multi-line Comments
8. JavaScript Flow Control and Looping
* JavaScript Conditional Statements
* The JavaScript if Statement
* The JavaScript if ... else Statements
* JavaScript Looping Statements
* JavaScript for loops
* JavaScript while loops
* JavaScript do ... while loops
* JavaScript switch Statements
* Breaking a Loop
* label Statements
* Skipping Statements in Current Loop Iteration
9. Understanding JavaScript Functions
* Declaring and Calling a JavaScript Function
* Passing Arguments to a Function
* Returning a Value from a Function
* Where to Place Function Declarations
10. JavaScript Object Basics
* Creating a Custom JavaScript Object
* Creating and Using Object Instances
* Extending JavaScript Objects
11. JavaScript String Object
* Creating a JavaScript String Object
* JavaScript String Object Methods
* JavaScript String Object Properties
* JavaScript String Object Examples
* Getting the length of a String Object
* Setting String Object text Effects
* Performing Conversions on String Objects
* Manipulating Strings with the String Object
12. JavaScript Date Object
* Understanding System Time
* Creating a JavaScript Date Object
* Setting the Time and Date of the JavaScript Date Object
* Reading the Date and Time from a JavaScript Date Object
* UTC Time
* Finding the Time Zone Offset and Getting Local Time
13. JavaScript Math Object
* JavaScript Math Object Methods
* JavaScript Math Object Properties
* Using JavaScript Math Object and Properties
* Rounding and Truncating Numbers with the the Math Object
14. JavaScript Window Object
* Referencing the JavaScript window Object
* JavaScript window Object Properties
* Opening Browser Windows using JavaScript
* Closing Browser Windows using JavaScript
* Moving and Resizing Windows
* Changing Window Focus
* Displaying Message Box Dialogs
15. JavaScript Document Object
* What is the JavaScript Document Object?
* JavaScript Document Object Methods and Properties
* Using the JavaScript Document Object
* Writing text to a document
* Writing Text to a document in a different Window
* Changing the Document Title
* Changing the Document Colors
* Getting a List of Objects in a Document
16. JavaScript Location Object
* Loading a New URL into the Current Window
* Reading the URL of the Current Window
* Extracting Parts of the URL
* JavaScript Location Object Methods
17. JavaScript History Object
18. JavaScript Arrays
* What is a JavaScript Array
* How to Create a JavaScript Array
* Initializing the Elements of an Array
* Accessing the Elements of a JavaScript Array
* JavaScript Array Object Methods and Properties
* JavaScript Array Sorting
19. JavaScript Timeouts
* Setting up a JavaScript Timeout
* Cancelling a JavaScript Timeout
* Setting up JavaScript Timeout to Repeat
20. Building Forms with JavaScript
* The JavaScript Form Object
* Accessing Objects in a Form
* The JavaScript Text Object
* JavaScript TextArea Object
* The JavaScript Button Object
* JavaScript Check Boxes
* JavaScript Radio Buttons
* JavaScript Drop-down / Select Object
* Obtaining the Current Selection from the JavaScript Select Object
* JavaScript Password Object
21. Understanding JavaScript Cookies
* What is a JavaScript Cookie?
* The Structure of a Cookie
* Cookie Name / Value Pair
* Cookie Expiration Setting
* Cookie path Setting
* Cookie domain Setting
* Creating a Cookie
* Reading a Cookie
* Removing a Cookie
22. Understanding Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
* What are Cascading Style Sheets for?
* Embedding CSS Styles into a Web Page
* Importing an External Style Sheet into a Web Page
* Creating CSS Rules
* Setting Styles for Individual Elements
* Setting Styles using the id Attribute of an HTML Element
* Using Classes with CSS Rules
23. JavaScript and CSS - Dynamic Styles and Layers
* Making Basic Dynamic Style Changes
* Hiding and Showing Content Using JavaScript
* Using Overlaying Layers
* Making Layers Move