CIW: JavaScript Specialist (1D0-635)

Lesson 1: Introduction to JavaScript

• Introduction to Scripting
• JavaScript Characteristics
• JavaScript and Common
• Programming Concepts
• JavaScript Flavors and Versions
• Server-Side vs. Client-Side
• Applications
• Annotating Your Code with
• Comments

Lesson 2: Working with Variables and Data in JavaScript

• Using JavaScript to Communicate with the User
• Using Data More Than Once: Variables
• JavaScript Expressions
• Operators
• Inline Scripting, Simple User
• Events, and Basic Event
• Handlers
• Keywords and Reserved Words

Lesson 3: Functions, Methods and Events in JavaScript

• Introduction to Functions
• Defining a Function
• Calling a Function
• User Events and JavaScript Event
• Handlers
• Methods as Functions

Lesson 4: Controlling Program Flow in JavaScript

• Controlling Decisional Program Flow
• The if...else Statement
• The while Statement
• The do...while Statement
• The for Statement
• The break Statement
• The continue Statement
• The switch Statement

Lesson 5: The JavaScript Document Object Model (DOM)

• The JavaScript Document Object Model (DOM)
• The window Object
• The document Object
• The with Statement
• The image Object
• The history Object
• The location Object
• The navigator Object

Lesson 6: JavaScript Language Objects

• Introduction to JavaScript
• Language Objects
• The String Object
• Evaluating Strings
• JavaScript Regular Expressions
• The Array Object
• The Date Object
• Setting and Extracting Time
• Information
• The Math Object

Lesson 7: Developing Interactive Forms with JavaScript

• Interactive Forms
• Overview of Form Elements
• Referring to Form Elements
• The form Object
• The button Object
• The checkbox Object
• The text and textarea Objects
• The radio Object
• The select Object
• Form Validation

Lesson 8: JavaScript Security

• Introduction to JavaScript Security Issues
• Browser vs. Operating System
• Browser-Specific Security Issues
• Browser Compatibility and Client-Side Detection
• Script blocking
• Differences in document.write Among Browsers
• Malicious and Accidental Coding
• Frame-to-Frame URL Changing Signed Scripts
• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
• Cookies and Security in JavaScript
• Creating Secure JavaScript Code

Lesson 9: Custom JavaScript Objects

• Creating Custom Objects
• Creating a JavaScript Object: The Constructor
• Creating an Instance of a Custom Object
• Creating Object Methods
• Creating Functions for Your Objects

Lesson 10: Changing X/HTML on the Fly

• Changing X/HTML on the Fly
• Using the getElementByID Method
• Using the getElementsByName Method
• Using the getElementsByTagName Method
• Modifying Attributes within the DOM
• Appending Text to the DOM

Lesson 11: JavaScript Libraries

• JavaScript Libraries
• Choosing a Code Library
• External and Pre-Made Scripts
• Loading Your First Library
• Using JavaScript Library Plug-ins
• Best Practices with JavaScript Libraries
• Copyright Issues and JavaScript

Lesson 12: JavaScript and AJAX

• Introduction to AJAX
• Introduction to XML
• Interactions Among JavaScript, XML and XHTML
• Using AJAX Scripts
• AJAX and Servers
• AJAX and Databases
• Usability Issues with AJAX
• Combining AJAX with Libraries
• Alternatives to XML-based AJAX

Lesson 13: Debugging and Troubleshooting JavaScript

• What Is Debugging?
• Tools for Debugging Code
• Testing Code in Various Browsers
• Debugging Logical Errors
• JavaScript and Mobile Devices