JavaScript Fundamentals Course

Course Structure

Session 1

Section A: Introduction

• History
• JavaScript vs. Java
• Microsoft and JavaScript
• JavaScript Standard
• JavaScript Characteristics
• Platform Independence
• JavaScript Learning Curve
• Server-side vs. Client-side
• Coding JavaScript
• .Write Method
• Alert Method

Section B: Understanding Code Structure

• ECMA Standards
• Commenting Code
• Debugging with Comments
• JavaScript Code in Header and Body
• Embedded Code
• Code with Function/Method Calls
• Attaching JavaScript Files
• Common JavaScript Events
• onMouseOver onMouseOut Demo

Section C: Variables and Identifiers

• Variables
• Naming Rules
• Numerical Values
• Strings
• Combining Variables and Declarations
• Concatenating Strings
• Increment/Decrement Operator
• User Input: Prompt()
• Simple Arrays
• Reassigning Array Values

Section D: Working with Functions

• Declaring a Function
• Calling a Function
• Passing Arguments to a Function
• Function Return Values
• Functions and Variable Scope
• Built-in Functions

Session 2

Section A: Controlling Program Flow

• Using If Statments
• Comparison Operators
• If Else Statements
• If Statement Series
• Coding Compound Conditions
• Coding For Loops
• Coding While Loops
• Coding Do While Loops
• Understanding Endless Loops
• Coding Break and Continue Statements
• Looping through Arrays
• Coding For…In Loops with Arrays

Section B: The JavaScript Object Model

• Commonly Used Objects
• Window Object Properties
• Coding the Window.status Property
• Window Object Methods
• Coding the Window.open() Method
• The Document Object
• DOM Defined
• Coercing Document Object Properties
• Image Object
• History Object
• Location Object
• Navigator Object

Section C: More with JavaScript Objects

• The String Object
• String.length Property
• String.indexOf()
• String.lastIndexOf()
• String.substring()
• String.charAt()
• String Processing with User Input
• Outputting Special Characters
• Array Object Methods
• Array.reverse()
• Array.join()
• Coding the Date Object
• Math Object

Section D: Form Objects

• HTML Form Elements
• Accessing a Checkbox Object
• Accessing a Radio Button Object
• Accessing a Text Box Object
• Working with Multiple Selections
• Form Validation

Session 3

Section A: Cookies and JavaScript Security

• Understanding JavaScript Cookies
• Storing a Cookie
• Setting Cookie Expiration
• Debugging Cookies
• Retrieving a Cookie
• Deleting a Cookie
• JavaScript Security Concepts
• Cross-Site Scripting
• Cookie Session Hijacking
• Browser History Exploitation
• Security Tips

Section B: Working with Frames in JavaScript

• HTML Frameset
• Using iFrames
• Accessing Frames

Section C: Working with AJAX

• Content Elements
• The innerHTML Property
• Background Server Communication
• XMLHttpRequest Object
• Coding onreadystatechange Function
• open() and send() Methods
• Debugging with Firefox Tools
• AJAX Code Review

Section D: JavaScript Libraries

• Understanding jQuery
• Installing jQuery
• jQuery toggleClass()
• jQuery sizeOf()
• jQuery addClass()
• jQuery onLoad Event
• Searching jQuery Documentation

Section E: Custom Objects

• Creating Custom Objects
• Custom Object Properties
• Creating Custom Object Methods
• Creating the Object Constructor

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