JavaScript Programming

THE COURSE
The course will allow the delegate to understand the principles of client-side and server-side JavaScript programming for the Web. The course will allow the delegates to produce web pages that allow the user far more interaction with a web site.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Web designers and programmers with a need to extend their HTML skills to produce interactive web sites.

PRE-REQUISITES
Delegates should have a good working knowledge of HTML, ideally gained from our HTML Foundation course.

COURSE TOPICS
INTRODUCTION TO JAVASCRIPT
What is JavaScript?
How Does JavaScript Work?
JavaScript Variants

BASIC PROGRAMMING CONSTRUCTS
JavaScript Syntax
Declaring Scripts
Outputting Text

VARIABLES AND DATA TYPES
Variables
Data Types
Operators
User-Input

CONTROLLING PROGRAM FLOW
JavaScript Conditions
Using Loops
Procedures and Functions

OBJECTS, PROPERTIES AND METHODS
What are Objects?
JavaScript Objects
Using Objects
Custom Objects

WORKING WITH BROWSERS
Working with HTML
Writing HTML From JavaScript
Error Handling
Script Debugging
Timers and Timeouts
Dialogue Boxes
Creating Popup Windows
Browser Detection
Accessibility

EVENTS AND ERRORS
Reacting to Events
Common Event Usage
Handling Errors
Handling Exceptions

EXTENDING HTML
Dynamic Extensions
DHTML - Dynamic HTML
DHTML in action
Using Event Handlers
DOM - The Document Object Model
Working with IDs
Text Manipulation in the DOM
DOM Concepts

WORKING WITH FORMS
HTML Forms
Form Validation
Form Events, Properties and
Methods
Form-level Validation
Effective Form Validation
Sending Form Data

SECURITY AND COOKIES
What is a Cookie?
Creating a Cookie
Retrieving a Cookie
Security and Privacy

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