2 Introduction Javascript Development

Introduction to
JavaScript Development
The Magic of Dynamic Web Pages
Table of Contents
 Intro to JavaScript
 History
 JavaScript in Web Pages
 JavaScript Syntax
 Pop-up boxes
 Debugging in JavaScript
2
JavaScript
Dynamic Behavior in a Web Page
JavaScript
 JavaScript is a front-end scripting language
developed by Netscape for dynamic content
 Lightweight, but with limited capabilities
 Can be used as object-oriented language
 Embedded in your HTML page
 Interpreted by the Web browser
 Client-side, mobile and desktop technology
 Simple and flexible
 Powerful to manipulate the DOM
4
JavaScript Advantages
 JavaScript allows interactivity such as:
 Implementing form validation
 React to user actions, e.g. handle keys
 Changing an image on moving mouse over it
 Sections of a page appearing and disappearing
 Content loading and changing dynamically
 Performing complex calculations
 Custom HTML controls, e.g. scrollable table
 Implementing AJAX functionality
5
What Can JavaScript Do?
 Can handle events
 Can read and write HTML elements and modify
the DOM tree
 Can validate form data
 Can access / modify browser cookies
 Can detect the user’s browser and OS
 Can be used as object-oriented language
 Can handle exceptions
 Can perform asynchronous server calls (AJAX)
6
The First Script
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
alert('Hello JavaScript!');
</script>
</body>
</html>
7
Using JavaScript Code
 The JavaScript code can be placed in:
 <script> tag in the head
 <script> tag in the body - not recommended
 External files, linked via <script> tag the head
 Files usually have .js extension
<script src="scripts.js" type="text/javscript">
<!– code placed here will not be executed! -->
</script>
 Highly recommended
 The .js files get cached by the browser
8
JavaScript – When is Executed?
 JavaScript code is executed during the page
loading or when the browser fires an event
 All statements are executed at page loading
 Some statements just define functions that can
be called later
 Function calls or code can be attached as
"event handlers" via tag attributes
 Executed when the event is fired by the browser
<img src="logo.gif" onclick="alert('clicked!')" />
9
Calling a JavaScript Function
from Event Handler – Example
<html>
<head>
function test (message) {
alert(message);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<img src="logo.gif"
onclick="test('clicked!')" />
</body>
</html>
10
Using External Script Files
 Using external script files:
<html> external-JavaScript.html
<head>
<script src="sample.js" type="text/javascript">
</script>
</head> The <script> tag is always empty.
<body>
<button onclick="sample()" value="Call JavaScript
function from sample.js" />
</body>
</html>
 External JavaScript file:

function sample() {
alert('Hello from sample.js!')
} sample.js
11
The JavaScript
Syntax
JavaScript Syntax
 The JavaScript syntax is similar to C#
 Operators (+, *, =, !=, &&, ++, …)
 Variables (typeless)
 Conditional statements (if, else)
 Loops (for, while)
 Arrays (my_array[]) and associative arrays
(my_array['abc'])
 Functions (can return value)
 Function variables (like the C# delegates)
13
Standard Popup Boxes
 Alert box with text and [OK] button
 Just a message shown in a dialog box:
alert("Some text here");
 Confirmation box
 Contains text, [OK] button and [Cancel] button:
confirm("Are you sure?");
 Prompt box
 Contains text, input field with default value:
prompt ("enter amount", 10);
14
The Built-In
Browser Objects
Built-in Browser Objects
 The browser provides some read-only data via:
 window
 The top node of the DOM tree
 Represents the browser's window
 document
 holds information the current loaded document
 screen
 Holds the user’s display properties
 browser
 Holds information about the browser
16
DOM Hierarchy – Example
window
navigator screen document history location
form form
button form
17
Opening New Window – Example
 window.open()
window-open.html
var newWindow = window.open("", "sampleWindow",
"width=300, height=100, menubar=yes,
status=yes, resizable=yes");
newWindow.document.write(
"<html><head><title>
Sample Title</title>
</head><body><h1>Sample
Text</h1></body>");
newWindow.status =
"Hello folks";
18
The Navigator Object
alert(window.navigator.userAgent);
The browser The navigator in the The userAgent

window browser window (browser ID)
19
The Screen Object
 The screen object contains information about
the display
window.moveTo(0, 0);
x = screen.availWidth;
y = screen.availHeight;
window.resizeTo(x, y);
20
Document and Location
 document object
 Provides some built-in arrays of specific objects
on the currently loaded Web page
document.links[0].href = "yahoo.com";
document.write(
"This is some <b>bold text</b>");
 document.location
 Used to access the currently open URL or
redirect the browser
document.location = "http://www.yahoo.com/";
21
Built-In Browser Objects
Live Demo
Other JavaScript Objects
The Math Object
 The Math object provides some mathematical
functions
math.html
for (i=1; i<=20; i++) {
var x = Math.random();
x = 10*x + 1;
x = Math.floor(x);
document.write(
"Random number (" +
i + ") in range " +
"1..10 --> " + x +
"<br/>");
}
24
The Date Object
 The Date object provides date / calendar
functions
dates.html
var now = new Date();
var result = "It is now " + now;
document.getElementById("timeField")
.innerText = result;
...
<p id="timeField"></p>
25
Timers: setTimeout()
 Make something happen (once) after a fixed
delay
var timer = setTimeout('bang()', 5000);
5 seconds after this statement

executes, this function is called
clearTimeout(timer);
Cancels the timer

26
Timers: setInterval()
 Make something happen repeatedly at fixed
intervals
var timer = setInterval('clock()', 1000);
This function is called

continuously per 1 second.
clearInterval(timer);
Stop the timer.
27
Timer – Example
timer-demo.html
function timerFunc() {
var now = new Date();
var hour = now.getHours();
var min = now.getMinutes();
var sec = now.getSeconds();
document.getElementById("clock").value =
"" + hour + ":" + min + ":" + sec;
}
setInterval('timerFunc()', 1000);
</script>
<input type="text" id="clock" />
28
Debugging JavaScript
Debugging JavaScript
 Modern browsers have JavaScript console
where errors in scripts are reported
 Errors may differ across browsers
 Several tools to debug JavaScript
 Microsoft Script Editor
 Add-on for Internet Explorer
 Supports breakpoints, watches
 JavaScript statement debugger; opens the script
editor
30
Firebug
 Firebug – Firefox add-on for debugging
JavaScript, CSS, HTML
 Supports breakpoints, watches, JavaScript
console editor
 Very useful for CSS and HTML too
 You can edit all the document real-time: CSS,
HTML, etc
 Shows how CSS rules apply to element
 Shows Ajax requests and responses
 Firebug is written mostly in JavaScript
31
Firebug (2)
32
JavaScript Console Object
 The console object exists only if there is a
debugging tool that supports it
 Used to write log messages at runtime
 Methods of the console object:
 debug(message)
 info(message)
 log(message)
 warn(message)
 error(message)
33

2 Introduction Javascript Development

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

2 Introduction Javascript Development

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

2 Introduction Javascript Development

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Introduction to

 External JavaScript file:

navigator screen document history location

The browser The navigator in the The userAgent

var timer = setTimeout('bang()', 5000);

5 seconds after this statement

Cancels the timer

var timer = setInterval('clock()', 1000);

This function is called

Stop the timer.

You might also like