JavaScript Step by Step

Teach yourself the essentials of JavaScript — one step at time. With this practical hands-on tutorial, you'll learn how to use JavaScript techniques and key features to create interactive Web applications. You get detailed coverage of AJAX, jQuery, and much more.

• Write JavaScript code with text editors, programs, and IDEs
• Understand and work with the six JavaScript data types
• Use the Document Object Model to retrieve, create, and change HTML elements
• Validate and provide feedback for user input on Web forms
• Create rollover images and slideshow effects
• Use JavaScript to manipulate CSS styles
• Develop interactive Web applications using AJAX
• Speed up development with JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery

Your online learning resources include:

• Practice files
• Fully searchable online edition of the book — with unlimited access on the Web

Steve Suehring is an international consultant who's written about programming, security, network and system administration, operating systems, and other topics for several industry publications. He also speaks at conferences and user groups and has served as an editor for a popular technology magazine.

Steve Suehring is an international consultant who's written about programming, security, network and system administration, operating systems, and other topics for several industry publications. He also speaks at conferences and user groups and has served as an editor for a popular technology magazine.