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Beginners Guide to JavaScript
By Richie Lai
JavaScript is a scripting language developed by Netscape that allows you to create dynamic pages. JavaScript is not Java. This tutorial is to not only show you what JavaScript can do, but to hopefully also show you how to do it. compiled. It is a scripting language that is parsed and then executed by the parser.
The idea behind So let's get rolling...
JavaScript is a simple scripting language that is very similar to C.
First, where to put the script? The script can be anywhere inside your HTML code as long as it is enclosed within the <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"></SCRIPT> tags. Protocol says, however, that it should be in the <HEAD> of your HTML document.
General Information
Now that you know where to put scripts, what can you do with them? First of all, let's get a few things straight.
- Variables are CaSe SeNsItIve. Make sure you keep this in mind.
- There are no type casted variables. Something that is a string can also be an integer.
- Learn your object model. The hierarchy of the object model must be understood in order to manipulate objects in your HTML page.
- There is more than one way to do everything, with no set right or wrong way.
This article first appeared April 11th, 1999.
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