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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide: Activate Your Web Pages
JavaScript The Definitive Guide Activate Your Web Pages Author:David Flanagan Whether you need an example-driven programmer's guide or a complete desk reference, JavaScript: The Definitive Guide is the most authoritative book on the language that runs the Web. The sixth edition offers comprehensive coverage of ECMAScript 5 (the new language standard) and also the new APIs introduced in HTML5. The chapters on functi... more »ons and classes have been completely rewritten and updated to match current best practices. A new chapter covers language extensions and subsets. JavaScript: The Definitive Guide is organized into four sections:
Part 1: Learn the core JavaScript language in detail -- ideal for newcomers as well as experienced JavaScript programmers who want to sharpen their skills
Part 2: Understand the scripting environment provided by web browsers with broad and deep coverage of client-side JavaScript illustrated by many sophisticated examples
Part 3: Get a complete reference for core JavaScript that documents every class, object, constructor, method, function, property, and constant
Part 4: Consult a separate reference to client-side JavaScript, including legacy web browser APIs, the standard Level 2 DOM API, the XMLHttpRequest object, and the canvas tag