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Ken Ward's Java Script Tutorial ...

JavaScript tutorial... achieving RESULTS with JavaScript - you will learn to use JavaScript with some knowledge. The tutorial is something between learning about Java Script and Cut and Paste. The information is useful to both the beginner and the more experienced too. Click here to go to the table of contents, below.

Important Note: In writing this tutorial I have tried to use code that works in most browsers. For this reason, I have not dealt with some code which works only in one main browser. I have not fully succeeded in this because, for one reason, later versions of browsers do not always support code written for earlier versions. So what works in Nav 3, might not work in Nav 6! (Even though the code is correct!

This tutorial is not a "lazy man's way to using JavaScript". It is intended for those who want to learn about JavaScript rather than those who want a quick fix.

The tutorial was first written some years ago, at a time when I was struggling to do things with JavaScript. I hope this makes the tutorial easier to understand. Had I written it today, then I might have assumed too much.

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Introduction and Table of Contents

You can use the double-drop down menu below to find articles on HTML, CSS or Java Script in this site, or go straight to the table of contents on this page.

Select a subject:

Choose a page to go:

HTML and Style Sheets

If you want to learn HTML then click here. If you want to learn about cascading style sheets, then click here. There is also a list of recommended books and software.

You can use the contents below or the search engine just below to find what you want. The search engine is a very fast javascript engine. It works best in IE4, but also works with Navigator.

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Download the JavaScript and HTML tutorials - free! Download the JavaScript Tutorial, etc, by clicking on the picture on the right. Or here.

 

 

 

 

To use the Java Script search engine try one word to start with. If you get too many answers, try using a phrase! Similarly, if you don't get what you want with a phrase, try a single word! And if you used a plural, try dropping the 's'!

Put the search word or phrase in the top box and click 'Search this site'. Click go after selecting something.

Enter a search word or phrase:



Code produced by Search Engine Generator. The code is explained in the Java Script Search Engine

 

The examples here are meant to be useful rather than to illustrate code! If you are interested in code, check out New JavaScript Tutorial.

Let's get started shall we?

Java Script Tutorial Table of Contents

  1. Message Boxes
  2. Prompting for User Input
  3. Writing with Java Script
  4. Opening new Windows
  5. Drop-down menus
  6. Menus with Descriptions
  7. Menu with Descriptions, using images
  8. Frames
  9. Backward and Forward Buttons (These actually control the pages, not history.)
  10. Double Drop-Down Menu
  11. Back/Forward Buttons 3
  12. Back/Forward Buttons 4
  13. Writing a table of contents
  14. A JavaScript Search Engine
  15. Collecting User Information
  16. Image Slide Show
  17. Random Images - a new image every time you visit the site - almost!
  18. Setting and viewing cookies
  19. Telling users how many times they have visited the page.
  20. Time

     

    Double drop down menu - click here! You can easily and quickly add a double drop down menu to your site. Click here to find out how.

     

    javaScriptBible.gif (13558 bytes)The book I use most often as a reference is Danny Goodman's JavaScript Bible. It is the book I would recommend to all serious students of Java Script. You can find out more about the book by clicking on the picture on the right and checking it out at Amazon.com!

    Or here for Amazon.co.uk for UK and Europe.

    Also, check out the recommended books and software page.

     

     

    free JavaScript editor download

    See also the HTML Tutorial.

 
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