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DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATION

DCA-04

WEB -DESIGN

Block

JAVA SCRIPT

Unit -5
Getting Started

Unit -6
Advanced Java Script
EXPERT COMMITTEE

Dr.P.K.Behera (Chairman)
Reader in Computer Science
Utkal University , Odisha
DrJ.R.Mohanty (Member)
Prof And HOD
KIIT University, Odisha
ShPabitranandaPattnaik (Member)
Scientist –E,NIC
NIC, ,BhubaneswarOdisha
Sh Malaya Kumar Das (Member)
Scientist –E , NIC
Bhubaneswar , Odisha
Dr.BhagirathiNayak (Member)
Professor And Head (IT & System)
Sri Sri University, Odisha
Dr.ManoranjanPradhan (Member)
Professor and Head
G.I.T.A
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Mr.V.S.Sandilya (Convener)
Academic Consultant I.T
Odisha State Open University,
Sambalpur,Odisha

DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATION

COURSE WRITER

Mr. Dhruba Charan Pradhan Mr. Sushant Kumar Mohanty

Department of Computer Science, Department of Information Technology,
OAVS, Th.Rampur, Bhabanipatna Shailabala Women’s College, Cuttack,
Kalahandi, Odisha Odisha
Unit -5
Getting Started

Learning objectives:
After the Completion of this unit you should be able to know
 The importance of JavaScript
 Features of Java Script
 Writing format in Java Script
 Variable declaration & initialization
 Types of operators
 Conditional statements
 Repetitive statements
 Dialog box in Java Script

Structure

5.1 Introduction to Java Script

5.1.1 Definition
5.1.2 History
5.1.3 Why study JavaScript?
5.1.4 What can JavaScript do?
5.1.5 Advantages of JavaScript
5.1.6 Browser Compatibility
5.2 JavaScript Syntax
5.3 Enabling JavaScript in Browsers
5.3.1 JavaScript in Internet Explorer
5.3.2 JavaScript in Firefox
5.3.3 JavaScript in Chrome
5.3.4 JavaScript in Opera
5.4 Placing JavaScript
5.4.1 JavaScript in <head>...</head> section.
5.4.2 JavaScript in <body>...</body> section.
5.4.3 JavaScript in <body> and <head> sections.
5.4.4 JavaScript in External File.
5.5 Variables
5.5.1 Definition
5.5.2 Declaration of variable
5.5.3 Variable Initialization
5.5.4 JavaScript Variable Scope
5.6 Operators
5.6.1 Definition
5.6.2 Types of Operator
5.6.2.1 Arithmetic Operator
5.6.2.2 Comparison Operators
5.6.2.3 Logical (or Relational) Operators
5.6.2.4 Assignment Operators
5.6.2.5 Conditional (or ternary) Operators
5.7 IF …ELSE
5.7.1 Flow Chart of if-else
5.7.2 if Statement
5.7.3 if...else Statement
5.7.4 if...else if... Statement
5.8 Switch Case
5.8.1 Flow Chart
5.8.2 Syntax
5.9 Loops
5.9.1 Types of loop
5.9.2 do… while loop
5.9.3 while loop
5.9.4 for loop
5.10 Functions
5.10.1 Function Definition
5.10.2 Calling a Function
5.10.3 Function Parameters
5.10.4 The Return statements
5.10.5 Nested Functions
5.11 Events and event handling
5.11.1 onclick Event Type
5.11.2 onsubmitEvent Type
5.11.3 onmouseover and onmouseout
5.11.4 HTML 5Standard Events
5.12 Cookies
5.12.1 How it is work ?
5.12.2 Storing Cookies
5.12.3 Reading Cookies
5.12.4 Setting Cookies Expiry Date
5.12.5 Deleting Cookies
5.13 Page Redirection
5.13.1 JavaScript Page Refresh
5.13.2 Auto Refresh
5.13.3 How Page Re-direction Works?
5.14 Dialog Box
5.14.1 Alert Dialog Box
5.14.2 Confirmation Dialog Box
5.14.3 Prompt Dialog Box
5.15 Void Keyword
5.16 Printing webpage using JavaScript
5.17 Let us sum up
5.18 References
5.19 Check your progress- possible answers
5.1 Introduction

JavaScript is most commonly used as a client side scripting language. This

means that JavaScript code is written into an HTML page. When a user requests
an HTML page with JavaScript in it, the script is sent to the browser and it's up to
the browser to do something with it. JavaScript has nothing to do with Java.
JavaScript and Java are completely different languages, both in concept and
design. JavaScript programs are run by an interpreter built into the user's web
browser (not on the server). It is lightweight interpreted programming language
and most commonly used as a part of web pages, whose implementations allow
client-side script to interact with the user and make dynamic pages. JavaScript is a
very free-form language compared to Java.

5.1.1 Definition:

Java Script is a dynamic scripting computer programming language used

to make web pages interactive in HTML pages.

5.1.2 History

JavaScript was developed by Brendan Eich in 1995 at Netscape

Corporation (LiveScript), when Eich was working for Netscape
Communications Corporation and became an ECMA (European Computer
Manufacturers Association) standard in 1997. The technology was first
called Mocha, then Live Script. Eventually it was named JavaScript to
follow the marketing of another programming language called Java. Java
was developed by Sun Microsystems and is a completely different
programming language and technology. JavaScript was a competitive
technology to VBScript, a Microsoft product. While VBScript worked
only on the Internet Explorer browser, JavaScript was supported on other
browsers, too. This made JavaScript a preferred language for global
applications.ECMA-262 is the official name. ECMA Script 6 (released in
June 2015) is the latest JavaScript version.
5.1.3 Why Study JavaScript?

JavaScript is one of the 3 languages all web developers must learn:

1. HTML to define the content of web pages.
2. CSS to specify the layout of web pages.
3. JavaScript to program the behavior of web pages.
5.1.4 What can JavaScript Do?
 JavaScript can dynamically modify an HTML page.
 JavaScript can react to user input.
 JavaScript can validate user input.
 JavaScript can be used to create cookies
 JavaScript is a full-featured programming language
 JavaScript user interaction does not require any communication
with the server

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5.1.5 Advantages of JavaScript.
The advantages of using JavaScript are:
 Less server interaction: You can validate user input before
sending the page off to the server. This saves server traffic,
which means fewer loads on your server.
 Immediate feedback to the visitors: They don't have to wait for
a page reload to see if they have forgotten to enter something.
 Increased interactivity: You can create interfaces that react
when the user hovers over them with a mouse or activates them
via the keyboard.
 Richer interfaces: You can use JavaScript to include such items
as drag-and-drop components and sliders to give a Rich
Interface to your site visitors.
5.1.6 Browser Compatibility.

JavaScript is widely supported. It is available in the following browsers:

 Netscape Navigator (beginning with version 2.0)
 Microsoft Internet Explorer (beginning with version 3.0)
 Firefox
 Safari
 Opera
 Google Chrome

5.2 Java Script syntax

JavaScript can be implemented using JavaScript statements that are placed
within the <script>... </script> HTML tags in a web page. You can place the
<script> tags, containing your JavaScript, anywhere within you web page, but it
is normally recommended that you should keep it within the <head> tags. The
<script> tag alerts the browser program to start interpreting all the text between
these tags as a script. A simple syntax of your JavaScript will appear as follows.

JavaScript code

</script>

The script tag takes two important attributes:

 Language: This attribute specifies what scripting language you are using.
Typically, its value will be javascript. Although recent versions of HTML
(and XHTML, its successor) have phased out the use of this attribute.
 Type: This attribute is what is now recommended to indicate the scripting
language in use and its value should be set to "text/javascript".So your
JavaScript syntax will look as follows.

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Syntax
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

JavaScript code

</script>

5.3 Enabling Java Script in Browsers

All the modern browsers come with built-in support for JavaScript. Frequently,
you may need to enable or disable this support manually. This chapter explains
the procedure of enabling and disabling JavaScript support in your browsers:
Internet Explorer, Firefox, chrome, and Opera.

5.3.1 JavaScript in Internet Explorer

Here are the steps to turn on or turn off JavaScript in Internet Explorer:
1. Follow Tools Internet Options from the menu.
2. Select Security tab from the dialog box.
3. Click the Custom Level button.
4. Scroll down till you find the Scripting option.
5. Select Enable radio button under Active scripting.
6. Finally click OK and come out.

Tips: To disable JavaScript support in your Internet Explorer, you need to select
Disable radio button under Active scripting.

5.3.2 JavaScript in Firefox

Here are the steps to turn on or turn off JavaScript in Firefox:

1. Open a new tab  type about: config in the address bar.
2. Then you will find the warning dialog. Select I‟ll be careful, I promise!
3. Then you will find the list of configure options in the browser.
4. In the search bar, type JavaScript. Enabled.
5. There you will find the option to enable or disable JavaScript by right-
clicking on the value of that option -> select toggle.
Tips:If JavaScript. Enabled is true; it converts to false upon clicking toogle. If
javascript is disabled; it gets enabled upon clicking toggle.

5.3.3 JavaScript in Chrome

Here are the steps to turn on or turn off JavaScript in Chrome:

 Click the Chrome menu at the top right hand corner of your browser.
 Select Settings.
 Click Show advanced settings at the end of the page.
 Under the Privacy section, click the Content settings button.
 In the "Javascript" section, select "Do not allow any site to run
JavaScript" or "Allow all sites to run JavaScript (recommended)".

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5.3.4 JavaScript in Opera

Here are the steps to turn on or turn off JavaScript in Opera:

 Follow Tools-> Preferences from the menu.
 Select advanced option from the dialog box.
 Select Content from the listed items.
 Select Enable JavaScript checkbox.
 Finally click OK and come out.

Tips: To disable JavaScript support in Opera, you should not select the Enable
JavaScript checkbox.

5.4 Placing JavaScript

JavaScript code can be inserted into anywhere in an HTML document by

using the SCRIPT tag. You can have any number of scripts. To include
JavaScript in an HTML file are as follows:

1. Script in <head>...</head> section.

2. Script in <body>...</body> section.
3. Script in <body>...</body> and <head>...</head> sections.
4. Script in an external file and then include in <head>...</head> section.
5.4.1 JavaScript in <head>...</head> Section
If you want to have a script run on some event, such as when a user clicks
somewhere, then you will place that script in the head as follows.

This code will produce the following results:

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5.4.2 JavaScript in <body>...</body> Section

If you need a script to run as the page loads so that the script generates content in
the page, then the script goes in the <body> portion of the document. In this case,
you would not have any function defined using JavaScript. Take a look at the
following code.

This code will produce the following results:

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5.4.3 JavaScript in <body> and <head> Sections

You can put your JavaScript code in <head> and <body> section
altogether as follows.

This code will produce the following results:

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5.4.4 JavaScript in External File
You are not restricted to be maintaining identical code in multiple HTML
files. The script tag provides a mechanism to allow you to store JavaScript in an
external file and then include it into your HTML files. Here is an example to show
how you can include an external JavaScript file in your HTML code using script
tag and its src attribute.

To use JavaScript from an external file source, you need to write all your
JavaScript source code in a simple text file with the extension ".js" and then
include that file as shown above.
For example, you can keep the following content in filename.js file and then you
can use sayHello function in your HTML file after including the filename.js file.
Function sayHello()
{
alert("Hello World")
}

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CHECK YOUR PROGRESS 1

Q1. What is Java Script?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q2Who developed java script?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q3. What can java script do?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q4. Write the syntax of java script ?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q5. Write the steps to turn on or turn off JavaScript in Internet Explorer.
Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

5.5 Variables
Like many other programming languages, JavaScript has variables. Variables can
be thought of as named containers. You can place data into these containers and
then refer to the data simply by naming the container. Before you use a variable in
a JavaScript program, you must declare it. Variables are declared with the var
keyword as follows.

5.5.1 Definition
It is a quantity whose value can be change during the execution of the
program.

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5.5.2 Declaration of variable
Variables are declared with the var keyword as follows.
var money;
var name;

You can also declare multiple variables with the same var keyword as follows:
var money, name;

5.5.3Variable Initialization
Storing a value in a variable is called variable initialization. You can do
variable initialization at the time of variable creation or at a later point in time
when you need that variable. For instance, you might create variable named
money and assign the value 523.50 to it later. For another variable, you can assign
a value at the time of initialization as follows.

var name = "Shan";

var money;
money = 523.50;

Tips:Use the var keyword only for declaration or initialization, once for the life of
any variable name in a document. You should not re-declare same variable twice.

JavaScript is untyped language. This means that a JavaScript variable can hold a
value of any data type. Unlike many other languages, you don't have to tell
JavaScript during variable declaration what type of value the variable will hold.
The value type of a variable can change during the execution of a program and
JavaScript takes care of it automatically.

5.5.4 JavaScript Variable Scope

The scope of a variable is the region of your program in which it is defined.

JavaScript variables have only two scopes.

 Global Variables: A global variable has global scope which means it can
be defined anywhere in your JavaScript code.

 Local Variables: A local variable will be visible only within a function

where it is defined. Function parameters are always local to that function.

Within the body of a function, a local variable takes precedence over a

global variable with the same name. If you declare a local variable or
function parameter with the same name as a global variable, you
effectively hide the global variable. Take a look into the following
example.

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function checkscope( )
{
var myVar = "local"; // Declare a local variable
document.write(myVar);
}
</script>

5.6 Operators

5.6.1 Definition
An Operator is a symbol that tells to perform specific operation.

Let us take a simple expression 5 + 3 is equal to 8. Here 5 and 3 are called

operands and „+‟ is called the operator.

5.6.2 Types of Operator

JavaScript supports the following types of operators.

1. Arithmetic Operators
2. Comparison Operators
3. Logical (or Relational) Operators
4. Assignment Operators
5. Conditional (or ternary) Operators

Sl Ope Description Example Result

No rato Let A=5, B=2
r
1 + Addition A+B 7
2 - Subtraction A-B 3
3 * Multiplication A*B 10
4 / Division A /B 2.5
5 % Modulus A%B 1
(Remainder of an
integer division )
6 + Increment ( A++ 6
+ Increases an integer
value by one )
7 - Decrement ( A-- 4
- Decreases an
integer value
by one )

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5.6.2.1 Arithmetic Operators

JavaScript supports the following arithmetic operators: Assume variable A

holds 5 and variable B holds 2, then:

Note: Addition operator (+) works for Numeric as well as Strings. e.g. "a" + 5
will give "a5".

Example
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
<p>Set the variables to different values and then try...</p>

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</body>
</html>

This code will produce the following results:

5.6.2.2 Comparison Operators

JavaScript supports the following comparison operators: Assume variable A

holds 10 and variable B holds 20, then:
S Operator Descripti Example Result
l on Let
A=
N 10,
o B=
20
1 Equal
==
Checks if the
values of two
operands are equal A==B False
or not, if yes, then
the condition
becomes true.
2 != Not
Equal
Checks if the
values of two
operands are
A != B True
equal or not, if
the values are not
equal, then the
condition
becomes true.
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3 > Greater
than
Checks if the
value of the left
operand is greater
A>B False
than the value of
the right operand,
if yes, then the
condition
becomes true.
4 >= Greater
than or
Equal to
Checks if the
value of the left
operand is greater
than or equal to A>=B False
the value of the
right operand, if
yes, then the
condition
becomes true.

5 < Less
than
Checks if the
value of the left
operand is less
A<B True
than the value of
the right operand,
if yes, then the
condition
becomes true.
6 <= Less
than or
Equal to
Checks if the
value of the left
operand is less
A<=B True
than or equal to
the value of the
right operand, if
yes, then the
condition
becomes true.

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Example

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var a = 10;
var b = 20;
var linebreak = "<br />";
document.write("(a == b) => ");
result = (a == b);

document.write(result);
document.write(linebreak);
document.write("(a < b) => ");
result = (a < b);

document.write(result);
document.write(linebreak);
document.write("(a > b) => ");
result = (a > b);

document.write(result);
document.write(linebreak);
document.write("(a != b) => ");
result = (a != b);

document.write(result);
document.write(linebreak);
document.write("(a >= b) => ");
result = (a >= b);

document.write(result);
document.write(linebreak);
document.write("(a <= b) => ");
result = (a <= b);

document.write(result);
document.write(linebreak);
//-->
</script>
<p>Set the variables to different values and different operators and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>

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This code will produce the following results:

5.6.2.3 Logical (or Relational) Operators

JavaScript supports the following logical operators: Assume variable A

holds 5 and variable B holds 2, then:

Sl Operator Description
No
1 && Logical AND
If both the operands are
non-zero, then the
condition becomes true.
2 || Logical OR
If any of the two
operands are non-zero,
then the condition
becomes true.
3 ! Logical NOT
Reverses the logical
state of its operand. If a
condition is true, then
the Logical NOT
operator will make it
false.

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Example
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
<p>Set the variables to different values and different operators and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>

This code will produce the following results:

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5.6.2.4 Assignment Operators

JavaScript supports the following assignment operators:

Sl Operator Description
No
1 = Simple Assignment
Assigns values from the right side operand to
the left side operand
Ex: C = A + B will assign the value of A + B
into C
2 += Add and Assignment
It adds the right operand to the left operand and
assigns the result to the left operand.
Ex: C += A is equivalent to C = C + A
3 -= Subtract and Assignment
It subtracts the right operand from the left
operand and assigns the result to the left
operand.
Ex: C -= A is equivalent to C = C - A
4 *= Multiply and Assignment
It multiplies the right operand with the left
operand and assigns the result to the left
operand.
Ex: C *= A is equivalent to C = C * A
5 /= Divide and Assignment)
It divides the left operand with the right operand
and assigns the result to the left operand.
Ex: C /= A is equivalent to C = C / A
6 %= Modules and Assignment
It takes modulus using two operands and
assigns the result to the left operand.
Ex: C %= A is equivalent to C = C % A

Note: Same logic applies to Bitwise operators, so they will become <<=, >>=,
>>=, &=, |= and ^=.

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5.6.2.5 Conditional (or ternary) Operator

The conditional operator first evaluates an expression for a true or false value and
then executes one of the two given statements depending upon the result of the
evaluation.

Sl Operator Description
No
1 ?: Conditional
If Condition is true? Then value X : Otherwise
value Y

Example

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
<p>Set the variables to different values and different operators and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>

This code will produce the following results:

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CHECK YOUR PROGRESS 2

Q1. What is Variable?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q2. What is Operator?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

5.7 IF….ELSE
While writing a program, there may be a situation when you need to adopt one out
of a given set of paths. In such cases, you need to use conditional statements that
allow your program to make correct decisions and perform right actions.
JavaScript supports conditional statements which are used to perform different
actions based on different conditions. Here we will explain the if…..else
statement.

5.7.1 Flow Chart of if-else

The following flow chart shows how the if-else statement works.

JavaScript supports the following forms of if…...else statement:

1. if statement
2. if...else statement
3. if...else if... statement

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5.7.2 if Statement

The „if‟ statement is the fundamental control statement that allows JavaScript to
make decisions and execute statements conditionally.

Syntax

The syntax for a basic if statement is as follows:

if (expression)
{
Statement(s) to be executed if expression is true
}

Here a JavaScript expression is evaluated. If the resulting value is true, the given
statement(s) are executed. If the expression is false, then no statement would be
not executed. Most of the times, you will use comparison operators while making
decisions.
Example
The following example to understand how the if statement works.
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
<p>Set the variable to different value and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>

This code will produce the following results:

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5.7.3 if..else Statement

The „if...else‟ statement is the next form of control statement that allows
JavaScript to execute statements in a more controlled way.

Syntax
The syntax of an if-else statement is as follows:
if (expression)
{
Statement(s) to be executed if expression is true
}
else
{
Statement(s) to be executed if expression is false
}

Here JavaScript expression is evaluated. If the resulting value is true, the given
statement(s) in the „if‟ block, are executed. If the expression is false, then the
given statement(s) in the else block are executed.
Example
The following code to learn how to implement an if-else statement in JavaScript.
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
<p>Set the variable to different value and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>

This code will produce the following results:

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5.7.4 if….else….if Statement

The „if...else if...‟ statement is an advanced form of if…else that allows JavaScript
to make a correct decision out of several conditions.
Syntax
The syntax of an if-else-if statement is as follows:
if (expression 1){
Statement(s) to be executed if expression 1 is true }
else if (expression 2){
Statement(s) to be executed if expression 2 is true }
else if (expression 3){
Statement(s) to be executed if expression 3 is true }
else{
Statement(s) to be executed if no expression is true
}

There is nothing special about this code. It is just a series of if statements, where
each if is a part of the else clause of the previous statement. Statement(s) are
executed based on the true condition, if none of the conditions is true, then the
else block is executed.

Example
The following code to learn how to implement an if-else-if statement in
JavaScript.
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
<p>set the variable to different value and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>

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This code will produce the following results:

5.8 Switch Case

You can use multiple if...else…if statements, as in the previous chapter, to

perform a multi way branch. However, this is not always the best solution,
especially when all of the branches depend on the value of a single variable.
Starting with JavaScript 1.2, you can use a switch statement which handles
exactly this situation, and it does so more efficiently than repeated if...else if
statements.

5.8.1 Flow Chart

The following flow chart explains a switch-case statement works.

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5.8.2 Syntax
The objective of a switch statement is to give an expression to evaluate
and several different statements to execute based on the value of the
expression. The interpreter checks each case against the value of the
expression until a match is found. If nothing matches, a default condition
will be used.

switch (expression)
{
case condition 1: statement(s)
break;
case condition 2: statement(s)
break;
...
case condition n: statement(s)
break;
default: statement(s)
}

The break statements indicate the end of a particular case. If they were omitted,
the interpreter would continue executing each statement in each of the following
cases.

Example
The following example to implement switch-case statement.
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
<p>Set the variable to different value and then try...</p>
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</body>
</html>

This code will produce the following results:

5.9 Loops
Iterative statements, also called loop statements, specify certain commands
to be executed repeatedly until some condition is met. The loops are often used to
iterate the values of an array (hence the name) or to work though repetitious
mathematical tasks. It is a command that execute again and again till condition
fulfill.

5.9.1 Types of loop

There are different types of loop used in java script . Some of the loop are
:

1. do…. While loop

2. while loop
3. for loop

5.9.2 Do----while loop

The do-while statement is a post-test loop, meaning that the evaluation of

the escape condition is only done after the code inside the loop has been executed.
This means that the body of the loop is always executed at least once before the
expression is evaluated.

Syntax:

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do {

statement

} while (expression);

For example:

var i = 0;

do {

i += 2;

} while (i < 10);

5.9.3 While loop

The while statement is a pretest loop. This means the evaluation of the
escape condition is done before the code inside the loop has been executed.
Because of this, it is possible that the body of the loop is never executed.

Syntax:

while(expression) statement

For example:

var i = 0; while (i < 10) {

i += 2;

5.9.4 For loop

The for statement is also a pretest loop with the added capabilities of variable
initialization before entering the loop and defining post loop code to be entered.

The „for‟ loop is the most compact form of looping. It includes the following
three important parts:
 The loop initialization where we initialize our counter to a starting value.
The initialization statement is executed before the loop begins.
 The test statement which will test if a given condition is true or not. If the
condition is true, then the code given inside the loop will be executed,
otherwise the control will come out of the loop.
 The iteration statement where you can increase or decrease your counter.

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You can put all the three parts in a single line separated by semicolons.

Syntax:

for (initialization; expression; post-loop-expression) statement

For example:

for (var i=0; i <iCount; i++){

alert(i);

This code defines a variable i that begins with the value 0. The for loop is entered
only if the conditional expression (i <iCount) evaluates to true, making it possible
that the body of the code might not be executed. If the body is executed, the
postloop expression is also executed, iterating the variable i.

Example

The following example to learn how a for loop works in JavaScript.

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
<p>Set the variable to different value and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>
Output

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5.10 Functions
A function is a group of reusable code which can be called anywhere in
your program. This eliminates the need of writing the same code again and again.
It helps programmers in writing modular codes. Functions allow a programmer to
divide a big program into a number of small and manageable functions.

Like any other advanced programming language, JavaScript also supports all the
features necessary to write modular code using functions. You must have seen
functions like alert() and write() in the earlier chapters. We were using these
functions again and again, but they had been written in core JavaScript only once.

JavaScript allows us to write our own functions as well. This section explains how
to write your own functions in JavaScript.

5.10.1 Function Definition

Before we use a function, we need to define it. The most common way to define a
function in JavaScript is by using the function keyword, followed by a unique
function name, a list of parameters (that might be empty), and a statement block
surrounded by curly braces.

Syntax

The basic syntax is shown here.

Example

The following example. It defines a function called sayHello that takes no

parameters:
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
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5.10.2 Calling a Function

To invoke a function somewhere later in the script, you would simply need to
write the name of that function as shown in the following code.
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript"> function sayHello()
{
document.write ("Hello there!");
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click the following button to call the function</p>
<form>
<input type="button" onclick="sayHello()" value="Say Hello"> </form>
<p>Use different text in write method and then try...</p> </body>
</html>
Output

5.10.3 Function Parameters

Till now, we have seen functions without parameters. But there is a facility to pass
different parameters while calling a function. These passed parameters can be
captured inside the function and any manipulation can be done over those
parameters. A function can take multiple parameters separated by comma.
Example
The following example. We have modified our sayHello function here. Now it
takes two parameters.

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<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript"> function sayHello(name, age)
{
document.write (name + " is " + age + " years old.");
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click the following button to call the function</p>
<form>
<input type="button" onclick="sayHello('Zara', 7)" value="Say Hello">
</form>
<p>Use different parameters inside the function and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>

Output

5.10.4 The return Statement

A JavaScript function can have an optional return statement. This is required if

you want to return a value from a function. This statement should be the last
statement in a function.

For example, you can pass two numbers in a function and then you can expect the
function to return their multiplication in your calling program.

Example
Try the following example. It defines a function that takes two parameters
and concatenates them before returning the resultant in the calling
program.

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<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript"> function concatenate(first, last) {
var full;
full = first + last; return full;
}
function secondFunction() {
var result;
result = concatenate('Zara', 'Ali'); document.write (result );
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click the following button to call the function</p>
<form>
<input type="button" onclick="secondFunction()" value="Call Function">
</form>
<p>Use different parameters inside the function and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>

5.10.5 Nested Functions

Prior to JavaScript 1.2, function definition was allowed only in top level
global code, but JavaScript 1.2 allows function definitions to be nested within
other functions as well. Still there is a restriction that function definitions may not
appear within loops or conditionals. These restrictions on function definitions
apply only to function declarations with the function statement.

Example
The following example to learn how to implement nested functions.
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
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<body>
<p>Click the following button to call the function</p>
<form>
<input type="button" onclick="secondFunction()" value="Call Function">
</form>
<p>Use different parameters inside the function and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>

5.11 Events and Event handling

JavaScript's interaction with HTML is handled through events that occur when the
user or the browser manipulates a page. When the page loads, it is called an
event. When the user clicks a button, that click too is an event. Other examples
include events like pressing any key, closing a window, resizing a window, etc.
Developers can use these events to execute JavaScript coded responses, which
cause buttons to close windows, messages to be displayed to users, data to be
validated, and virtually any other type of response imaginable. Events are a part
of the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 and every HTML element
contains a set of events which can trigger JavaScript Code.

Here we will see a few examples to understand the relation between Event and
JavaScript.

5.11.1 Onclick Event Type

This is the most frequently used event type which occurs when a user
clicks the left button of his mouse. You can put your validation, warning
etc., against this event type.
Example
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>

</head>
<body>
<p> Click the following button and see result</p>
<input type="button" onclick="sayHello()" value="Say Hello" />
</body>
</html>

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Output

5.11.2 onsubmitEvent Type

onsubmit is an event that occurs when you try to submit a form. You can put your
form validation against this event type.
Example
The following example shows how to use onsubmit. Here we are calling a
validate() function before submitting a form data to the webserver. If validate()
function returns true, the form will be submitted, otherwise it will not submit the
data.
The following example.

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5.11.3 onmouseover and onmouseout

These two event types will help you create nice effects with images or even with
text as well. The onmouseover event triggers when you bring your mouse over
any element and the onmouseout triggers when you move your mouse out from
that element. Try the following example.
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Bring your mouse inside the division to see the result:</p>
<div onmouseover="over()" onmouseout="out()">
<h2> This is inside the division </h2>
</div>
</body>
</html>
5.11.4 HTML5 Standard Events
The standard HTML 5 events are listed here for your reference. Here script
indicates a Javascript function to be executed against that event.
Attribute Value Description
Offline script Triggers when the document
goes offline
Onabort script Triggers on an abort event
onafterprint script Triggers after the document is
printed
onbeforeonload script Triggers before the document
loads
onbeforeprint script Triggers before the document
is printed
onblur script Triggers when the window
loses focus
oncanplay script Triggers when media can start
play, but might has to stop for
buffering
oncanplaythrough script Triggers when media can be
played to the end, without
stopping for buffering
onchange script Triggers when an element
changes
onclick script Triggers on a mouse click
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oncontextmenu script Triggers when a context menu
is triggered
ondblclick script Triggers on a mouse double-
click
ondrag script Triggers when an element is
dragged
ondragend script Triggers at the end of a drag
operation
ondragenter script Triggers when an element has
been dragged to a valid drop
target
ondragleave script Triggers when an element
leaves a valid drop target
ondragover script Triggers when an element is
being dragged over a valid
drop target
ondragstart script Triggers at the start of a drag
operation
ondrop script Triggers when dragged
element is being dropped
ondurationchange script Triggers when the length of
the media is changed
onemptied script Triggers when a media
resource element suddenly
becomes empty.
onended script Triggers when media has
reach the end
onerror script Triggers when an error occur
onfocus script Triggers when the window
gets focus
onformchange script Triggers when a form changes
onforminput script Triggers when a form gets
user input
onhaschange script Triggers when the document
has changed
oninput script Triggers when an element
gets user input
oninvalid script Triggers when an element is
invalid
onkeydown script Triggers when a key is
pressed
onkeypress script Triggers when a key is
pressed and released
onkeyup script Triggers when a key is
released
oncontextmenu script Triggers when a context menu
is triggered

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onload script Triggers when the document
loads
onloadeddata script Triggers when media data is
loaded
onloadedmetadata script Triggers when the duration
and other media data of a
media element is loaded
onloadstart script Triggers when the browser
starts to load the media data
onmessage script Triggers when the message is
triggered
onmousedown script Triggers when a mouse button
is pressed
onmousemove script Triggers when the mouse
pointer moves
onmouseout script Triggers when the mouse
pointer moves out of an
element
onmouseover script Triggers when the mouse
pointer moves over an
element
onmouseup script Triggers when a mouse button
is released
onmousewheel script Triggers when the mouse
wheel is being rotated
onoffline script Triggers when the document
goes offline
onoine script Triggers when the document
comes online
ononline script Triggers when the document
comes online
onpagehide script Triggers when the window is
hidden
onpageshow script Triggers when the window
becomes visible
onpause script Triggers when media data is
paused
onplay script Triggers when media data is
going to start playing

5.12 Cookies
Web Browsers and Servers use HTTP protocol to communicate and HTTP
is a stateless protocol. But for a commercial website, it is required to maintain
session information among different pages. For example, one user registration
ends after completing many pages. But how to maintain users' session information
across all the web pages.

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In many situations, using cookies is the most efficient method of remembering
and tracking preferences, purchases, commissions, and other information required
for better visitor experience or site statistics.

5.12.1 How It Works?

Your server sends some data to the visitor's browser in the form of a cookie. The
browser may accept the cookie. If it does, it is stored as a plain text record on the
visitor's hard drive. Now, when the visitor arrives at another page on your site, the
browser sends the same cookie to the server for retrieval. Once retrieved, your
server knows/remembers what was stored earlier.
Cookies are a plain text data record of 5 variable-length fields:
 Expires: The date the cookie will expire. If this is blank, the cookie will
expire when the visitor quits the browser.
 Domain: The domain name of your site.
 Path: The path to the directory or web page that set the cookie. This may
be blank if you want to retrieve the cookie from any directory or page.
 Secure: If this field contains the word "secure", then the cookie may only
be retrieved with a secure server. If this field is blank, no such restriction
exists.
 Name=Value: Cookies are set and retrieved in the form of key-value
pairs.

Cookies were originally designed for CGI programming. The data contained in a
cookie is automatically transmitted between the web browser and the web server,
so CGI scripts on the server can read and write cookie values that are stored on
the client.

JavaScript can also manipulate cookies using the cookie property of the
Document object. JavaScript can read, create, modify, and delete the cookies that
apply to the current web page.

5.12.2 Storing Cookies

The simplest way to create a cookie is to assign a string value to the

document.cookie object, which looks like this.

document.cookie = "key1=value1;key2=value2;expires=date";

Here the expires attribute is optional. If you provide this attribute with a valid
date or time, then the cookie will expire on a given date or time and thereafter, the
cookies' value will not be accessible.

Note: Cookie values may not include semicolons, commas, or whitespace. For
this reason, you may want to use the JavaScript escape() function to encode the
value before storing it in the cookie. If you do this, you will also have to use the
corresponding unescape() function when you read the cookie value.

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Example
The following. It sets a customer name in an input cookie.

</head>
<body>
<form name="myform" action="">
Enter name: <input type="text" name="customer"/>
<input type="button" value="Set Cookie" onclick="WriteCookie();"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Output

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Now your machine has a cookie called name. You can set multiple cookies using
multiple key=value pairs separated by comma.

5.12.3 Reading Cookies

Reading a cookie is just as simple as writing one, because the value of the
document.cookie object is the cookie. So you can use this string whenever you
want to access the cookie. The document.cookie string will keep a list of
name=value pairs separated by semicolons, where name is the name of a cookie
and value is its string value.
You can use strings' split() function to break a string into key and values as
follows:

Example
The following example to get all the cookies.

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function ReadCookie()
{
var allcookies = document.cookie;
document.write ("All Cookies : " + allcookies );

// Get all the cookies pairs in an array

cookiearray = allcookies.split(';');
// Now take key value pair out of this array
for(var i=0; i<cookiearray.length; i++){
name = cookiearray[i].split('=')[0];
value = cookiearray[i].split('=')[1];
document.write ("Key is : " + name + " and Value is : " + value);
}
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name="myform" action="">
<p> click the following button and see the result:</p>
<input type="button" value="Get Cookie" onclick="ReadCookie()"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Note: Here length is a method of Array class which returns the length of an
array. We will discuss Arrays in a separate chapter. By that time, please try to
digest it.

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Note: There may be some other cookies already set on your machine. The above
code will display all the cookies set on your machine.

5.12.4 Setting Cookies Expiry Date

You can extend the life of a cookie beyond the current browser session by setting
an expiration date and saving the expiry date within the cookie. This can be done
by setting the „expires‟ attribute to a date and time.
Example
The following example. It illustrates how to extend the expiry date of a cookie by
1 Month.

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name="formname" action="">
Enter name: <input type="text" name="customer"/>
<input type="button" value="Set Cookie" onclick="WriteCookie()"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>

5.12.5 Deleting Cookies

Sometimes you will want to delete a cookie so that subsequent attempts to read
the cookie return nothing. To do this, you just need to set the expiry date to a time
in the past.
Example
The following example. It illustrates how to delete a cookie by setting its expiry
date to one month behind the current date.

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name="formname" action="">
Enter name: <input type="text" name="customer"/>
<input type="button" value="Set Cookie" onclick="WriteCookie()"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>

5.13 Page Redirection

You might have encountered a situation where you clicked a URL to reach a page
X but internally you were directed to another page Y. It happens due to page
redirection. This concept is different from JavaScript Page Refresh.
There could be various reasons why you would like to redirect a user from the
original page. We are listing down a few of the reasons:
 You did not like the name of your domain and you are moving to a new
one. In such a scenario, you may want to direct all your visitors to the new
site. Here you can maintain your old domain but put a single page with a
page redirection such that all your old domain visitors can come to your
new domain.
 You have built-up various pages based on browser versions or their names
or may be based on different countries, then instead of using your server-
side page redirection, you can use client-side page redirection to land your
users on the appropriate page.
 The Search Engines may have already indexed your pages. But while
moving to another domain, you would not like to lose your visitors coming
through search engines. So you can use client-side page redirection. But
keep in mind this should not be done to fool the search engine, it could
lead your site to get banned.

5.13.1 JavaScript Page Refresh

You can refresh a web page using JavaScript location.reload method. This code
can be called automatically upon an event or simply when the user clicks on a
link. If you want to refresh a web page using a mouse click, then you can use the
following code:

<a href="javascript:location.reload(true)">Refresh Page</a>

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5.13.2 Auto Refresh
You can also use JavaScript to refresh the page automatically after a given time
period. Here setTimeout() is a built-in JavaScript function which can be used to
execute another function after a given time interval.

Example
The following example. It shows how to refresh a page after every 5 seconds. You
can change this time as per your requirement.
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/JavaScript">

</script>
</head>
<body onload="JavaScript:AutoRefresh(5000);">
<p>This page will refresh every 5 seconds.</p>
</body>
</html>

5.13.3 How Page Re-direction Works?

The implementations of Page-Redirection are as follows.
Example 1
It is quite simple to do a page redirect using JavaScript at client side. To redirect
your site visitors to a new page, you just need to add a line in your head section as
follows.
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click the following button, you will be redirected to home
page.</p>
<form>
<input type="button" value="Redirect Me" onclick="Redirect();"
/>
</form>
</body>
</html>

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Example 2
You can show an appropriate message to your site visitors before redirecting them
to a new page. This would need a bit time delay to load a new page. The following
example shows how to implement the same. Here setTimeout() is a built-in
JavaScript function which can be used to execute another function after a given
time interval.

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function Redirect() {
window.location="http://www.tutorialspoint.com";
}
document.write ("You will be redirected to our main page in 10
seconds!");

setTimeout('Redirect()', 10000);
//-->
</script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

Example 3
The following example shows how to redirect your site visitors onto a different
page based on their browsers.
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body> </body></html>
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5.14 Dialogs

JavaScript supports three important types of dialog boxes. These dialog boxes can
be used to raise and alert, or to get confirmation on any input or to have a kind of
input from the users. Here we will discuss each dialog box one by one.

5.14.1 Alert Dialog Box

An alert dialog box is mostly used to give a warning message to the users. For
example, if one input field requires to enter some text but the user does not
provide any input, then as a part of validation, you can use an alert box to give a
warning message.
Nonetheless, an alert box can still be used for friendlier messages. Alert box gives
only one button "OK" to select and proceed.

Example

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click the following button to see the result: </p>
<form>
<input type="button" value="Click Me" onclick="Warn();" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

Output

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5.14.2 Confirmation Dialog Box

A confirmation dialog box is mostly used to take user's consent on any option. It
displays a dialog box with two buttons: OK and Cancel.
If the user clicks on the OK button, the window method confirm() will return
true. If the user clicks on the Cancel button, then confirm() returns false. You can
use a confirmation dialog box as follows.

Example

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click the following button to see the result: </p>
<form>
<input type="button" value="Click Me" onclick="getConfirmation();" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

Output

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5.14.3 Prompt Dialog Box

The prompt dialog box is very useful when you want to pop-up a text box to get
user input. Thus, it enables you to interact with the user. The user needs to fill in
the field and then click OK. This dialog box is displayed using a method called
prompt() which takes two parameters: (i) a label which you want to display in the
text box and (ii) a default string to display in the text box. This dialog box has
two buttons: OK and Cancel. If the user clicks the OK button, the window
method prompt() will return the entered value from the text box. If the user clicks
the Cancel button, the window method prompt() returns null.

Example

The following example shows how to use a prompt dialog box:

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click the following button to see the result: </p>
<form>
<input type="button" value="Click Me" onclick="getValue();" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
Output

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5.15 Void Keyword
Void is an important keyword in JavaScript which can be used as a unary operator
that appears before its single operand, which may be of any type. This operator
specifies an expression to be evaluated without returning a value.
Syntax
The syntax of void can be either of the following two:
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
Example 1
The most common use of this operator is in a client-side javascript: URL, where it
allows you to evaluate an expression for its side-effects without the browser
displaying the value of the evaluated expression. Here the expression alert
('Warning!!!') is evaluated but it is not loaded back into the current document:
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click the following, This won't react at all...</p>
<a href="javascript:void(document.write(“Hello : 0”))">Click me!</a>
</body>
</html>
Example 2
Take a look at the following example. The following link does nothing because
the expression "0" has no effect in JavaScript. Here the expression "0" is
evaluated, but it is not loaded back into the current document.
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click the following, This won't react at all...</p>
<a href="javascript:void(0)">Click me!</a>
</body> </html>

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5.16 Printing WebPages using Java Script
Many times you would like to place a button on your webpage to print the content
of that web page via an actual printer. JavaScript helps you to implement this
functionality using the print function of window object. The JavaScript print
function window.print() prints the current web page when executed. You can call
this function directly using the onclick event as shown in the following example.
Let us create a file named my_test.html
Example

The following example.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<p> hello how are you?<br>

How is your health?<br>
when shall you be meeting me?<br>
</p>

<button id ='togglee' onclick="myFunction()">Print this page</button>

</body>
</html>

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Output

Step-1

Step-2
Upon clicking the print button.

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When we click the print button the page is printed.
Step-3

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS 3

Q1. What is a Loop ?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q2. What is a Function?

Answer:_________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

Q3. What is Cookies?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q4. What is auto refresh?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q5. Which function is used to print the current webpage?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

5.17 Let us sum up

We have understood what is Javascript, its role and advantages. We came

to know how to use JavaScript in web applictions. We learn about
variables, operators, if else statements, switch case, loops, functions,
events and event handling, cookies, Page redirecton, managing dialog boxes,void
keyword, printing webpage using JavaScript

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5.18 Reference

1. Java script Bible Gold Edition

2. www. Google.com
3.www. tutorialpoints.com
4. Wrox: Professional Java Script
5. Java wiley Java script Bible
5.19 Check your progress – possible answers

Answers to check your progress 1

Q1. What is Java Script?

Answer: Java Script is a dynamic scripting computer programming language used

to make web pages interactive in HTML pages.

Q2 Who developed java script?

Answer: JavaScript was developed by Brendan Eich in 1995 at Netscape
Corporation
Q3. What can java script do?
Answer:
 JavaScript can dynamically modify an HTML page.
 JavaScript can react to user input.
 JavaScript can validate user input.
 JavaScript can be used to create cookies
 JavaScript is a full-featured programming language
 JavaScript user interaction does not require any communication
with the server

Q4. Write the syntax of java script ?

Answer:

A simple syntax of your JavaScript will appear as follows.

JavaScript code

</script>

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

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JavaScript code
</script>

Q5. Write the steps to turn on or turn off JavaScript in Internet Explorer.
Answer:

Here are the steps to turn on or turn off JavaScript in Internet Explorer:
1. Follow Tools InternetOptions from the menu.
2. Select Security tab from the dialog box.
3. Click the Custom Level button.
4. Scroll down till you find the Scripting option.
5. Select Enable radio button under Active scripting.
6. Finally click OK and come out.

Answers to check your progress 2

Q1. What is a Variable?

Answer: It is a quantity whose value can be changed during the execution of the
program. It can be declare using var keyword.

Q2. What is an Operator?

Answer : An Operator is a symbol that tells to perform specific operation.

Let us take a simple expression 5 + 3 is equal to 8. Here 5 and 3 are called

operands and „+‟ is called the operator.

Answers to check your progress 3

Q1. What is a Loop ?

Answer:
Iterative statements, also called loop statements, specify certain commands
to be executed repeatedly until some condition is met. Or A statement that execute
again and again till condition fulfill.

Q2. What is a Function?

Answer:

A function is a group of reusable code which can be called anywhere in

your program. This eliminates the need of writing the same code again and again.
It helps programmers in writing modular codes. Functions allow a programmer to
divide a big program into a number of small and manageable functions.

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Q3. What is Cookies?

Answer:
Cookies are small files which are stored on a user's computer. They are
designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and
website, and can be accessed either by the web server or the client computer. This
allows the server to deliver a page tailored to a particular user, or the page itself
can contain some script which is aware of the data in the cookie and so is able to
carry information from one visit to the website (or related site) to the next.

Q4. What is auto refresh?

Answer:

Auto Refresh is a simple extension that refreshes a page automatically on a

given interval. There are many extensions to do this but this one is the most
straight forward, and easiest to use while still allowing for customization!

Q5. Which function is used to print the current webpage?

Answer:
The JavaScript print function window.print() prints the current web page when
executed.

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Unit -6
Advanced Java Script

Learning objectives:
After the Completion of this unit you should be able to know

 In JavaScript, almost "everything" is an object.

 About object , properties and method
 The features of object oriented programming
 Mathematical functions
 String and Boolean methods
 Error and exception handling
 Animation, plug-ins
 Different shapes of image map

Structure

6.1 Working With Objects

6.1.1 Object properties
6.1.2 Object method
6.1.3 User defined Objects
6.1.4 The NEW operator
6.1.5 The Object ( ) Constructor
6.1.6 Defining Methods for an Object
6.1.7 The „with‟ Keyword
6.2 Working With Numbers
6.2.1 Number Properties
6.2.1.1Max_Value
6.2.1.2 Min_Value
6.2.1.3 NaN
6.2.1.4 Negative Infinity
6.2.1.5 Positive Infinity
6.2.1.6 Prototype
6.2.1.7 Constructor
6.2.2 Number Methods
6.2.2.1 toExponential()
6.2.2.2 toFixed()
6.2.2.3 toLocaleString()
6.2.2.4 toPrecision()
6.2.2.5 toString()
6.3 Working With Boolean
6.3.1 Boolean Properties
6.3.2 Constructor ()
6.3.3 Boolean Methods
6.3.4 toSource( )
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6.3.5 valueOf( )
6.4 Working With Strings
6.4.1 String Properties
6.4.2 Length
6.4.3String Method
6.4.4 toLocalUpperCases
6.5 Arrays And Array Management
6.5.1 Array Properties
6.5.2 Constructor
6.5.3Array Methods
6.5.4 Concat ( )
6.6 Working with Date
6.6.1 Date Properties
6.6.2 Constructor
6.6.3Date Method
6.6.4 Date ( )
6.7 Doing Mathematical operations
6.7.1 Math Properties
6.7.2 Math-E
6.7.3 Math Methods
6.7.4 sqrt()
6.8 Working With Regular Expressions
6.8.1 RegExp Properties
6.8.2 Multiline
6.8.3RegExp Method
6.8.4 Test( )
6.9 Document Object Model
6.9.1 The Legacy DOM
6.9.2 Documents method in Legacy DOM
6.10 Errors and Error Handling
6.11 Client Side Validation
6.11.1Basic Form Validation
6.11.2 Data format Validation
6.12 Animations in WebPages
6.12.1 Manual Animation
6.12.2 Automated Animation
6.13 Multimedia in WebPages
6.13.1 Checking for Plug-Ins
6.13.2 Controlling Multimedia
6.14 Image Map
6.15 Introduction to XML
6.16 Reference
6.17 Let us sum up
6.18 Check your progress – possible answers

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6.1 Working with objects
JavaScript is an Object Oriented Programming (OOP) language. A
programming language can be called object-oriented if it provides four
basic capabilities to developers:
 Encapsulation: the capability to store related information, whether data or
methods, together in an object.
 Aggregation: the capability to store one object inside another object.
 Inheritance: the capability of a class to rely upon another class (or
number of classes) for some of its properties and methods.
 Polymorphism: the capability to write one function or method that works
in a variety of different ways.

Objects are composed of attributes. If an attribute contains a function, it is

considered to be a method of the object; otherwise the attribute is considered a
property.

6.1.1 Object Properties

Object properties can be any of the three primitive data types, or any of the
abstract data types, such as another object. Object properties are usually
variables that are used internally in the object's methods, but can also be
globally visible variables that are used throughout the page. The syntax
for adding a property to an object is:

objectName.objectProperty = propertyValue;

Example:

The following code gets the document title using the "title" property of the
document object.

var str = document.title;

6.1.2 Object Methods

Methods are the functions that let the object do something or let something
be done to it. There is a small difference between a function and a method
– at a function is a standalone unit of statements and a method is attached
to an object and can be referenced by the this keyword. Methods are
useful for everything from displaying the contents of the object to the
screen to performing complex mathematical operations on a group of local
properties and parameters.

Example:

Following is a simple example to show how to use the write() method of

document object to write any content on the document.

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document. write ("This is test");

6.1.3 User-Defined Objects

All user-defined objects and built-in objects are descendants of an object

called Object.

6.1.4 The new Operator

The new operator is used to create an instance of an object. To create an
object, the new operator is followed by the constructor method. In the
following example, the constructor methods are Object(), Array(), and
Date(). These constructors are built-in JavaScript functions.
var employee = new Object();
var books = new Array("C++", "Perl", "Java");
var day = new Date("August 15, 1947");

6.1.5 The Object ( ) Constructor

A constructor is a function that creates and initializes an object. JavaScript
provides a special constructor function called Object() to build the object.
The return value of the Object( ) constructor is assigned to a variable. The
variable contains a reference to the new object. The properties assigned to
the object are not variables and are not defined with the var keyword.
Example 1
The following example; it demonstrates how to create an Object.
<html>
<head>
<title>User-defined objects</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
var book = new Object(); // Create the object
book.subject = "Java Script"; // Assign properties to the object
book.author = "Dhruba & Sushanta";
</script>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write("Book name is : " + book.subject + "<br>");
document.write("Book author is : " + book.author + "<br>");
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output

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Example 2
This example demonstrates how to create an object with a User-Defined
Function. Here this keyword is used to refer to the object that has been
passed to a function.

<html>
<head>
<title>User-defined objects</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function book(title, author){
this.title = title;
this.author = author;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var myBook = new book("Java Script", " Dhruba & Sushanta");
document.write("Book title is : " + myBook.title + "<br>");
document.write("Book author is : " + myBook.author + "<br>");
</script>
</body>
</html>
6.1.6 Defining Methods for an Object

The previous examples demonstrate how the constructor creates the object
and assigns properties. But we need to complete the definition of an object
by assigning methods to it.
Example

The following example; it shows how to add a function along with an

object.

<html>
<head>
<title>User-defined objects</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
// Define a function which will work as a method
function addPrice(amount){
this.price = amount;
}
function book(title, author){
this.title = title;
this.author = author;
this.addPrice = addPrice; // Assign that method as property.
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

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6.1.7 The‘with’Keyword

The ‘with’ keyword is used as a kind of shorthand for referencing an object's

properties or methods. The object specified as an argument to with becomes the
default object for the duration of the block that follows. The properties and
methods for the object can be used without naming the object.

Syntax
The syntax for with object is as follows:
with (object)
{
properties used without the object name and dot
}
Example
The following example.
<html>
<head>
<title>User-defined objects</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
// Define a function which will work as a method
function addPrice(amount){
with(this){
price = amount;
}
}
function book(title, author){
this.title = title;
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this.author = author;
this.price = 0;
this.addPrice = addPrice; // Assign that method as property.
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var myBook = new book("Perl", "Mohtashim");
myBook.addPrice(100);
document.write("Book title is : " + myBook.title + "<br>");
document.write("Book author is : " + myBook.author + "<br>");
document.write("Book price is : " + myBook.price + "<br>");
</script>
</body>
</html>
6.2 Working with numbers
The Number object represents numerical date, either integers or floating-
point numbers. In general, you do not need to worry about Number
objects because the browser automatically converts number literals to
instances of the number class.
Syntax
The syntax for creating a number object is as follows:

var val = new Number(number);

In the place of number, if you provide any non-number argument, then the
argument cannot be converted into a number, it returns NaN (Not-a-
Number).

6.2.1 Number Properties

Here is a list of each property and their description.

Property Description
MAX_VALUE The largest possible value a number in
JavaScript can have
1.7976931348623157E+308
MIN_VALUE The smallest possible value a number in
JavaScript can have 5E-324
NaN Equal to a value that is not a number.
NEGATIVE_INFINITY A value that is less than MIN_VALUE.
POSITIVE_INFINITY A value that is greater than MAX_VALUE
prototype A static property of the Number object. Use
the prototype property to assign new properties
and methods to the Number object in the
current document
constructor Returns the function that created this object's
instance. By default this is the Number object.

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6.2.1.1 MAX_VALUE

The Number.MAX_VALUE property belongs to the static Number

object. It represents constants for the largest possible positive numbers that
JavaScript can work with. The actual value of this constant is
1.7976931348623157 x 10308.
Syntax
The syntax to use MAX_VALUE is:

var val = Number.MAX_VALUE;

Example:

The following example to learn how to use MAX_VALUE.

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click the following to see the result:</p>
<form>
<input type="button" value="Click Me" onclick="showValue();"
/>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Output

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6.2.1.2 MIN_VALUE
The Number.MIN_VALUE property belongs to the static Number
object. It represents constants for the smallest possible positive numbers that
JavaScript can work with.
The actual value of this constant is 5 x 10-324.

Syntax

The syntax to use MIN_VALUE is:

var val = Number.MIN_VALUE;

6.2.1.3 NaN
Unquoted literal constant NaN is a special value representing Not-a-
Number. Since NaN always compares unequal to any number, including NaN, it
is usually used to indicate an error condition for a function that should return a
valid number.

Note: Use the isNaN() global function to see if a value is an NaN value.

Syntax
The syntax to use NaN is:
var val = Number.NaN;

6.2.1.4 NEGATIVE_INFINITY
This is a special numeric value representing a value less than
Number.MIN_VALUE. This value is represented as "-Infinity". It resembles an
infinity in its mathematical behavior. For example, anything multiplied by
NEGATIVE_INFINITY is NEGATIVE_INFINITY, and anything divided by
NEGATIVE_INFINITY is zero. Because NEGATIVE_INFINITY is a constant,
it is a read-only property of Number.

Syntax
The syntax to use NEGATIVE_INFINITY is as follows:

var val = Number. NEGATIVE_INFINITY;

6.2.1.5 POSITIVE_INFINITY
This is a special numeric value representing any value greater than
Number.MAX_VALUE. This value is represented as "Infinity". It resembles an
infinity in its mathematical behavior. For example, anything multiplied by
POSITIVE_INFINITY is POSITIVE_INFINITY, and anything divided by
POSITIVE_INFINITY is zero. As POSITIVE_INFINITY is a constant, it is a
read-only property of Number.

Syntax
Use the following syntax to use POSITIVE_INFINITY.
var val = Number. POSITIVE_INFINITY;

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6.2.1.6 Prototype
The prototype property allows you to add properties and methods to any object
(Number, Boolean, String and Date etc.).

Note: Prototype is a global property which is available with almost all the objects.

Syntax
Use the following syntax to use Prototype.

object.prototype.name = value

6.1.2.7 Constructor
It returns a reference to the Number function that created the instance's
prototype.
Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:
number. Constructor ( )
Return value
Returns the function that created this object's instance.

6.2.2 Number Methods

The Number object contains only the default methods that are a part of
every object's definition.
Method Description
toExponential() Forces a number to display in exponential
notation, even if the number is in the range
in which JavaScript normally uses standard
notation.

toFixed() Formats a number with a specific number of

digits to the right of the decimal.

toLocaleString() Returns a string value version of the current

number in a format that may vary according
to a browser's local settings.

toPrecision() Defines how many total digits (including

digits to the left and right of the decimal) to
display of a number.

toString() Returns the string representation of the

number's value.

valueOf() Returns the number's value.

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6.2.2.1 to Exponential ()

This method returns a string representing the number object in exponential

notation.

Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:
number.toExponential( [fractionDigits] )

Parameter Details
fractionDigits: An integer specifying the number of digits after the decimal point.
Defaults to as many digits as necessary to specify the number.

Return Value
A string representing a Number object in exponential notation with one digit
before the decimal point, rounded to fractionDigits digits after the decimal point.
If the fractionDigits argument is omitted, the number of digits after the decimal
point defaults to the number of digits necessary to represent the value uniquely.

Example

The following example.

<html>
<head>
<title>Javascript Method toExponential()</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var num=77.1234;
var val = num.toExponential();
document.write("num.toExponential() is : " + val );
document.write("<br />");
val = num.toExponential(4);
document.write("num.toExponential(4) is : " + val );
document.write("<br />");
val = num.toExponential(2);
document.write("num.toExponential(2) is : " + val);
document.write("<br />");
val = 77.1234.toExponential();
document.write("77.1234.toExponential()is : " + val );
document.write("<br />");
val = 77.1234.toExponential();
document.write("77 .toExponential() is : " + val);
</script>
</body>
</html>

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6.2.2.2 to Fixed ()

This method formats a number with a specific number of digits to the right of the
decimal.
Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:
number.toFixed( [digits] )
Parameter Details
digits: The number of digits to appear after the decimal point.
Return Value
A string representation of number that does not use exponential notation
and has the exact number of digits after the decimal place.

6.2.2.3 toLocaleString ()

This method converts a number object into a human readable string representing
the number using the locale of the environment.

Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:
number.toLocaleString()
Return Value
Returns a human readable string representing the number using the locale of the
environment.

6.2.2.4 toPrecision ()
This method returns a string representing the number object to the specified
precision.
Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:
number.toPrecision( [ precision ] )
Parameter Details
precision: An integer specifying the number of significant digits.
Return Value
Returns a string representing a Number object in fixed-point or exponential
notation rounded toprecision significant digits.

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6.2.2.5 toString ()
This method returns a string representing the specified object. The toString()
method parses its first argument, and attempts to return a string representation in
the specified radix (base).
Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:
number.toString( [radix] )
Parameter Details
radix: An integer between 2 and 36 specifying the base to use for representing
numeric values.

Return Value
Returns a string representing the specified Number object.

6.3 Working with Boolean

The Boolean object represents two values, either "true" or "false". If value
parameter is omitted or is 0, -0, null, false, NaN, undefined, or the empty string
(""), the object has an initial value of false.

Syntax

Use the following syntax to create a boolean object.

var val = new Boolean(value);

6.3.1 Boolean Properties

Here is a list of the properties of Boolean object:

Property Description
constructor Returns a reference to
the Boolean function
that created the
object.
prototype The prototype
property allows you
to add properties and
methods to an object.

6.3.2 constructor ()
Javascript boolean constructor() method returns a reference to the
Boolean function that created the instance's prototype.

Syntax
Use the following syntax to create a Boolean constructor() method.

boolean.constructor()

Return Value

Returns the function that created this object's instance.

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Example

<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript constructor() Method</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var bool = new Boolean( );
document.write("bool.constructor() is : " + bool.constructor);
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

6.3.3 Boolean Methods

Here is a list of the methods of Boolean object and their description.

Method Description
toSource() Returns a string containing the source of the Boolean
object; you can use this string to create an equivalent
object.
toString() Returns a string of either "true" or "false" depending
upon the value of the object.
valueOf() Returns the primitive value of the Boolean object.

6.3.4 toSource ()
Javascript boolean toSource() method returns a string representing the source
code of the object.

Note: This method is not compatible with all the browsers.

Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:
boolean.toSource()
Return Value
Returns a string representing the source code of the object.

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Example
<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript toSource() Method</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
function book(title, publisher, price)
{
this.title = title;
this.publisher = publisher;
this.price = price;
}
var newBook = new book("Java Script","OSOU Inc",200);
document.write("newBook.toSource() is : "+ newBook.toSource());
</script>
</body>
</html>

6.3.5 valueOf ()
Javascript boolean valueOf() method returns the primitive value of the specified
boolean object.
Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:
boolean.valueOf()
Return Value
Returns the primitive value of the specified boolean object.

Example
The following example.

<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript toString() Method</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var flag = new Boolean(false);
document.write( "flag.valueOf is : " + flag.valueOf() );
</script>
</body>
</html>

6.4 Working with Strings

The String object lets you work with a series of characters; it wraps Javascript's
string primitive data type with a number of helper methods.
As JavaScript automatically converts between string primitives and String objects,
you can call any of the helper methods of the String object on a string primitive.

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Syntax
Use the following syntax to create a String object:
var val = new String(string);
The string parameter is a series of characters that has been properly encoded.

6.4.1 String Properties

Here is a list of the properties of String object and their description.

Property Description
constructor Returns a reference to the String function that created the
object.
length Returns the length of the string.
prototype The prototype property allows you to add properties and
methods to an object.

6.4.2 Length

This property returns the number of characters in a string.

Syntax
Use the following syntax to find the length of a string:

string.length

Return Value
Returns the number of characters in the string.
Example

<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript String length Property</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var str = new String( "This is string" );
document.write("str.length is:" + str.length);
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

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6.4.3 String Methods

Here is a list of the methods available in String object along with their description.

Method Description
charAt() Returns the character at the specified index.
charCodeAt() Returns a number indicating the Unicode value of
the character at the given index.
concat() Combines the text of two strings and returns a
new string.

indexOf() Returns the index within the calling String object

of the first occurrence of the specified value, or -1
if not found.

lastIndexOf() Returns the index within the calling String object

of the last occurrence of the specified value, or -1
if not found.

localeCompare() Returns a number indicating whether a reference

string comes before or after or is the same as the
given string in sorted order.

match() Used to match a regular expression against a

string.

replace() Used to find a match between a regular expression

and a string, and to replace the matched substring
with a new substring.

toString() Returns a string representing the specified object.

toLowerCase() Returns the calling string value converted to lower

case.

toUpperCase() Returns the calling string value converted to

uppercase.

6.4.4 toLocaleUppereCase ()

This method is used to convert the characters within a string to uppercase while
respecting the current locale. For most languages, it returns the same output as
toUpperCase.

Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:

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string.toLocaleUpperCase( )

Return Value
Returns a string in uppercase with the current locale.

Example
The following example.

<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript String toLocaleUpperCase() Method</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var str = "Apples are round, and Apples are Juicy.";
document.write(str.toLocaleUpperCase( ));
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

6.5 Array and Array Management

The Array object lets you store multiple values in a single variable. It stores a
fixed-size sequential collection of elements of the same type. An array is used to
store a collection of data, but it is often more useful to think of an array as a
collection of variables of the same type.
Syntax
Use the following syntax to create an Array Object.

var fruits = new Array( "apple", "orange", "mango" );

The Array parameter is a list of strings or integers. When you specify a single
numeric parameter with the Array constructor, you specify the initial length of the
array. The maximum length allowed for an array is 4,294,967,295. You can create
array by simply assigning values as follows:

var fruits = [ "apple", "orange", "mango" ];

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You will use ordinal numbers to access and to set values inside an array as
follows.

fruits[0] is the first element

fruits[1] is the second element
fruits[2] is the third element

6.5.1 Array Properties

Here is a list of the properties of the Array object along with their description.

Property Description
constructor Returns a reference to the array function that created the
object.
index The property represents the zero-based index of the match
in the string
input This property is only present in arrays created by regular
expression matches.

length Reflects the number of elements in an array.

prototype The prototype property allows you to add properties and

methods to an object.

6.5.2 Constructor
JavaScript array constructor property returns a reference to the array function
that created the instance's prototype.
Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:
array.constructor
Return Value
Returns the function that created this object's instance.

Example
The following example.

<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript Array constructor Property</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var arr = new Array( 10, 20, 30 );
document.write("arr.constructor is:" + arr.constructor);
</script>
</body>
</html>

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6.5.3 Array Methods
Here is a list of the methods of the Array object along with their description.

Method Description
concat() Returns a new array comprised of this
array joined with other array(s) and/or
value(s).
every() Returns true if every element in this
array satisfies the provided testing
function.
filter() Creates a new array with all of the
elements of this array for which the
provided filtering function returns true.
forEach() Calls a function for each element in the
array.
indexOf() Returns the first (least) index of an
element within the array equal to the
specified value, or -1 if none is found.
join() Joins all elements of an array into a
string.
lastIndexOf() Returns the last (greatest) index of an
element within the array equal to the
specified value, or -1 if none is found.
map() Creates a new array with the results of
calling a provided function on every
element in this array.
pop() Removes the last element from an array
and
push() Adds one or more elements to the end of
an array and returns the new length of
the array.
reduce() Apply a function simultaneously against
two values of the array (from left-to-
right) as to reduce it to a single value.
reduceRight() Apply a function simultaneously against
two values of the array (from right-to-
left) as to reduce it to a single value.
reverse() Reverses the order of the elements of an
array -- the first becomes the last, and
the last becomes the first.
shift() Removes the first element from an array
and returns that element.
slice() Extracts a section of an array and returns
a new array.
some() Returns true if at least one element in
this array satisfies the provided testing
function.
toSource() Represents the source code of an object
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sort() Sorts the elements of an array.
splice() Adds and/or removes elements from an
array.
toString() Returns a string representing the array
and its elements.
unshift() Adds one or more elements to the front
of an array and returns the new length of
the array.

6.5.4 Concat()
Javascript array concat( ) method returns a new array comprised of this array
joined with two or more arrays.
Syntax
The syntax of concat() method is as follows:
array.concat(value1, value2, ..., value n);
Parameter Details
valueN : Arrays and/or values to concatenate to the resulting array.
Return Value
Returns the length of the array.
Example
The following example.
<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript Array concat Method</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var alpha = ["a", "b", "c"];
var numeric = [1, 2, 3];
var alphaNumeric = alpha.concat(numeric);
document.write("alphaNumeric : " + alphaNumeric );
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

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6.6 Working with Date
The Date object is a datatype built into the JavaScript language. Date objects are
created with the new Date() as shown below. Once a Date object is created, a
number of methods allow you to operate on it. Most methods simply allow you to
get and set the year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and millisecond fields of
the object, using either local time or UTC (universal, or GMT) time.
The ECMA Script standard requires the Date object to be able to represent any
date and time, to millisecond precision, within 100 million days before or after
1/1/1970. This is a range of plus or minus 273,785 years, so JavaScript can
represent date and time till the year 275755.

Syntax
You can use any of the following syntaxes to create a Date object using Date()
constructor.

new Date( )
new Date(milliseconds)
new Date(datestring)
new Date(year,month,date[,hour,minute,second,millisecond ])

Note: Parameters in the brackets are always optional.

Here is a description of the parameters:
 No Argument: With no arguments, the Date() constructor creates a Date
object set to the current date and time.
 milliseconds: When one numeric argument is passed, it is taken as the
internal numeric representation of the date in milliseconds, as returned by
the getTime() method. For example, passing the argument 5000 creates a
date that represents five seconds past midnight on 1/1/70.
 datestring: When one string argument is passed, it is a string
representation of a date, in the format accepted by the Date.parse()
method.
 7 agruments: To use the last form of the constructor shown above. Here
is a description of each argument:
 year: Integer value representing the year. For compatibility (in order to
avoid the Y2K problem), you should always specify the year in full; use
1998, rather than 98.
 month: Integer value representing the month, beginning with 0 for
January to 11 for December.
 date: Integer value representing the day of the month.
 hour: Integer value representing the hour of the day (24-hour scale).
 minute: Integer value representing the minute segment of a time reading.
 second: Integer value representing the second segment of a time reading.
 millisecond: Integer value representing the millisecond segment of a
time reading.

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6.6.1 Date Properties

Here is a list of the properties of the Date object along with their description.

Property Description
constructor Specifies the function that creates an object's
prototype.
prototype The prototype property allows you to add
properties and methods to an object.

6.6.2 Constructor
JavaScript date constructor property returns a reference to the array function that
created the instance's prototype.
Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:
date.constructor

Return Value
Returns the function that created this object's instance.
Example
The following example.

<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript Date constructor Property</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var dt = new Date();
document.write("dt.constructor is : " + dt.constructor);
</script>
</body>
</html>

6.6.3 Date Methods

Here is a list of the methods used with Date and their description.

Method Description
Date() Returns today's date and time
getDate() Returns the day of the month for the specified date
according to local time.
getDay() Returns the day of the week for the specified date
according to local time.
getFullYear() Returns the year of the specified date according to local
time.
getHours() Returns the hour in the specified date according to local
time.

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getMilliseconds() Returns the milliseconds in the specified date according
to local time.
getMinutes() Returns the minutes in the specified date according to
local time.
getMonth() Returns the month in the specified date according to
local time.
getSeconds() Returns the seconds in the specified date according to
local time.
getTime() Returns the numeric value of the specified date as the
number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00
UTC.
getTimezoneOffset Returns the time-zone offset in minutes for the current
() locale.
getUTCDate() Returns the day (date) of the month in the specified date
according to universal time.
getUTCDay() Returns the day of the week in the specified date
according to universal time.
getUTCFullYear() Returns the year in the specified date according to
universal time.
getUTCHours() Returns the hours in the specified date according to
universal time.
getUTCMillisecon Returns the milliseconds in the specified date
ds() according to universal time.

setUTCMonth() Sets the month for a specified date according to

universal time.
setUTCSeconds() Sets the seconds for a specified date according to
universal time.
setYear() Deprecated - Sets the year for a specified date
according to local time. Use setFullYear instead.
toDateString() Returns the "date" portion of the Date as a human-
readable string.
toGMTString() Deprecated - Converts a date to a string, using the
Internet GMT conventions. Use toUTCString instead.
toLocaleDateStrin Returns the "date" portion of the Date as a string, using
g() the current locale's conventions.
toLocaleFormat() Converts a date to a string, using a format string.
toLocaleString() Converts a date to a string, using the current locale's
conventions.
toLocaleTimeStrin Returns the "time" portion of the Date as a string, using
g() the current locale's conventions.
toSource() Returns a string representing the source for an
equivalent Date object; you can use this value to create
a new object.
toString() Returns a string representing the specified Date object.
toTimeString() Returns the "time" portion of the Date as a human-
readable string.

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toUTCString() Converts a date to a string, using the universal
time convention.
valueOf() Returns the primitive value of a Date object.

6.6.4 Date()
Javascript Date() method returns today's date and time and does not need any
object to be called.
Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:
Date()
Return Value
Returns today's date and time.
Example
The following example.

<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript Date Method</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var dt = Date();
document.write("Date and Time : " + dt );
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

6.7 Doing Mathematical Operation

The math object provides you properties and methods for mathematical constants
and functions. Unlike other global objects, Math is not a constructor. All the
properties and methods of Math are static and can be called by using Math as an
object without creating it.
Thus, you refer to the constant pi as Math.PI and you call the sine function as
Math.sin(x), where x is the method's argument.
Syntax
The syntax to call the properties and methods of Math are as follows:
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var pi_val = Math.PI;
var sine_val = Math.sin(30);

6.7.1 Math Properties

Here is a list of all the properties of Math and their description.

6.7.2 Math-E
Property Description
E Euler's constant and the base of natural
logarithms, approximately 2.718.
LN2 Natural logarithm of 2, approximately
0.693.
LN10 Natural logarithm of 10, approximately
2.302.
LOG2E Base 2 logarithm of E, approximately
1.442.
LOG10E Base 10 logarithm of E, approximately
0.434.
PI Ratio of the circumference of a circle to its
diameter, approximately 3.14159.
SQRT1_2 Square root of 1/2; equivalently, 1 over the
square root of 2, approximately 0.707.
SQRT2 Square root of 2, approximately 1.414.
This is an Euler's constant and the base of natural logarithms, approximately
2.718.
Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:
Math.E
Example
The following example program.
<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript Math E Property</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var property_value = Math.E
document.write("Property Value is :" + property_value);
</script>
</body>
</html>

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Output

6.7.3 Math Methods

Here is a list of the methods associated with Math object and their description.

Method Description
abs() Returns the absolute value of a number.
acos() Returns the arccosine (in radians) of a
number.
asin() Returns the arcsine (in radians) of a number.
atan() Returns the arctangent (in radians) of a
number.
atan2() Returns the arctangent of the quotient of its
arguments.
ceil() Returns the smallest integer greater than or
equal to a number.
cos() Returns the cosine of a number.
exp() Returns EN, where N is the argument, and E
is Euler's constant, the base of the natural
logarithm.
floor() Returns the largest integer less than or equal
to a number
log() Returns the natural logarithm (base E) of a
number.
max() Returns the largest of zero or more numbers.
min() Returns the smallest of zero or more
numbers.
pow() Returns base to the exponent power, that is,
base exponent.
random() Returns a pseudo-random number between 0
and 1.
round() Returns the value of a number rounded to the
nearest integer.
sin() Returns the sine of a number.
sqrt() Returns the square root of a number.
tan() Returns the tangent of a number.
toSource() Returns the string "Math".

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6.7.4 sqrt ( )

This method returns the square root of a number. If the value of a number is
negative, sqrt returns NaN.

Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:
Math.sqrt ( x );
Parameter Details
x: A number.
Return Value
Returns the square root of a given number.

Example
The following example program.

<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript Math sqrt() Method</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var value = Math.sqrt( 0.2 );
document.write("First Test Value : " + value );
var value = Math.sqrt( 81 );
document.write("<br />Second Test Value : " + value );
var value = Math.sqrt( 13 );
document.write("<br />Third Test Value : " + value );
var value = Math.sqrt( -4 );
document.write("<br />Fourth Test Value : " + value );
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

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CHECK YOUR PROGRESS 1

Q1. What are the four capabilities of oop ?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q2. Write the use of New Operator ?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q3. Which method returns the square root of a number?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q4. Which method returns the absolute value of a number?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q5. Which property returns a reference to the array function that created the
instance's prototype in java script?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q6. What is array ?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q7. What is String?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q8. How many values represents by Boolean object?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

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6.8 Working with Regular Expression

A regular expression is an object that describes a pattern of characters. The

JavaScript RegExpclass represents regular expressions, and both String and
RegExpdefine methods that use regular expressions to perform powerful pattern-
matching and search-and-replace functions on text.

Syntax
A regular expression could be defined with the RegExp() constructor, as follows:
var pattern = new RegExp(pattern, attributes);

The description of the parameters:

 pattern: A string that specifies the pattern of the regular expression or another
regular expression.
 attributes: An optional string containing any of the "g", "i", and "m"
attributes that specify global, case-insensitive, and multiline matches,
respectively

Brackets
Brackets ([]) have a special meaning when used in the context of regular
expressions.

Expression Description

[...] Any one character between the brackets.

[^...] Any one character not between the brackets

[0-9] It matches any decimal digit from 0 through 9.

[a-z] It matches any character from lowercase a through
lowercase z.

[A-Z] It matches any character from uppercase A through

uppercase Z.

[a-Z] It matches any character from lowercase a through

uppercase Z.

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6.8.1 RegExp Properties

Here is a list of the properties associated with RegExp and their description

Property Description
constructo Specifies the function that creates an object's
r prototype.

global Specifies if the "g" modifier is set.

ignoreCas Specifies if the "i" modifier is set

e .
lastIndex The index at which to start the next match.
multiline Specifies if the "m" modifier is set.
source The text of the pattern

6.8.2 Multiline

Multiline is a read-only boolean property of RegExp objects. It specifies whether

a particular regular expression performs multiline matching, i.e., whether it was
created with the "m" attribute.

Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:

RegExpObject.multiline

Return Value
Returns "TRUE" if the "m" modifier is set, "FALSE" otherwise.

Example
<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript RegExp multiline Property</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var re = new RegExp( "string" );
if ( re.multiline ){
document.write("Test1-multiline property is set");
}else{
document.write("Test1-multiline property is not set");
}
re = new RegExp( "string", "m" );
if ( re.multiline ){
document.write("<br/>Test2-multiline property is set");
}else{
document.write("<br/>Test2-multiline property is not set");
}

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</script>
</body>
</html>
output

6.8.3.RegExp Methods

Method Description
exec() Executes a search for a match in its string parameter.
test() Tests for a match in its string parameter.
toSource() Returns an object literal representing the specified
object; you can use this value to create a new object.
toString() Returns a string representing the specified object.

6.8.4 Test ( )
The test method searches string for text that matches regexp. If it finds a match, it
returns true; otherwise, it returns false.
Syntax
Its syntax is as follows:

RegExpObject.test( string );

Parameter Details
string: The string to be searched.
Return Value
Returns the matched text if a match is found, and null if not.

Example

<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript RegExp test Method</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var str = "Javascript is interesting scripting language: Trisha pattnaik";
var re = new RegExp( "script", "g" );
var result = re.test(str);
document.write("Test 1 - returned value : " + result);
re = new RegExp( "pushing", "g" );
var result = re.test(str);

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document.write("<br />Test 2 - returned value : " + result);
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

6.9 Document Object Model (DOM)

OA Document object represents the HTML document that is displayed in that
window. The Document object has various properties that refer to other objects
which allow access to and modification of document content.

The way a document content is accessed and modified is called the Document
Object Model, or DOM. The Objects are organized in a hierarchy. This
hierarchical structure applies to the organization of objects in a Web document.
 Window object: Top of the hierarchy. It is the outmost element of the object
hierarchy.
 Document object: Each HTML document that gets loaded into a window
becomes a document object. The document contains the contents of the page.
 Form object: Everything enclosed in the <form>...</form> tags sets the form
object.
 Form control elements: The form object contains all the elements defined for
that object such as text fields, buttons, radio buttons, and checkboxes.

6.9.1 The Legacy DOM

This is the model which was introduced in early versions of JavaScript language.
It is well supported by all browsers, but allows access only to certain key portions
of documents, such as forms, form elements, and images.
This model provides several read-only properties, such as title, URL, and last
Modified provide information about the document as a whole. Apart from that,
there are various methods provided by this model which can be used to set and get
document property values.

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6.9.2 Document Properties in Legacy DOM
Here is a list of the document properties which are

Sl.No Property and Description

1 alinkColor
Deprecated - A string that specifies the color of
activated links.
Ex: document.alinkColor
2 anchors[ ]
An array of Anchor objects, one for each
anchor that appears in the document
Ex: document.anchors[0], document.anchors[1] and so
on
3 applets[ ]
An array of Applet objects, one for each applet
that appears in the document
Ex: document.applets[0], document.applets[1]
and so on
4 bgColor
Deprecated - A string that specifies the
background color of the document.
Ex: document.bgColor
5 Cookie
A string valued property with special behavior
that allows the cookies associated with this
document to be queried and set.
Ex: document.cookie
6 Domain
A string that specifies the Internet domain the
document is from. Used for security purpose.
Ex: document.domain
7 embeds[ ]
An array of objects that represent data
embedded in the document with the <embed>
tag. A synonym for plugins []. Some plugins
and ActiveX controls can be controlled with
JavaScript code.
Ex: document.embeds[0],
document.embeds[1]

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6.9.2 Document Methods in Legacy DOM
Here is a list of methods supported by Legacy DOM.

S.No Property and Description

1 clear( )
Deprecated - Erases the contents of the document and
returns nothing.
Ex: document.clear( )
2 close( )
Closes a document stream opened with the open( ) method
and returns nothing.
3 open( )
Deletes existing document content and opens a stream to
which new document contents may be written. Returns
nothing.
Ex: document.open( )
4 write( value, ...)
Inserts the specified string or strings into the document
currently being parsed or appends to document opened with
open( ). Returns nothing.
Ex: document.write( value, ...)
5 writeln( value, ...)
Identical to write( ), except that it appends a newline
character to the output. Returns nothing.
Ex: document.writeln( value, ...)

Example:

<html>
<head>
<title> Document Title </title>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
functionmyFunc()

{
var ret = document.title;
alert("Document Title : " + ret );
var ret = document.URL;
alert("Document URL : " + ret );
var ret = document.forms[0];
alert("Document First Form : " + ret );
var ret = document.forms[0].elements[1];
alert("Second element : " + ret );
}
//-->
</script>

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</head>
<body>
<h1 id="title">This is my java program: TEJWASH MOHANTY </h1>
<p>Click the following to see the result:</p>
<form name="FirstForm">
<input type="button" value="Click Me" onclick="myFunc();" />
<input type="button" value="Cancel">
</form>
<form name="SecondForm">
<input type="button" value="Don't ClickMe"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Output

6.10 Error and Error Handling

There are three types of errors in programming: (a) Syntax Errors, (b) Runtime
Errors, and (c) Logical Errors.

Syntax Errors
Syntax errors, also called parsing errors, occur at compile time in traditional
programming languages and at interpret time in JavaScript

Runtime Errors
Runtime errors, also called exceptions, occur during execution (after
compilation/interpretation).

Logical Errors
Logic errors can be the most difficult type of errors to track down. These errors
are not the result of a syntax or runtime error. Instead, they occur when you make
a mistake in the logic that drives your script and you do not get the result you
expected.

The try...catch...finallyStatement

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The latest versions of JavaScript added exception handling capabilities. JavaScript
implements the try...catch...finally construct as well as the throw operator to
handle exceptions.
You can catch programmer-generated and runtime exceptions, but you cannot
catch JavaScript syntax errors.

Here is the try...catch...finally block syntax:

Example

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click the following to see the result:</p>
<form>
<input type="button" value="Click Me" onclick="myFunc();" />
</form>
<p>Error will happen and depending on your browser: trisha.</p>
</body>
</html>

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OUTPUT

6.11 Client side validation

Validation normally used to occur at the server, after the client had entered all the
necessary data and then pressed the Submit button. If the data entered by a client
was incorrect or was simply missing, the server would have to send all the data
back to the client and request that the form be resubmitted with correct
information. This was really a lengthy process which used to put a lot of burden
on the server.
JavaScript provides a way to validate form's data on the client's computer before
sending it to the web server. Form validation generally performs two functions.
 Basic Validation - First of all, the form must be checked to make sure all
the mandatory fields are filled in. It would require just a loop through each
field in the form and check for data.
 Data Format Validation - Secondly, the data that is entered must be
checked for correct form and value. Your code must include appropriate
logic to test correctness of data.

Example
We will take an example to understand the process of validation. Here is a
simple form in html format.

<html>
<head>
<title>Form Validation</title>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>
<form action="/cgi-bin/test.cgi" name="myForm"
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onsubmit="return(validate());">
<table cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" border="1">
<tr>
<td align="right">Name</td>
<td><input type="text" name="Name" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right">EMail</td>
<td><input type="text" name="EMail" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right">Zip Code</td>
<td><input type="text" name="Zip" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right">Country</td>
<td>
<select name="Country">
<option value="-1" selected>[choose yours]</option>
<option value="1">USA</option>
<option value="2">UK</option>
<option value="3">INDIA</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right"></td>
<td><input type="submit" value="Submit" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Output

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6.11.1 Basic Form Validation
First let us see how to do a basic form validation. In the above form, we are
calling validate() to validate data when onsubmit event is occurring. The
following code shows the implementation of this validate() function.

}
if( document.myForm.Zip.value == "" ||
isNaN( document.myForm.Zip.value ) ||
document.myForm.Zip.value.length != 5 )
{
alert( "Please provide a zip in the format #####." );
document.myForm.Zip.focus() ;
return false;
}
if( document.myForm.Country.value == "-1" )
{
alert( "Please provide your country!" );
return false;
}
return( true );
}
//-->
</script>

6.11.2 Data Format Validation

Now we will see how we can validate our entered form data before submitting it
to the web server.
The following example shows how to validate an entered email address. An email
address must contain at least a „@‟ sign and a dot (.). Also, the „@‟ must not be
the first character of the email address, and the last dot must at least be one
character after the „@‟ sign.
Example
<script type="text/javascript">

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</script>
6.12 Animation in webpages

You can use JavaScript to create a complex animation having, but not limited to,
the following elements:
 Fireworks
 Fade Effect
 Roll-in or Roll-out
 Page-in or Page-out
 Object movements
JavaScript can be used to move a number of DOM elements (<img />, <div>, or
any other HTML element) around the page according to some sort of pattern
determined by a logical equation or function.
JavaScript provides the following two functions to be frequently used in
animation programs.
 setTimeout (function, duration) - This function calls function after
duration milliseconds from now.
 setInterval (function, duration) - This function calls function after
every duration milliseconds.
 clearTimeout (setTimeout_variable) - This function clears any timer
set by the setTimeout() function.

JavaScript can also set a number of attributes of a DOM object including its
position on the screen. You can set top and left attribute of an object to position it
anywhere on the screen. Here is its syntax.

// Set distance from left edge of the screen.

object.style.left = distance in pixels or points;
or
// Set distance from top edge of the screen.
object.style.top = distance in pixels or points;

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6.12.1 Manual Animation

So let's implement one simple animation using DOM object properties and
JavaScript functions as follows. The following list contains different DOM
methods.
 We are using the JavaScript function getElementById() to get a DOM
object and then assigning it to a global variable imgObj.
 We have defined an initialization function init() to initialize imgObj
where we have set its position and left attributes.
 We are calling initialization function at the time of window load.
 Finally, we are calling moveRight() function to increase the left distance
by 10 pixels. You could also set it to a negative value to move it to the left

Example
The following example.

<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript Animation</title>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>

<form>
<img id="myImage" src="D:/4.jpg" />
<p>Click button below to move the image to right</p>
<input type="button" value="Click Me" onclick="moveRight();"
/>
</form>
</body>
</html>

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Output

6
6.12.2 Automated Animation
In the above example, we saw how an image moves to right with every click. We
can automate this process by using the JavaScript function setTimeout() as
follows. Here we have added more methods. So let's see what is new here:
 The moveRight() function is calling setTimeout() function to set the
position of imgObj.
 We have added a new function stop() to clear the timer set by
setTimeout() function and to set the object at its initial position.

Example
The following example code.

<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript Animation</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var imgObj = null;
var animate ;
function init(){
imgObj = document.getElementById('myImage');
imgObj.style.position= 'relative';
imgObj.style.left = '0px';

}
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function moveRight(){
imgObj.style.left = parseInt(imgObj.style.left) + 10 + 'px';
animate = setTimeout(moveRight,20); // call moveRight in 20msec
}
function stop(){
clearTimeout(animate);
imgObj.style.left = '0px';
}
window.onload =init;
//-->
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<img id="myImage" src="/images/html.gif" />
<p>Click the buttons below to handle animation</p>
<input type="button" value="Start" onclick="moveRight();" />
<input type="button" value="Stop" onclick="stop();" />
</form>
</body> </html>
Output

6.13 Multimedia in webpages

The JavaScript navigator object includes a child object called plugins. This
object is an array, with one entry for each plug-in installed on the browser. The
navigator.plugins object is supported only by Netscape, Firefox, and Mozilla only.

Example
Here is an example that shows how to list down all the plug-on installed in your
browser:

<html>
<head>
<title>List of Plug-Ins</title>
</head>
<body>
<table border="1">
<tr><th>Plug-in
Name</th><th>Filename</th><th>Description</th></tr>

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6.13.1 Checking for Plug-Ins

Each plug-in has an entry in the array. Each entry has the following properties:
 name - is the name of the plug-in.
 filename - is the executable file that was loaded to install the plug-in.
 description - is a description of the plug-in, supplied by the developer.
 mimeTypes - is an array with one entry for each MIME type supported
by the plug-in.

You can use these properties in a script to find out the installed plug-ins, and then
using JavaScript, you can play appropriate multimedia file. Take a look at the
following example.

<html>
<head>
<title>Using Plug-Ins</title>
</head>
<body>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
media = navigator.mimeTypes["video/quicktime"];

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if (media){
document.write("<embed src='quick.mov' height=100 width=100>");
}
else{

document.write("<img src='quick.gif' height=100 width=100>");

}
</script>
</body>
</html>

NOTE: Here we are using HTML <embed> tag to embed a multimedia file.

6.13.2 Controlling Multimedia

Let us take a real example which works in almost all the browsers.

<html>
<head>
<title>Using Embeded Object</title>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>
<embed id="demo" name="demo"
src="http://www.amrood.com/games/kumite.swf"
width="318" height="300" play="false" loop="false"
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"
swliveconnect="true">
</embed>

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6.14 Image Map

You can use JavaScript to create client-side image map. Client-side image maps
are enabled by the usemap attribute for the <img /> tag and defined by special
<map> and <area> extension tags. The image that is going to form the map is
inserted into the page using the <img /> element as normal, except that it carries
an extra attribute called usemap. The value of the usemap attribute is the value of
the name attribute on the <map> element, which you are about to meet, preceded
by a pound or hash sign. The <map> element actually creates the map for the
image and usually follows directly after the <img /> element. It acts as a container
for the <area /> elements that actually define the clickable hotspots. The <map>
element carries only one attribute, the name attribute, which is the name that
identifies the map. This is how the <img /> element knows which <map> element
to use. The <area> element specifies the shape and the coordinates that define the
boundaries of each clickable hotspot. The following code combines image maps
and JavaScript to produce a message in a text box when the mouse is moved over
different parts of an image.
Example

<html>
<head>
<title>Using JavaScript Image Map</title>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name="myform">
<input type="text" name="stage" size="20" />
</form>

<img src="D:/usemap.gif" alt="HTML Map"
border="0" usemap="#abc"/>
<map name="abc">
<area shape="poly"
coords="74,0,113,29,98,72,52,72,38,27"
href="D:/html/index.htm" alt="Poly" target="_self"
onMouseOver="show('PERL')"

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onMouseOut="show('')"/>
<area shape="rect"
coords="22,83,126,125"
href="D:/index.htm" alt="rect"
target="_self"
onMouseOver="show('HTML')"
onMouseOut="show('')"/>
<area shape="circle"
coords="73,168,32"
href="D:/php/index.htm" alt="Circle"
target="_self"
onMouseOver="show('PHP')"
onMouseOut="show('')"/>
</map>
</body>
</html>

Output

6.15 Introduction to XML

XML stands for EXtensible Markup Language. It is a markup

language much like HTML. It was designed to describe data. XML tags are
not predefined in XML. You must define your own tags. XML is self-
describing. XML uses a DTD (Document Type Definition) to formally
describe the data. XML is a software- and hardware-independent tool for
storing and transporting data. It is a text-based markup language derived from
Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML).

6.15.1 Definition:
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language that defines a
set of rules for encoding documents in a format which is both human-
readable and machine-readable.

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6.15.2 Characteristics of XML
There are three important characteristics of XML that make it useful in a variety
of systems and solutions:
 XML is extensible: XML allows you to create your own self-descriptive
tags, or language, that suits your application.
 XML carries the data, does not present it: XML allows you to store the
data irrespective of how it will be presented.
 XML is a public standard: XML was developed by an organization
called the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is available as an
open standard.

6.15.3 Difference between XML & HTML

XML and HTML were designed with different goals:

 XML was designed to carry data - with focus on what data is
 HTML was designed to display data - with focus on how data looks
 XML tags are not predefined like HTML tags are

6.15.4 XML Usage

A short list of XML usage says it all:

 XML can work behind the scene to simplify the creation of HTML
documents for large web sites.
 XML can be used to exchange the information between organizations and
systems.
 XML can be used for offloading and reloading of databases.
 XML can be used to store and arrange the data, which can customize your
data handling needs.
 XML can easily be merged with style sheets to create almost any desired
output.
 Virtually, any type of data can be expressed as an XML document.

Check your progress 2

Q1. What is plug-in ?

Answer:_________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

Q2. What is Basic Validation ?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

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Q3. What is Regular expression?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q4. How many types of error ? what are they ?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q5. Write the syntax of try...catch...finally block ?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q6. Write the Full form of DOM ?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q7. Write the Full form of XML ?

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Q8. What is XML ?write its characteristics.

Answer:__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

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6.16 Reference

1. Java script Bible Gold Edition

2. www. Google.com
3.www. tutorialpoints.com
4. Wrox: Professional Java Script
5. Java wiley Java script Bible

6.17 Let us sum up

we have understood working with Objects,Numbers,Boolean,Strings,

Array and array management, Date and date management, mathematical

operations, regular expression, document object model, errors and

error handling, client side validation, animations in webpages,

multimedia in webpages, image map, working with xml

6.18 Check your progress –possible answers

Answers to check your progress 1

Q1. What are the four capabilities of oop ?

Answer: The four capabilities of oop are:

1. Inheritance
2. Encapsulation
3. Aggregation
4. Polymorphism

Q2. Write the use of New Operator?

Answer: The new operator is used to create an instance of an object. To create an

object, the new operator is followed by the constructor method.

Q3. Which method returns the square root of a number?

Answer: sqrt( )

Q4. Which method returns the absolute value of a number?

Answer: abs( )

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Q5. Which property returns a reference to the array function that created the
instance's prototype in java script?

Answer: constructor

Q5. What is array?

Answer: An array is a collection of data items, all of the same type, accessed
using a common name. Or The Array object lets you store multiple values in a
single variable. ... An array is used to store a collection of data, but it is often
more useful to think of an array as a collection of variables of the same type.

Q6. What is String?

Answer: The String object lets you work with a series of characters; it wraps
JavaScript‟s string primitive data type with a number of helper methods. As
JavaScript automatically converts between string primitives and String objects,
you can call any of the helper methods of the String object on a string primitive.

Q7. How many values represents by Boolean object?

Answer: The Boolean object represents two values, either "true" or "false".

Answers to check your progress 2

Q1. What is plug-in?

Answer: The JavaScript navigator object includes a child object called plugins.
This object is an array, with one entry for each plug-in installed on the browser.
The navigator.plugins object is supported only by Netscape, Firefox, and Mozilla
only.

Q2. What is Basic Validation?

Answer: First let us see how to do a basic form validation. In the above form, we
are calling validate () to validate data when onsubmit event is occurring. The
following code shows the implementation of this validate () function.

Q3. What is Regular expression?

Answer: A regular expression is an object that describes a pattern of characters.

The JavaScript RegExpclass represents regular expressions, and both String and

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RegExpdefine methods that use regular expressions to perform powerful pattern-
matching and search-and-replace functions on text.

Q4. How many types of error? What are they?

Answer: Three types of error. Syntax, logical & runtime error.

Q5. Write the syntax of try...catch...finally block ?

Answer:
Here is the try...catch...finally block syntax:

Q6. Write the Full form of DOM ?

Answer: DOM- Document Object Model

Q7. Write the Full form of XML ?

Answer: XML- Extensible Markup Language

Q8. What is XML ?write its characteristics.

Answer: Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language that

defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format which is both
human-readable and machine-readable.

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Characteristics of XML
There are three important characteristics of XML that make it useful in a variety
of systems and solutions:
 XML is extensible: XML allows you to create your own self-descriptive
tags, or language, that suits your application.
 XML carries the data, does not present it: XML allows you to store the
data irrespective of how it will be presented.
XML is a public standard: XML was developed by an organization called the
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is available as an open standard.

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