JavaScript: An Introduction (EWJS101)

Do you need to validate a form before the user submits it? Do you want to control the size and properties of a newly opened browser window? Do you want to add interactivity and dynamic content to your page? JavaScript is a great tool for all of these things and more.

Let us show you how JavaScript can enhance your web pages and how to design and code in such a way that users who turn their JavaScript off still get a great experience.

Course Outline:

• Introduction to JavaScript
  • what is JavaScript?
  • uses for JavaScript
  • introduction to client-side scripting
• JavaScript Syntax
  • commenting
  • reserved characters
  • operators
  • escaping charaters
  • debugging
• External Scripts
  • the script statement
  • formatting the included script files
• Working with Variables
  • defining variables
  • variable type and scope
  • incrementing/decrementing
• String Manipulation
  • string properties
  • substrings
  • index of
  • concatenation
• Advanced Programming
  • conditional statements
  • loops
  • functions
• Working with Forms
  • dynamically populating form fields
  • form validation
  • processing forms