RISC User Series

Juggling JavaScript

A series explaining the workings of the Web page scripting language

Introducing JavaScript by Alan Wrigley

11:7 OP Introducing JavaScript
Alan Wrigley takes a first look at this powerful script language for Web pages, and explains why it really has nothing to do with Java at all

Juggling JavaScript by Mark Moxon

12:1 OP Juggling JavaScript
JavaScript has hit the Acorn market, so what better time to start to learn it? Mark Moxon kicks off a series looking at the language that puts the excitement in your Web pages
12:2 OP Variables, Operators and Statements
Mark Moxon continues his series on JavaScript with a further look at the basics: variables, operators and statements
12:3 OP Statements and Functions
In part three of his JavaScript series Mark Moxon finishes off looking at statements and moves on to functions
12:4 OP Taking the Bull by the Horns
In part four of his JavaScript series Mark Moxon finally gets to his first JavaScript program: oh, the thrill of it!
12:5 OP The JavaScript Object Model
In part five of his JavaScript series Mark Moxon examines the JavaScript object model
12:6 OP Document Object Model
Mark Moxon starts to explore the JavaScript document object model with an example script that tells your fortune
12:7 OP JavaScript Rollovers
In part seven of his series on JavaScript Mark Moxon explains how to do rollovers, images that change when under the mouse pointer
12:8 OP Event Handlers
Mark Moxon looks at more JavaScript event handlers and introduces a neat way to navigate Web sites
12:9 OP Validating Forms
Mark Moxon looks at a way of using JavaScript to validate information typed into forms in Web pages without having to use CGI scripts
12:10 OP Solid State
Mark Moxon takes a look at cookies and how to use them to create 'state' in Web pages