<HTML><HEAD> <!-- ------------------------------------------------ Hello World #4: Saying Hello with the Status Bar ------------------------------------------------ --> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!-- hide from old browsers /* THE JAVASCRIPT COOKBOOK by Erica Sadun, webrx@mindspring.com Copyright (c)1998 by Charles River Media. All Rights Reserved. This applet can only be re-used or modifed by license holders of the JavaScript Cookbook CD-ROM. Credit must be given in the source code and this copyright notice must be maintained. If you do not hold a license to the JavaScript Cookbook, you may NOT duplicate or modify this code for your own use. Use at your own risk. No warranty is given or implied of the suitability of this applet for any specific application. Neither Erica Sadun nor Charles River Media will be held responsible for any unwanted effects due to the use of this applet or any derivative. */ <!-- done hiding --></SCRIPT></HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="ffffff" link="0000ff" vlink="770077"> <FONT COLOR="007777"><H1><IMG SRC="../GRAFX/UTENS.JPG" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=50 ALIGN = LEFT>Communications 104</H1></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE> <FONT COLOR="770000"> I will say "Hello World" to the reader using the status bar when he presses the button below. </FONT> <FORM> <INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE=" Say Hello World to the Reader " onClick="window.status='Hello World'" > </FORM> </BLOCKQUOTE> <FONT COLOR="007777"><H2>Discussion</H2></FONT> <FONT SIZE=4> This fourth "hello" program uses the status bar on the bottom of the screen. to greet the reader. There are no JavaScript calls from the HTML body. Instead, a Button's <FONT COLOR="770000">onClick</FONT> event is used to trigger the call to set the <FONT COLOR="770000">window.status</FONT>. <h3>The Event Call</h3> <font color="770000" size=3><pre><null ><FORM><br><null > <INPUT <br><null > TYPE="button"<br><null > VALUE=" Say Hello World to the Reader "<br><null > onClick="window.status='Hello World'"<br><null > ><br><null ></FORM> </pre></font> </FONT> <h5>Copyright ©1996 by Charles River Media, All Rights Reserved</h5> </BODY> </HTML>