Document - Write ("Hello World!")

What is JavaScript?
JavaScript was designed to add interactivity to HTML pages JavaScript is a scripting language A scripting language is a lightweight programming language A JavaScript consists of lines of executable computer code A JavaScript is usually embedded directly into HTML pages JavaScript is an interpreted language (means that scripts execute without preliminary compilation) Everyone can use JavaScript without purchasing a license
Are Java and JavaScript the Same? NO! Java and JavaScript are two completely different languages in both concept and design! Java (developed by Sun Microsystems) is a powerful and much more complex programming language - in the same category as C and C++. What can a JavaScript Do?
JavaScript gives HTML designers a programming tool - HTML authors are normally not programmers, but JavaScript is a scripting language with a very simple syntax! Almost anyone can put small "snippets" of code into their HTML pages JavaScript can put dynamic text into an HTML page - A JavaScript statement like this: document.write("<h1>" + name + "</h1>") can write a variable text into an HTML page JavaScript can react to events - A JavaScript can be set to execute when something happens, like when a page has finished loading or when a user clicks on an HTML element JavaScript can read and write HTML elements - A JavaScript can read and change the content of an HTML element JavaScript can be used to validate data - A JavaScript can be used to validate form data before it is submitted to a server. This saves the server from extra processing JavaScript can be used to detect the visitor's browser - A JavaScript can be used to detect the visitor's browser, and - depending on the browser - load another page specifically designed for that browser JavaScript can be used to create cookies - A JavaScript can be used to store and retrieve information on the visitor's computer
How to Put a JavaScript Into an HTML Page <html> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> document.write("Hello World!") </script> </body> 1/20/
</html> The code above will produce this output on an HTML page: Hello World! Ending Statements With a Semicolon? With traditional programming languages, like C++ and Java, each code statement has to end with a semicolon. Many programmers continue this habit when writing JavaScript, but in general, semicolons are optional! However, semicolons are required if you want to put more than one statement on a single line. How to Handle Older Browsers Browsers that do not support JavaScript will display the script as page content. To prevent them from doing this, we may use the HTML comment tag: <script type="text/javascript"> <!-document.write("Hello World!") //--> </script> The two forward slashes at the end of comment line (//) are a JavaScript comment symbol. This prevents JavaScript from executing the line. Where to Put the JavaScript JavaScripts in a page will be executed immediately while the page loads into the browser. This is not always what we want. Sometimes we want to execute a script when a page loads, other times when a user triggers an event. Scripts in the head section: Scripts to be executed when they are called, or when an event is triggered, go in the head section. When you place a script in the head section, you will ensure that the script is loaded before anyone uses it. <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> .... </script> </head>
Scripts in the body section: Scripts to be executed when the page loads go in the body section. When you place a script in the body section it generates the content of the page. <html> <head> </head> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> .... </script> 2/20/
</body> <html> <head> <script src="xxx.js"></script> </head> <body> </body> </html> Scripts in both the body and the head section: You can place an unlimited number of scripts in your document, so you can have scripts in both the body and the head section. <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> .... </script> </head> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> .... </script> </body> Using an External JavaScript Sometimes you might want to run the same JavaScript on several pages, without having to write the same script on every page. To simplify this, you can write a JavaScript in an external file. Save the external JavaScript file with a .js file extension. Note: The external script cannot contain the <script> tag! To use the external script, point to the .js file in the "src" attribute of the <script> tag: Conditional Statements Very often when you write code, you want to perform different actions for different decisions. You can use conditional statements in your code to do this. In JavaScript we have the following conditional statements:

if statement - use this statement if you want to execute some code only if a specified condition is true if...else statement - use this statement if you want to execute some code if the condition is true and another code if the condition is false if...else if....else statement - use this statement if you want to select one of many blocks of code to be executed switch statement - use this statement if you want to select one of many blocks of code to be executed
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If Statement You should use the if statement if you want to execute some code only if a specified condition is true. Syntax if (condition) { code to be executed if condition is true } Note that if is written in lowercase letters. Using uppercase letters (IF) will generate a JavaScript error! Example 1 <script type="text/javascript"> //Write a "Good morning" greeting if //the time is less than 10 var d=new Date() var time=d.getHours() if (time<10) { document.write("<b>Good morning</b>") } </script> Note: When comparing variables you must always use two equals signs next to each other (==)! If...else Statement If you want to execute some code if a condition is true and another code if the condition is not true, use the if....else statement. Syntax if (condition) { code to be executed if condition is true } else { code to be executed if condition is not true }
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Example <script type="text/javascript"> //If the time is less than 10, //you will get a "Good morning" greeting. //Otherwise you will get a "Good day" greeting. var d = new Date() var time = d.getHours() if (time < 10) { document.write("Good morning!") } else { document.write("Good day!") } </script> If...else if...else Statement You should use the if....else if...else statement if you want to select one of many sets of lines to execute. Syntax if (condition1) { code to be executed if condition1 is true } else if (condition2) { code to be executed if condition2 is true } else { code to be executed if condition1 and condition2 are not true } Example <script type="text/javascript"> var d = new Date() var time = d.getHours() if (time<10) 5/20/
{ document.write("<b>Good morning</b>") } else if (time>10 && time<16) { document.write("<b>Good day</b>") } else { document.write("<b>Hello World!</b>") } </script> The JavaScript Switch Statement You should use the switch statement if you want to select one of many blocks of code to be executed. Syntax switch(n) { case 1: execute code block 1 break case 2: execute code block 2 break default: code to be executed if n is different from case 1 and 2 } This is how it works: First we have a single expression n (most often a variable), that is evaluated once. The value of the expression is then compared with the values for each case in the structure. If there is a match, the block of code associated with that case is executed. Use break to prevent the code from running into the next case automatically. Arithmetic Operators Operator + * / Description Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Example x=2, y=2 x+y x=5, y=2 x-y x=5, y=4 x*y 15/5 5/2 6/20/ Result 4 3 20 3 2.5
% ++ --
Modulus (division remainder) Increment Decrement
5%2 x=5 x++ x=5 x--
1 x=6 x=4
Assignment Operators Operator = += -= *= /= %= Example x=y x+=y x-=y x*=y x/=y x%=y Is The Same As x=y x=x+y x=x-y x=x*y x=x/y x=x%y
Comparison Operators Operator == === Description Example is equal to 5==8 returns false is equal to (checks for both value and type) x=5 y="5" x==y returns true x===y returns false 5!=8 returns true 5>8 returns false 5<8 returns true 5>=8 returns false 5<=8 returns true
!= > < >= <=
is not equal is greater than is less than is greater than or equal to is less than or equal to
Logical Operators Operator && Description and Example x=6 y=3 (x < 10 && y > 1) returns true x=6 y=3 (x==5 || y==5) returns false x=6 y=3 !(x==y) returns true String Operator 7/20/
||
or
not
A string is most often text, for example "Hello World!". To stick two or more string variables together, use the + operator. txt1="What a very" txt2="nice day!" txt3=txt1+ +txt2 The variable txt3 now contains "What a verynice day!". Conditional Operator JavaScript also contains a conditional operator that assigns a value to a variable based on some condition. Syntax Variablename=(condition)?value1:value2 Example greeting=(visitor=="PRES")?"Dear President ":"Dear " If the variable visitor is equal to PRES, then put the string "Dear President " in the variable named greeting. If the variable visitor is not equal to PRES, then put the string "Dear " into the variable named greeting.
In JavaScript we can create three kinds of popup boxes: Alert box, Confirm box, and Prompt box.
Alert Box
An alert box is often used if you want to make sure information comes through to the user. When an alert box pops up, the user will have to click "OK" to proceed. Syntax:
alert("sometext")
Confirm Box
A confirm box is often used if you want the user to verify or accept something. When a confirm box pops up, the user will have to click either "OK" or "Cancel" to proceed. Syntax:
confirm("sometext")
If the user clicks "OK", the box returns true. If the user clicks "Cancel", the box returns false.
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> function disp_confirm() { var r=confirm("Press a button") if (r==true) { document.write("You pressed OK!") } else { 8/20/
document.write("You pressed Cancel!") } } </script> </head> <body> <input type="button" onclick="disp_confirm()" value="Display a confirm box" /> </body> </html>
Prompt Box
A prompt box is often used if you want the user to input a value before entering a page. When a prompt box pops up, the user will have to click either "OK" or "Cancel" to proceed after entering an input value. If the user clicks "OK" the box returns the input value. If the user clicks "Cancel" the box returns null.
Syntax:
prompt("sometext","defaultvalue")
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> function disp_prompt() { var name=prompt("Please enter your name","Harry Potter") if (name!=null && name!="") { document.write("Hello " + name + "! How are you today?") } } </script> </head> <body> <input type="button" onclick="disp_prompt()" value="Display a prompt box" /> </body> </html>
JavaScript Functions
To keep the browser from executing a script when the page loads, you can put your script into a function. A function contains code that will be executed by an event or by a call to that function. You may call a function from anywhere within the page (or even from other pages if the function is embedded in an external .js file). Functions can be defined both in the <head> and in the <body> section of a document. However, to assure that the function is read/loaded by the browser before it is called, it could be wise to put it in the <head> section.
Example <html> <head>
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<script type="text/javascript"> function displaymessage() { alert("Hello World!") } </script> </head> <body> <form> <input type="button" value="Click me!" onclick="displaymessage()" > </form> </body> </html>
If the line: alert("Hello world!!") in the example above had not been put within a function, it would have been executed as soon as the line was loaded. Now, the script is not executed before the user hits the button. We have added an onClick event to the button that will execute the function displaymessage() when the button is clicked. You will learn more about JavaScript events in the JS Events chapter. How to Define a Function The syntax for creating a function is: function functionname(var1,var2,...,varX) { some code } var1, var2, etc are variables or values passed into the function. The { and the } defines the start and end of the function. Note: A function with no parameters must include the parentheses () after the function name: function functionname() { some code } Note: Do not forget about the importance of capitals in JavaScript! The word function must be written in lowercase letters, otherwise a JavaScript error occurs! Also note that you must call a function with the exact same capitals as in the function name. The return Statement The return statement is used to specify the value that is returned from the function. So, functions that are going to return a value must use the return statement. Example The function below should return the product of two numbers (a and b): function prod(a,b) { x=a*b return x } When you call the function above, you must pass along two parameters: 10/20/
product=prod(2,3) The returned value from the prod() function is 6, and it will be stored in the variable called product.
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> function product(a,b) { return a*b } </script> </head> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> document.write(product(4,3)) </script> <p>The script in the body section calls a function with two parameters (4 and 3).</p> <p>The function will return the product of these two parameters.</p> </body> </html> JavaScript Loops
Very often when you write code, you want the same block of code to run over and over again in a row. Instead of adding several almost equal lines in a script we can use loops to perform a task like this. In JavaScript there are two different kind of loops:
for - loops through a block of code a specified number of times while - loops through a block of code while a specified condition is true
The for Loop

The for loop is used when you know in advance how many times the script should run. Syntax
for (var=startvalue;var<=endvalue;var=var+increment) { code to be executed }

Example Explanation: The example below defines a loop that starts with i=0. The loop will continue to run as long as i is less than, or equal to 10. i will increase by 1 each time the loop runs. Note: The increment parameter could also be negative, and the <= could be any comparing statement.
<html> <body> <script type="text/javascript">
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var i=0 for (i=0;i<=10;i++) { document.write("The number is " + i) document.write("<br />") } </script> </body> </html>
JavaScript For...In Statement

The for...in statement is used to loop (iterate) through the elements of an array or through the properties of an object. The code in the body of the for ... in loop is executed once for each element/property. Syntax
for (variable in object) { code to be executed }

The variable argument can be a named variable, an array element, or a property of an object.
Example
Using for...in to loop through an array:
<html> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> var x var mycars = new Array() mycars[0] = "Saab" mycars[1] = "Volvo" mycars[2] = "BMW" for (x in mycars) { document.write(mycars[x] + "<br />") } </script> </body> </html>
The while loop

The while loop is used when you want the loop to execute and continue executing while the specified condition is true.
while (var<=endvalue) { code to be executed }
The do...while Loop

The do...while loop is a variant of the while loop. This loop will always execute a block of code ONCE, and then it will repeat the loop as long as the specified condition is true. This loop will always be executed at least once, even if the condition is false, because the code is executed before the condition is tested.
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do {
code to be executed } while (var<=endvalue)
JavaScript Events
Events are actions that can be detected by JavaScript.
Events
By using JavaScript, we have the ability to create dynamic web pages. Events are actions that can be detected by JavaScript. Every element on a web page has certain events which can trigger JavaScript functions. For example, we can use the onClick event of a button element to indicate that a function will run when a user clicks on the button. We define the events in the HTML tags. Examples of events:
A mouse click A web page or an image loading Mousing over a hot spot on the web page Selecting an input box in an HTML form Submitting an HTML form A keystroke
Note: Events are normally used in combination with functions, and the function will not be executed before the event occurs! The event occurs when... onabort onblur onchange onclick ondblclick onerror onfocus onkeydown onkeypress onkeyup onload onmousedown onmousemove onmouseout onmouseover onmouseup onreset onresize onselect onsubmit onunload Loading of an image is interrupted An element loses focus The user changes the content of a field Mouse clicks an object Mouse double-clicks an object An error occurs when loading a document or an image An element gets focus A keyboard key is pressed A keyboard key is pressed or held down A keyboard key is released A page or an image is finished loading A mouse button is pressed The mouse is moved The mouse is moved off an element The mouse is moved over an element A mouse button is released The reset button is clicked A window or frame is resized Text is selected The submit button is clicked The user exits the page
onload and onUnload
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The onload and onUnload events are triggered when the user enters or leaves the page. The onload event is often used to check the visitor's browser type and browser version, and load the proper version of the web page based on the information. Both the onload and onUnload events are also often used to deal with cookies that should be set when a user enters or leaves a page. For example, you could have a popup asking for the user's name upon his first arrival to your page. The name is then stored in a cookie. Next time the visitor arrives at your page, you could have another popup saying something like: "Welcome John Doe!".
onFocus, onBlur and onChange

The onFocus, onBlur and onChange events are often used in combination with validation of form fields. Below is an example of how to use the onChange event. The checkEmail() function will be called whenever the user changes the content of the field:
<input type="text" size="30" id="email" onchange="checkEmail()">;
onSubmit
The onSubmit event is used to validate ALL form fields before submitting it. Below is an example of how to use the onSubmit event. The checkForm() function will be called when the user clicks the submit button in the form. If the field values are not accepted, the submit should be cancelled. The function checkForm() returns either true or false. If it returns true the form will be submitted, otherwise the submit will be cancelled:
<form method="post" action="xxx.htm" onsubmit="return checkForm()">
onMouseOver and onMouseOut

onMouseOver and onMouseOut are often used to create "animated" buttons. Below is an example of an onMouseOver event. An alert box appears when an onMouseOver event is detected:
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com" onmouseover="alert('An onMouseOver event');return false"> <img src="w3schools.gif" width="100" height="30"> </a>
Example on On Blur
In this example we will execute some JavaScript code when a user leaves an input field:
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> function upperCase() { var x=document.getElementById("fname").value document.getElementById("fname").value=x.toUpperCase() } </script> </head> <body> Enter your name: <input type="text" id="fname" onblur="upperCase()"> </body> </html>
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<a href="../" onMouseOver="window.status='Welcome to Home page'; return true" onMouseOut="window.status='Enjoy reading JavaScript tutorials'; return true"> Visit Home page </a> </head> </html> JS Objects JS String JS Date JS Array JS Boolean JS Math
String Object Methods
Method anchor() big() blink() bold() charAt() charCodeAt() concat() fixed() fontcolor() fontsize() fromCharCode() indexOf() italics() lastIndexOf() link() match() replace() search() slice() small() split() strike() sub() substr() substring() sup() toLowerCase() toUpperCase() toSource() valueOf() Description Creates an HTML anchor Displays a string in a big font Displays a blinking string Displays a string in bold Returns the character at a specified position Returns the Unicode of the character at a specified position Joins two or more strings Displays a string as teletype text Displays a string in a specified color Displays a string in a specified size Takes the specified Unicode values and returns a string Returns the position of the first occurrence of a specified string value in a string Displays a string in italic Returns the position of the last occurrence of a specified string value, searching backwards from the specified position in a string Displays a string as a hyperlink Searches for a specified value in a string Replaces some characters with some other characters in a string Searches a string for a specified value Extracts a part of a string and returns the extracted part in a new string Displays a string in a small font Splits a string into an array of strings Displays a string with a strikethrough Displays a string as subscript Extracts a specified number of characters in a string, from a start index Extracts the characters in a string between two specified indices Displays a string as superscript Displays a string in lowercase letters Displays a string in uppercase letters Represents the source code of an object Returns the primitive value of a String object
Example using string function
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<html> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> var str="Visit Microsoft!" document.write(str+"<br>") document.write("Replacing "+str.replace(/Microsoft/,"W3Schools")) </script> </body> </html>
Example <html> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> var str="Hello world!" document.write(str.match("world") + "<br />") document.write(str.match("World") + "<br />") document.write(str.match("worlld") + "<br />") document.write(str.match("world!")) </script> </body> </html> Example to change style of string <html> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> var txt="Hello World!" document.write("<p>Big: " + txt.big() + "</p>") document.write("<p>Small: " + txt.small() + "</p>") document.write("<p>Bold: " + txt.bold() + "</p>") document.write("<p>Italic: " + txt.italics() + "</p>") document.write("<p>Blink: " + txt.blink() + " (does not work in IE)</p>") document.write("<p>Fixed: " + txt.fixed() + "</p>") document.write("<p>Strike: " + txt.strike() + "</p>") document.write("<p>Fontcolor: " + txt.fontcolor("Red") + "</p>") document.write("<p>Fontsize: " + txt.fontsize(16) + "</p>") 16/20/
document.write("<p>Lowercase: " + txt.toLowerCase() + "</p>") document.write("<p>Uppercase: " + txt.toUpperCase() + "</p>") document.write("<p>Subscript: " + txt.sub() + "</p>") document.write("<p>Superscript: " + txt.sup() + "</p>") document.write("<p>Link: " + txt.link("http://www.w3schools.com") + "</p>") </script> </body> </html>
JavaScript Date Object

The Date object is used to work with dates and times.
Defining Dates
The Date object is used to work with dates and times. We define a Date object with the new keyword. The following code line defines a Date object called myDate:
var myDate=new Date()

Note: The Date object will automatically hold the current date and time as its initial value!
Manipulate Dates
We can easily manipulate the date by using the methods available for the Date object. In the example below we set a Date object to a specific date (14th January 2010):
var myDate=new Date() myDate.setFullYear(2010,0,14)

And in the following example we set a Date object to be 5 days into the future:
var myDate=new Date() myDate.setDate(myDate.getDate()+5)

Note: If adding five days to a date shifts the month or year, the changes are handled automatically by the Date object itself!
Comparing Dates
The Date object is also used to compare two dates. The following example compares today's date with the 14th January 2010:
var myDate=new Date() myDate.setFullYear(2010,0,14) var today = new Date() if (myDate>today) alert("Today is before 14th January 2010") else alert("Today is after 14th January 2010")
Example <script type="text/javascript"> //You will receive a different greeting based 17/20/
//on what day it is. Note that Sunday=0, //Monday=1, Tuesday=2, etc. var d=new Date() theDay=d.getDay() switch (theDay) { case 5: document.write("Finally Friday") break case 6: document.write("Super Saturday") break case 0: document.write("Sleepy Sunday") break default: document.write("I'm looking forward to this weekend!") } </script> Example <html> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> var d=new Date() var weekday=new Array(7) weekday[0]="Sunday" weekday[1]="Monday" weekday[2]="Tuesday" weekday[3]="Wednesday" weekday[4]="Thursday" weekday[5]="Friday" weekday[6]="Saturday" document.write("Today it is " + weekday[d.getDay()]) </script> </body> </html>
Math Object Methods
Method abs(x) acos(x) asin(x) atan(x) Description Returns the absolute value of a number Returns the arccosine of a number Returns the arcsine of a number Returns the arctangent of x as a numeric value between -PI/2 and PI/2
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radians atan2(y,x) ceil(x) cos(x) exp(x) floor(x) log(x) max(x,y) min(x,y) pow(x,y) random() round(x) sin(x) sqrt(x) tan(x) toSource() valueOf() Returns the angle theta of an (x,y) point as a numeric value between -PI and PI radians Returns the value of a number rounded upwards to the nearest integer Returns the cosine of a number Returns the value of Ex Returns the value of a number rounded downwards to the nearest integer Returns the natural logarithm (base E) of a number Returns the number with the highest value of x and y Returns the number with the lowest value of x and y Returns the value of x to the power of y Returns a random number between 0 and 1 Rounds a number to the nearest integer Returns the sine of a number Returns the square root of a number Returns the tangent of an angle Represents the source code of an object Returns the primitive value of a Math object
Math Object
The Math object allows you to perform common mathematical tasks. The Math object includes several mathematical values and functions. You do not need to define the Math object before using it.
Mathematical Values
JavaScript provides eight mathematical values (constants) that can be accessed from the Math object. These are: E, PI, square root of 2, square root of 1/2, natural log of 2, natural log of 10, base-2 log of E, and base-10 log of E. You may reference these values from your JavaScript like this:
Math.E Math.PI Math.SQRT2 Math.SQRT1_2 Math.LN2 Math.LN10 Math.LOG2E Math.LOG10E
Mathematical Methods
In addition to the mathematical values that can be accessed from the Math object there are also several functions (methods) available. Examples of functions (methods): The following example uses the round() method of the Math object to round a number to the nearest integer:
document.write(Math.round(4.7))
The code above will result in the following output:
5
The following example uses the random() method of the Math object to return a random number between 0 and 1:
document.write(Math.random())
The code above can result in the following output:
0.6409775841418811
The following example uses the floor() and random() methods of the Math object to return a random number between 0 and 10:
document.write(Math.floor(Math.random()*11))
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The code above can result in the following output:
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What is JavaScript?

Modulus (division remainder) Increment Decrement

5%2 x=5 x++ x=5 x--

!= > < >= <=

The for Loop

for (var=startvalue;var<=endvalue;var=var+increment) { code to be executed }

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

JavaScript For...In Statement

for (variable in object) { code to be executed }

The while loop

while (var<=endvalue) { code to be executed }

The do...while Loop

code to be executed } while (var<=endvalue)

onload and onUnload

onFocus, onBlur and onChange

<input type="text" size="30" id="email" onchange="checkEmail()">;

<form method="post" action="xxx.htm" onsubmit="return checkForm()">

onMouseOver and onMouseOut

Example OnMouseOver and OnMouseOut Event <html> <head> 14/20/

Example using string function

JavaScript Date Object

var myDate=new Date()

var myDate=new Date() myDate.setFullYear(2010,0,14)

var myDate=new Date() myDate.setDate(myDate.getDate()+5)

Math.E Math.PI Math.SQRT2 Math.SQRT1_2 Math.LN2 Math.LN10 Math.LOG2E Math.LOG10E

The code above can result in the following output:

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