The Web Wizard's Guide to JavaScript
by Steven G. Estrella

The code listings from the text are available here. Please buy the book for complete explanations of all the code listings. Each link opens a new window. View the source code of each page using your Web browser's view source feature (usually under the view menu).

You may download the mylibrary.js file using this link. Right-click (Windows) or control-click (Mac) to download the link to disk. Open it with any text editor.

Chapter 1: JavaScript Basics

listing 1.1 (a simple document with a single image)
listing 1.2 (same document with simple rollover)
listing 1.3 (simple button and function example)

Chapter 2: Enhancing Web Pages

listing 2.1 (example of sequence)
listing 2.2 (example of looping)
listing 2.3 (example of conditional branching)
listing 2.4 (example of an internal script)
listing 2.6 (use of the external script, mylibrary.js download here)
listing 2.8 (HTML Builder application to create Web pages)
listing 2.9 (JavaScript Code Lab)

Chapter 3: Working with Forms

listing 3.1 (survey, modified from text to work with CGI)
listing 3.2 (survey with validation, modified from text to work with CGI)
listing 3.3 (autoformat information typed by your visitor)
listing 3.4 (survey with feedback and radio button controls)
listing 3.5 (survey with feedback and check box controls)
listing 3.6 (survey with feedback and selection menu control)
listing 3.7 (quiz that grades itself)

Chapter 4: Image Swapping

listing 4.1 (basic page with static image)
listing 4.2 (simple rollover)
listing 4.3 (better rollover with preloading)
listing 4.4 (multiple rollovers)
listing 4.5 (double rollovers)

Chapter 5: More Image Swapping

listing 5.1 (slide show with captions)
listing 5.2 (animated banner with links)

Chapter 6: Dates and Times

listing 6.1 (a basic clock)
listing 6.2 (a better clock)
listing 6.3 (dynamic greetings)
listing 6.4 (decision-making clock with dates)
listing 6.5 (countdown to retirement)

Chapter 7: Cookies

listing 7.2 (your first cookie)
listing 7.3 (cookie factory)
listing 7.4 (Flag store, cookies in commerce)
listing 7.5 (checkout screen for the Flag store)

Chapter 8: Frames and Windows

listing 8.1 (HTML Builder with Window Generator)
listing 8.2 (the window.confirm() method)
listing 8.3 (getting in and out of frames)
listing 8.6 (HTML Builder with Frames)

Chapter 9: Useful Techniques

listing 9.1 (interactive chart of Web-safe colors)
listing 9.2 (image maps)
listing 9.3 (browser information)
listing 9.4 (status bar changes)
listing 9.5 (scrolling text in a field)

The Web Wizard's Guide to JavaScript by Steven G. Estrella