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The Art & Science of JavaScript

Table Of Contents

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0. Preface
   • Who Should Read This Book?
   • What’s Covered in This Book?
   • The Book’s Web Site
     • The Code Archive
     • Updates and Errata
   • The SitePoint Forums
   • The SitePoint Newsletters
   • Your Feedback
   • Conventions Used in This Book
     • Code Samples
     • Tips, Notes, and Warnings
1. 1. Fun with Tables
   • Anatomy of a Table
     • Accessing Table Elements with getElementById
     • Accessing Table Elements with getElementsByTagName
   • Sortable Columns
     • Making Our Tables Sortable
     • Performing the Sort
   • Creating Draggable Columns
     • Making the Table’s Columns Draggable
     • Dragging Columns without a Mouse
   • Summary
2. 2. Creating Client-side Badges
   • Badges—an Introduction
     • Too Many Badges Spoil the Broth
     • Out-of-the-box Badges
     • Server-side Badges
     • Custom Client-side Badges
   • Client-side Badge Options: Ajax and JSON
     • The Problem with Ajax
     • JSON: the Lightweight Native Data Format
     • Providing a Fallback for Failed Connections
   • Planning the Badge Script
   • The Complete Badge Script
     • Defining Configuration Variables
     • Defining Public Methods
     • Defining Private Methods
   • Calling for Server Backup
   • Summary
3. 3. Vector Graphics with canvas
   • Working with canvas
     • The canvas API
     • Thinking About Vector Graphics
     • Creating Shapes
   • Creating a Pie Chart
     • Drawing the Chart
     • Casting a Shadow
     • Updating the Chart Dynamically
   • canvas in Internet Explorer
   • Summary
4. 4. Debugging and Profiling with Firebug
   • Installing and Running Firebug
     • Installing Firefox and Firebug
     • First Steps with Firebug
     • Opening, Closing, and Resizing Firebug
     • Enabling and Disabling Firebug
   • The Many Faces of Firebug
     • Common Components
     • The Firebug Views
     • Switching Views
   • Using Firebug
     • Performing Rapid Application Development
     • Monitoring, Logging, and Executing with the Console
     • Viewing and Editing On the Fly
     • Debugging Your Application
     • Performance Tuning Your Application
   • Related Tools
     • Firebug Lite
     • YSlow
     • Microsoft Tools
     • Other Firefox Extensions
   • Summary
5. 5. Metaprogramming with JavaScript
   • The Building Blocks
     • (Nearly) Everything Is a Hash
     • Finding and Iterating through Properties in an Object
     • Detecting Types
     • There Are No Classes in JavaScript
     • Detecting whether a Function Was Called with new
     • Functions Are Objects
     • Understanding the arguments Array
     • Comprehending Closures
   • Metaprogramming Techniques
     • Creating Functions with Default Arguments
     • Working with Built-ins
     • Creating Self-optimizing Functions
     • Aspect-oriented Programming on a Shoestring
     • Better APIs through Dynamic Functions
     • Creating Dynamic Constructors
     • Simulating Traditional Object Orientation
   • Summary
6. 6. Building a 3D Maze with CSS and JavaScript
   • Basic Principles
     • Making Triangles
     • Defining the Floor Plan
     • Creating Perspective
   • Making a Dynamic View
     • Core Methods
     • Applying the Finishing Touches
     • Limitations of This Approach
   • Creating the Map View
   • Adding Captions
   • Designing a Floor Plan
   • Further Developments
     • Using the Callback
     • Blue-sky Possibilities
   • Summary
7. 7. Flickr and Google Maps Mashups
   • APIs, Mashups, and Widgets! Oh, My!
     • Flickr and Google Maps
     • Drawing a Map
     • Geotagging Photos
     • Getting at the Data
   • JSON
     • The Same-origin Restriction
   • Pulling it All Together
     • Enhancing Our Widget
     • Putting it All Together
   • Taking Things Further
   • Summary
8. Index