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JavaScript Projects for Kids

By : Omar Faruk Towaha
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JavaScript Projects for Kids

By: Omar Faruk Towaha

Overview of this book

JavaScript is the most widely-used programming language for web development and that's not all! It has evolved over the years and is now being implemented in an array of environments from websites to robotics. Learning JavaScript will help you see the broader picture of web development. This book will take your imagination to new heights by teaching you how to work with JavaScript from scratch. It will introduce you to HTML and CSS to enhance the appearance of your applications. You’ll then use your skills to build on a cool Battleship game! From there, the book will introduce you to jQuery and show you how you can manipulate the DOM. You’ll get to play with some cool stuff using Canvas and will learn how to make use of Canvas to build a game on the lines of Pacman, only a whole lot cooler! Finally, it will show you a few tricks with OOP to make your code clean and will end with a few road maps on areas you can explore further.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
11
Index

Draw the canvas


We will draw our canvas by adding the following function to our app.init.js file:

APP.canvas.Init = function () {
  APP.canvas = document.getElementById("main_canvas");
  APP.canvas.width = APP.MAP_WIDTH * APP.CELL_WIDTH;
  APP.canvas.height = APP.MAP_HEIGHT * APP.CELL_HEIGHT;
  APP.context = APP.canvas.getContext("2d");
  APP.context.fillStyle = APP.BG_COLOR;
  APP.context.fillRect(0, 0, APP.canvas.width, APP.canvas.height);
};

The app.key_handler.js file

Now, in the app.key_handler.js file, we will write our code to give the player the ability to move our rat using the keyboard. The code should look similar to the following:

APP.Keydown_Handler = function (event) {
  "use strict";
  var KEYS = {
    /* We will initialize the arrow keys first. 37 = left key, 38 
      = up key, 39 = right key and 40 = down key. */
    LEFT    : 37,
    UP      : 38,
    RIGHT   : 39,
    DOWN    : 40
  }; 
  /* This switch-case will handle the key pressing and the rat's 
    movement. */
  switch...