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Object-Oriented JavaScript
Jul, 2008 | 356 pages
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Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Object-Oriented JavaScript
Object-Oriented JavaScript
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Introduction
Introduction
A Bit of History
The Winds of Change
The Present
The Future
Object-Oriented Programming
OOP Summary
Setting up Your Training Environment
Using the Firebug Console
Summary
2
Primitive Data Types, Arrays, Loops, and Conditions
Primitive Data Types, Arrays, Loops, and Conditions
Variables
Operators
Primitive Data Types
Primitive Data Types Recap
Arrays
Conditions and Loops
Comments
Summary
Exercises
3
Functions
Functions
What is a Function?
Pre-defined Functions
Scope of Variables
Functions are Data
Closures
Summary
Exercises
4
Objects
Objects
From Arrays to Objects
Built-in Objects
Summary
Exercises
5
Prototype
Prototype
The prototype Property
Augmenting Built-in Objects
Summary
Exercises
6
Inheritance
Inheritance
Prototype Chaining
Inheriting the Prototype Only
Uber—Access to the Parent from a Child Object
Isolating the Inheritance Part into a Function
Copying Properties
Heads-up When Copying by Reference
Objects Inherit from Objects
Deep Copy
object()
Using a Mix of Prototypal Inheritance and Copying Properties
Multiple Inheritance
Parasitic Inheritance
Borrowing a Constructor
Summary
Case Study: Drawing Shapes
Exercises
7
The Browser Environment
The Browser Environment
Including JavaScript in an HTML Page
BOM and DOM—An Overview
BOM
DOM
Events
XMLHttpRequest
Summary
Exercises
8
Coding and Design Patterns
Coding and Design Patterns
Coding Patterns
Design Patterns
Summary
Reserved Words
Reserved Words
Keywords
Future Reserved Words
Built-in Functions
Built-in Functions
Built-in Objects
Built-in Objects
Object
Array
Function
Boolean
Number
String
Date
Math
RegExp
Error Objects
Regular Expressions
Regular Expressions
Index
Index

Appendix C. Built-in Objects

This Appendix lists the built-in constructor functions outlined in the ECMAScript standard, together with the properties and methods of the objects created by these constructors.

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