JavaScript

Welcome to the JavaScript section of Safalra’s Website. This section contains the following pages and subsections:

• JavaScript Widgets

  A subsection on JavaScript Widgets

• Prioritised Image Preloading In JavaScript

  Code to prioritise image preloading JavaScript

• Sortable Tables In JavaScript

  JavaScript code to allow tables to be sorted based on customisable criteria

• A Mac-style ‘Dock’ In JavaScript

  How to implement a Mac-style ‘dock’ in JavaScript

• JavaScript Progressive Raytracer

  A progressive raytracer implemented in JavaScript

• Smoothly Scrolling JavaScript Menus

  How to implement smoothly scrolling drop-down menus in JavaScript

• Pure JavaScript Internal Windows

  A demonstration of pure/true JavaScript windows

• JavaScript Drop-down Menus

  JavaScript can be used to make drop-down menus

• JavaScript Calendar

  JavaScript can be used to make calendars from which a date can be selected

• JavaScript Number Object Extensions

  Extensions for the JavaScript Number object in the form of 44 new functions

On my new code site:

• Smooth movement in JavaScript

  JavaScript code allowing smooth movement transition effects to be created

• Collapsible lists in JavaScript

  JavaScript code to create tree views - dynamically expandable and collapsible nested lists

• Scheduling tasks to run on load in JavaScript

  A JavaScript object allowing tasks to be prioritised and scheduled to run when the document has loaded

• Parsing query strings for get data in JavaScript

  JavaScript code to parse query strings and decode their GET data

• JavaScript queues

  A simple and efficient queue implementation for JavaScript whose dequeue function runs in amortised constant time

• Colour handling and processing in JavaScript

  JavaScript code for handling and processing colours in the RGB, HSV, and HSL colour spaces

• Detachable navigation using JavaScript

  How to use JavaScript to make navigation detach and scroll with the page

• DOM nodeType constants in JavaScript

  The nodeType property of a DOM node has the value of one of twelve constants defined in the Document Object Model specification

If you’re looking for a JavaScript book, one of the best is the 1000-page JavaScript: The Definitive Guide by David Flanagan, published by O’Reilly and now in its fifth edition. It covers all aspects of JavaScript and details the most common browser compatibility issues that you may encounter:

• JavaScript: The Definitive Guide at Amazon.com
• JavaScript: The Definitive Guide at Amazon.co.uk (for British readers)