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Client-Side Scripting

JavaScript

JavaScript

produced by Netscape for use within HTML Web pages.

built into all the major modern browsers.

propertieslightweight, interpreted programming languageIntegrated with HTMLCross-platform

Usage

To improve the designTo validate formsDetect browsersCreate cookies

Syntax

<script language = “javascript” type = “text/javascript”>

/* Scripts will be written here

</script>

Where to use JavaScript

In the <head></head>Syntax:<html><head><title> JS in head</title><script language = “javascipt” type = “text/javascript”>

</script> </head><body><p> body goes here </p></body></html>

In the <body></body>Syntax:<html>

<head><title> JS in body</title></head><body><script language = “javascript” type = “text/javascript”> // scripts here</script></body></html>

Along with html elementsSyntax:<html><head><title>JS along html element </title><head><body><button onclick = “JavaScript:alert(‘button’)”> Button Clicked </button></body></html>

Linking to external JSSyntax:

<html><head><title>External JS Demo</title>

<script language = “JavaScript ” src = “demo.js”></script>

</head><body></body></html>

JavaScript cont..

Alerting a userConfirming user’s choicePrompting a users

Alert

Used to interact with a user by popping up an alert box.

It has an “OK” button by default.The user should click on the ok button or

close the alert box before proceeding.

How alerts work

<html><head><title>Alert box</title><script language=“JavaScript” type=“text/javascript”>

alert(‘Please click ok to continue’);</script></head>

Confirm Box

To get information back from the user.

Has got “yes” and “no” options.

How confirmation works

<html><head><title>Confirmation Box</title><script language=“javascript” type=“text/javascript”>

confirm(‘can I close this window?’);</script>

</head>

Prompt Box

To accept an input from a user.Has “ok” and “cancel” buttons

How prompt works

<html><head><title>Prompt Box</title><script language=“javascript” type=“text/javascript”>

prompt(‘what is your name:’ , ’enter your name’);

</script></head>

JavaScript cont…

Declaring and using variablesDecisions, loops and functionsEventsPage redirectionForm validation

variables

Can hold any type of dataYou can start by storing text and

then change to storing numbers without JavaScript having any problems.

How variables work

SyntaxUsing the keyword var

var x;x = 10;alert(x);

Decisions

if if … elseif … else if … elseswitch

if

Syntax if (condition)

{//executable code;

}

if … else

Syntaxif (condition)

{//something here

}else

{//some other thing

}

if … else if … elseSyntax

if (condition){//something here}else if (condition){//some other thing}else{//if both the conditions above are not true execute this}

How they works var x = 5;

if (x == 2){alert(x);}else if(x >5){alert(‘its five’);}else if(x == 5){document.write(‘the value of x is: ’ + x);}else{document.write(“no value found”);}

switchHas four (4) statements

Test statementCase statementBreak statementDefault statement

Switch cont…Syntax

switch(test){

case ‘1’: //some code here; break;

case ‘2’: // some code here; break;

default: //default code }

How switch works

var x = “honey”;switch(x)

{case “boy”: alert(x);

break;case “honey”: alert(“hello

” + x); break;default: alert(“you are not

” + x);}

Loops

Used to iterate while a condition is trueIf number of iteration is known use for loopOtherwise use while loopTo run the code at least one use do…while

loop

Loops cont…

Loops for loopwhile loopdo … while loop

for loop

for ( n= 1; n<= 3; n++){

document.write(n +“<br>”);

}

while loopvar degCent = 10;while ( degCent != 100)

{ document.write(degCent + “<br>”);

degCent += 10;}

do…while loop

execute at least once, regardless of whether the condition in the while statement evaluates to true.

var userAge;do

{userAge = prompt(“Please enter your

age: ”,””)}

while (isNaN(userAge) == true);

functions

Something that performs a particular taskinvoked by:•Event handlers•By statements elsewhere in the script.

Designed for reuse.

functions cont…

Syntax:function

functionName[arg1,arg2…] {statement[s];

}Remember: function is a keyword and arguments are optional.

How it works<html><head><title>How to create a function in JavaScript</title>

<script language=”javascript” type=”text/javascript”>function displayName(x){x = prompt(“What is your name please?”,”Enter your name”);alert(“Hello” + x);

}</script>

</head><body>

<script language=”javascript” type=”text/javascript”>displayName(x);</script>

</body></html>

Events

Used to interact with users• onclick • onmouseover• onmouseout• onLoad• onUnload

How onclick works<body>

<script language=”javascript” type=”text/javascript”>function showDate(){document.write(Date());}</script><button onclick=”showDate()”>Show Date</button>

</body>

How onmouseover works<body>

<script language=”javascript” type=”text/javascript”>

function displayAlert(){alert(“Your mouse is on the paragraph”);}</script>

<p onmouseover=”displayAlert()”>hover your pointer </p>

</body>

How onmouseout works<body>

<script language=”javascript” type=”text/javascript”>

function displayAlert(){

alert(“please put your mouse over the paragraph”);

}</script>

<p onmouseout=”displayAlert()”>hover your pointer </p></body>

onLoad and onUnload

<body onLoad="alert('Hello')" onUnload="alert('Goodbye')">

Page redirectionWhen you click a URL to reach to a page X but

internally you are directed to another page Y that simply happens because of page re-direction.

Why?Changing your domain nameSearch engine already indexed your

domain nameLoad a specific webpage for a specific

browser version

Page redirection cont…To redirect your site visitors to a new page, you

just need to add a line in your head section as follows:

<head><script type="text/javascript">

window.location="http://newlocation";</script></head>

Form validation

Used to occur at the server, after the client had entered all necessary data and then pressed the Submit button.

Was lengthy process and over burdening server.

Basic validationData format validation

Basic Validation

Make sure data was entered into each form field that required it.

How it works

Data format validation

The data that is entered must be checked for correct form and value

How it works

Document Object Model inJavaScript

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