Fully updated for the latest JavaScript standard and featuring a new chapter on HTML5 and jQuery

JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide shows how to create dynamic Web pages complete with special effects using today's leading Web development language. With the growth of HTML 5, JavaScript is expected to grow even more to script the canvas element, add drag and drop functionality, and more. This fast-paced tutorial provides step-by-step coverage of the fundamentals, including variables, functions, operators, event handlers, objects, arrays, strings, and forms. The book then moves to more advanced techniques, including debugging, accessibility, and security. This pedagogically rich, hands-on guide explains how JavaScript works with HTML 5 and covers the new features available in JavaScript.

Key Skills & Concepts—Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter

Ask the Expert—Q & A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips

Try This—Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills

Notes—Extra information related to the topic being covered

Tips—Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things

Self-Tests—End-of-chapter reviews to test your knowledge

Annotated syntax—Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated

Code downloads provided for projects in the book