Search icon CANCEL
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
JavaScript Projects for Kids

You're reading from   JavaScript Projects for Kids Gear up for a roller-coaster ride into the world of JavaScript and programming with this easy-to-follow, fun, and entertaining project-based guide

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785287176
Length 188 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Arrow right icon
Author (1):
Arrow left icon
Syed Omar Faruk Towaha Syed Omar Faruk Towaha
Author Profile Icon Syed Omar Faruk Towaha
Syed Omar Faruk Towaha
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

JavaScript methods


In the previous chapters, you learned how to print something using document.write(). Now, you will learn something more.

We will check the methods on both console and HTML document, as follows:

  • To show an alert or a pop-up box using JavaScript, we use the following method:

    alert("Hello World");

    Type this on the console and press Enter, you will see a pop-up box saying Hello World:

    You can write your code to show a pop-up box similar to the following on an HTML document:

    <html>
      <head>
        <title>Alert</title>
      </head>
      <body>
        <script type="text/javascript">
          alert("Hello World");
    
        </script>
      </body>
    </html>

    The output will be as follows:

  • If you want to take information from users, you need to use a prompt box to do this. Consider the following for example:

    • You want to take input of the username and print it on the main web page.

    • You can do this using the window.prompt() method.

    • The structure of window.prompt...

lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at $19.99/month. Cancel anytime