Chapter 6. JavaScript

JavaScript is the programming language used to manipulate web pages in browsers. It is the technology that puts the "dynamic" into Dynamic HTML. Learning JavaScript is essential for anyone enhancing or developing web applications, and of course, it is well integrated into the fabric of Domino web development.

If you already have a good grasp of JavaScript, your focus should be on how to incorporate JavaScript into Domino applications. There is no special version of JavaScript for Domino, but how you work with JavaScript in this environment may seem a little foreign.

In classic Domino applications, JavaScript worked only in browsers. Version 8.5 changed this, and set the stage for using JavaScript in server-side agents. This chapter focuses on using JavaScript in the classic sense, to manipulate form and page elements in browsers. Code samples are intended to illustrate concepts and strategies but not finished products. Use the samples as starting points for your own...