You're reading from Professional JavaScript for Web Developers Discover an easy-to-learn guide to upgrade your JavaScript skills

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2019

Publisher Wiley

ISBN-13 9781119366447

Length 1144 pages

Edition 4th Edition

Languages

JavaScript

Tools

Combine

Concepts

Web Programming

Author (1):

Matt Frisbie

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Table of Contents (37) Chapters

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FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

1 What Is JavaScript?

2 JavaScript in HTML

3 Language Basics

4 Variables, Scope, and Memory

5 Basic Reference Types

6 Collection Reference Types

7 Iterators and Generators

8 Objects, Classes, and Object-Oriented Programming

9 Proxies and Reflect

10 Functions

11 Promises and Async Functions

12 The Browser Object Model

13 Client Detection

14 The Document Object Model

15 DOM Extensions

16 DOM Levels 2 and 3

17 Events

18 Animation and Graphics with Canvas

19 Scripting Forms

20 JavaScript APIs

21 Error Handling and Debugging

22 XML in JavaScript

23 JSON

24 Network Requests and Remote Resources

25 Client-Side Storage

26 Modules

27 Workers

28 Best Practices

A ES2018 and ES2019

B Strict Mode

C JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks

D JavaScript Tools

INDEX

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DOCUMENT MODES

Internet Explorer 5.5 introduced the concept of document modes through the use of doctype switching. The first two document modes were quirks mode, which made Internet Explorer behave as if it were version 5 (with several nonstandard features) and standards mode, which made Internet Explorer behave in a more standards-compliant way. Though the primary difference between these two modes is related to the rendering of content with regard to CSS, there are also several side effects related to JavaScript. These side effects are discussed throughout the book.

Since Internet Explorer first introduced the concept of document modes, other browsers have followed suit. As this adoption happened, a third mode called almost standards mode arose. That mode has a lot of the features of standards mode but isn't as strict. The main difference is in the treatment of spacing around images (most noticeable when images are used in tables).

Quirks mode is achieved in all browsers by omitting...