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Javascript Intro

JavaScript is a scripting language used primarily for client-side web development. It was originally created by Brendan Eich at Netscape under different names before being renamed to JavaScript and first deployed in Netscape Navigator 2.0 in 1995. Despite its name, JavaScript is unrelated to the Java programming language. JavaScript can add interactivity to HTML pages by modifying elements, validating input, and reacting to events. It is embedded directly into HTML and interpreted by browsers without compilation. Variables, operators, and different types of popup boxes like alerts, confirms, and prompts allow JavaScript to collect and display information to users.

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Javascript Intro

JavaScript is a scripting language used primarily for client-side web development. It was originally created by Brendan Eich at Netscape under different names before being renamed to JavaScript and first deployed in Netscape Navigator 2.0 in 1995. Despite its name, JavaScript is unrelated to the Java programming language. JavaScript can add interactivity to HTML pages by modifying elements, validating input, and reacting to events. It is embedded directly into HTML and interpreted by browsers without compilation. Variables, operators, and different types of popup boxes like alerts, confirms, and prompts allow JavaScript to collect and display information to users.

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An Introduction

Introduction
JavaScript is a scripting language most often used for

client-side web development


JavaScript was originally developed by Brendan Eich

of Netscape under the name Mocha, later LiveScript,


and finally renamed to JavaScript
JavaScript was first introduced and deployed in the

Netscape browser version 2.0B3 in December of 1995


JavaScript vs Java
JavaScript and Java has only syntactic relationship
Characterized by many as a marketing ploy by Netscape to
give JavaScript the cachet of what was then the hot new
web-programming language..
Despite the name, JavaScript is unrelated to the
Java programming language
Java (developed by Sun Microsystems) is a powerful and
much more complex programming language
What is Javascript?
JavaScript was designed to add interactivity to HTML pages

JavaScript is a scripting language

A JavaScript consists of lines of executable computer code

A JavaScript is usually embedded directly into HTML pages

JavaScript is an interpreted language (means that scripts

execute without preliminary compilation)


Everyone can use JavaScript without purchasing a license
What can a JavaScript Do?

JavaScript gives HTML designers a programming tool

JavaScript can put dynamic text into an HTML page

JavaScript can react to events

JavaScript can read and write HTML elements

JavaScript can be used to validate data

JavaScript can be used to detect the visitor's browser

JavaScript can be used to create cookies


How to insert to Javascript?
The HTML <script> tag is used to insert a JavaScript
into an HTML page.
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write("Hello World!")
</script>
</body>
</html>
The Semicolon
Many programmers continue this habit when writing

JavaScript,
But in general, semicolons are optional!

However, semicolons are required if you want to put

more than one statement on a single line.


Handling Older Browsers

 Browsers that do not support JavaScript will display the script as page content. To

prevent them from doing this, we may use the HTML comment tag:

<script type="text/javascript">

<!–

document.write("Hello World!")

//-->

</script>

The two forward slashes at the end of comment line (//) are a JavaScript comment
symbol. This prevents the JavaScript compiler from compiling the line.
JavaScript Head Vs Body

JavaScripts in the body section will be executed

WHILE the page loads.


JavaScripts in the head section will be executed when

CALLED.
External JS
Sometimes you might want to run the same
JavaScript on several pages, without having to write
the same script on every page.
To simplify this, you can write a JavaScript in an
external file. Save the external JavaScript file with a .js
file extension.
Note: The external script cannot contain the <script>
tag!
To use the external script, point to the .js file in the
"src" attribute of the <script> tag:
External JS
JavaScript Variables

A variable is a "container" for information you want to


store.
Rules for variable names:
Variable names are case sensitive
They must begin with a letter or the underscore
character
You can create a variable with the var statement:
var strname = some value
You can also create a variable without the var statement:
strname = some value
Operators
As normal to other C Based Langs
JavaScript Popup Boxes

In JavaScript we can create three kinds of popup


boxes
Alert
Alert : An alert box is often used if you want to make
sure information comes through to the user.
alert("sometext")
Confirm
A confirm box is often used if you want the user to
verify or accept something.
When a confirm box pops up, the user will have to
click either "OK" or "Cancel" to proceed.
If the user clicks "OK", the box returns true. If the
user clicks "Cancel", the box returns false.
confirm("sometext")
Prompt Box

A prompt box is often used if you want the user to


input a value before entering a page.
When a prompt box pops up, the user will have to
click either "OK" or "Cancel" to proceed after entering
an input value.
If the user clicks "OK" the box returns the input
value. If the user clicks "Cancel" the box returns null.
Syntax:
prompt("sometext","defaultvalue")

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