Javascript : the definitive guide / David Flanagan

Includes bibliographical references and index.

JavaScript: The Definitive Guide -- Dedication -- SPECIAL OFFER: Upgrade this ebook with O'Reilly -- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files -- Preface -- Conventions Used in This Book -- Example Code -- Errata and How to Contact Us -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction to JavaScript -- Core JavaScript -- Client-Side JavaScript -- Example: A JavaScript Loan Calculator -- I. Core JavaScript -- 2. Lexical Structure -- Character Set -- Case Sensitivity -- Whitespace, Line Breaks, and Format Control Characters -- Unicode Escape Sequences -- Normalization -- Comments -- Literals. Compound and Empty Statements -- Declaration Statements -- var -- function -- Conditionals -- if -- else if -- switch -- Loops -- while -- do/while -- for -- for/in -- Property enumeration order -- Jumps -- Labeled Statements -- break -- continue -- return -- throw -- try/catch/finally -- Miscellaneous Statements -- with -- debugger -- "use strict" -- Summary of JavaScript Statements -- 6. Objects -- Creating Objects -- Object Literals -- Creating Objects with new -- Prototypes -- Object.create() -- Querying and Setting Properties -- Objects As Associative Arrays -- Inheritance. Identifiers and Reserved Words -- Reserved Words -- Optional Semicolons -- 3. Types, Values, and Variables -- Numbers -- Integer Literals -- Floating-Point Literals -- Arithmetic in JavaScript -- Binary Floating-Point and Rounding Errors -- Dates and Times -- Text -- String Literals -- Escape Sequences in String Literals -- Working with Strings -- Pattern Matching -- Boolean Values -- null and undefined -- The Global Object -- Wrapper Objects -- Immutable Primitive Values and Mutable Object References -- Type Conversions -- Conversions and Equality -- Explicit Conversions. Object to Primitive Conversions -- Variable Declaration -- Repeated and Omitted Declarations -- Variable Scope -- Function Scope and Hoisting -- Variables As Properties -- The Scope Chain -- 4. Expressions and Operators -- Primary Expressions -- Object and Array Initializers -- Function Definition Expressions -- Property Access Expressions -- Invocation Expressions -- Object Creation Expressions -- Operator Overview -- Number of Operands -- Operand and Result Type -- Lvalues -- Operator Side Effects -- Operator Precedence -- Operator Associativity -- Order of Evaluation -- Arithmetic Expressions. The + Operator -- Unary Arithmetic Operators -- Bitwise Operators -- Relational Expressions -- Equality and Inequality Operators -- Comparison Operators -- The in Operator -- The instanceof Operator -- Logical Expressions -- Logical AND (& &) -- Logical OR (||) -- Logical NOT (!) -- Assignment Expressions -- Assignment with Operation -- Evaluation Expressions -- eval() -- Global eval() -- Strict eval() -- Miscellaneous Operators -- The Conditional Operator (?:) -- The typeof Operator -- The delete Operator -- The void Operator -- The Comma Operator (,) -- 5. Statements -- Expression Statements.

Since 1996, JavaScript: The Definitive Guide has been the bible for JavaScript programmers-a programmer's guide and comprehensive reference to the core language and to the client-side JavaScript APIs defined by web browsers. The 6th edition covers HTML5 and ECMAScript 5. Many chapters have been completely rewritten to bring them in line with today's best web development practices. New chapters in this edition document jQuery and server side JavaScript. It's recommended for experienced programmers who want to learn the programming language of the Web, and for current JavaScript programmers who want to master it. "A must-have reference for expert JavaScript programmers ... well-organized and detailed."--Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript, CTO of Mozilla "I made a career of what I learned from JavaScript: The Definitive Guide."--Andrew Hedges, Tapulous.