Index

B

b object, HTMLElement, 777

<b>, 777

backslash (\), escape code symbol, 195

base, HTMLBaseElement, 777

<base>, 777

baseFont, HTMLBaseFontElement, 777–778

<basefont>, 777

bdo object, HTMLElement, 778

<bdo>, 778

bgSound, document object, 778–779

<bgSound>, 778–779

big object, HTMLElement, 779

<big>, 779

binary arithmetic operators, 739

binary relational operators, 742

binary type operators, 741

binding methods. See event binding

bitwise operators, 81–85

combining with arithmetic or assignment operators, 84–85

list of, 82–83, 740

overview of, 34, 81–83

shift operators, 83–84

syntax reference, 740

truth tables for, 82

block statements, syntax reference, 744–745

blockQuote object, HTMLQuoteElement, 779–780

<blockquote>, 779–780

blocks, of code, 28, 77–78

blur events, 426

body object, HTMLBodyElement, 780–781

body property, Document object, 263

<body>, 370, 780

BOM (Browser Object Model), 21, 221

bookmarks, Web browsers, 19

Boole, George, 57

Boolean data type

conversion of, 734

converting to, 65

defined, 29

overview of, 57–58

Boolean object, built-in objects, 173, 781–782

border-width property, 492

br object, HTMLBRElement, 782

<br>, 782

break statements

flow control and, 106–108

labels and, 106–108, 747

loops and, 38–39, 105–106, 747

switch/case statements and, 100, 101–102, 746

breakpoints, debuggers, 706

browser capabilities detection, 535–554

advantages/disadvantages, 719

categories of detectable information, 539

defensive programming and, 718–720

implementation of, 551

Java, 543

JavaScript object, 542–543

JavaScript support, 540–541

JavaScript version, 541–542

languages, 548–549

Microsoft client, 549–551

Navigator object, 536–539

overview of, 535–536

plug-ins, 543–544

technology, 539–544

visual (screen object), 544–548

browser events, DOM2, 336

Browser Object Model (BOM), 21, 221

browser object models

IE 3, 240–241

IE 4, 241–246

IE 5, 5.5, and 6, 246–247

Konqueror, 247

Mozilla, 240

Netscape 3, 236–237

Netscape 4, 237–240

Netscape 6 and 7, 240

Opera, 247

Safari, 247

browser objects, 133–134

Event, 805–811

Frame, 822

History, 826–827

java, 832

list of, 224

Location, 838–839

Navigator, 843–845

in object model, 221

screen, 862–863

Window, 903–911

browser objects, proprietary

clientInformation, 786

clipboardData, 786–787

dataTransfer, 788–789

external, 817–818

mimeType, 843

namespace, 843

netscape, 852–853

Packages, 852–853

Plugin, 854

popup, 855

selection, 865–866

TextRange, 896–898

TextRectangle, 898–899

userProfile, 901–902

browsers

bookmarks, 19

bridging embedded objects with JavaScript, 557

button click simulation, 551–552

capability detection. see browser capabilities detection

control, 551

cookies. see cookies

debuggers, 707

DHTML and, 476

DOM document trees and, 261–262

error suppression and, 5–6

event handlers, 14

event model compatibility, 299

exceptions to same-origin policy, 682

IE extensions. see IE (Internet Explorer), extensions

innerbrowsing, 600–601

innerHTML property support, 291–292

innerText property support, 292–293

JavaScript support, 20

Mozilla extensions, 675–676

Netscape extensions, 672–673

outerHTML property support, 292–293

outerText property support, 292–293

plug-ins. see plug-ins

positioned regions, 478–480

preference settings, 552–554

security problems, 690–692

window extensions, 381–384

bubbling phase, DOM2 Event model, 330

built-in objects

ActiveXObject, proprietary, 772

Array. see Array object

Boolean, 173, 781–782

Date, 174–178, 789–793

Enumerator, 803

Error, 803–804

FileSystemObject, proprietary, 819

Function, 823–824

Global, 178–180, 824–825

Math, 180–183, 840–842

Number, 183, 847–848

Object, 848–849

overview of, 61, 133–134

RegExp. see RegExp object

String, 183–188, 867–870

syntax reference, 736

button clicks, simulating, 551–552

button object, HTMLButtonElement, 782–783

Button object, HTMLInputElement, 783–784

<button>, 425–426, 782–783

buttons, 423–426

by reference

passing composite types, 115–116

passing primitive types, 745

by value

passing composite types, 745

passing primitive types, 114–115