Index

I

i object, HTMLElement, 828

I/O (input/output), 40–42

<i>, 828

id attribute, document access, 231, 262

identifiers

capitalization and, 68

consistency of conventions for, 69

definition of, 24

formal restrictions, 67

naming variables, 67–68

reserved words and, 917

short names, 68–69

variable, 28–29, 47

IE (Internet Explorer)

collections, 232, 645–646

conditional compilation, 648–650

contextual activations and, 521

debugger for, 707–709

document properties, IE 3, 240–241

document properties, IE 4, 241–246

document properties, IE 5, 5.5, and 6, 246–247

DOM and, 620–624

DOM document trees and, 261

Enumerator object, 647

error handlers, 710–712

event methods, 808–809

event model. see event model, IE 4+

events, 814–817

hiding proprietary features from other browsers, 645

innerHTML property support, 291

innerText property support, 292–293

JScript versions corresponding to,

641, 731

language detection, 548

Microsoft client capability detection, 549–551

Netscape versions corresponding to, 731

nonstandard event handlers available in, 303–309

outerHTML property support, 292–293

outerText property support, 292–293

plug-ins, 569–570

positioned regions, 479–480

preference settings, 553–554

proprietary features by version, 651–653

runtime errors in, 700

Screen object detection, 547

security zones, 686–690

signed scripts for security, 683–684

simulating browser activities, 551

state extensions, 531–532

syntax errors, 700

well-formed XML, 604

XML and, 620–624, 632

XML data islands, 618–619, 630–632

XSL client-side support, 611

IE (Internet Explorer), extensions, 641–672

ActiveX objects, 655–657

CSS Filters, 654–655

Data Binding model, 660–662

DHTML behaviors, 664–670

dynamic properties, 662–664

HTML applications, 657–660

JScript capabilities, 671

JScript proprietary features, 645–650

JScript versions, 643–645

JScript's relationship to ECMAScript, 642

pop-up windows, 670–671

proprietary browser features by browser versions, 650–654

Window object, 381–383

if statements

Booleans and, 57–58

else statements and, 36, 97

forms of, 746

switch/case statements and, 98

syntax, 97

iframe object, HTMLIFrameElement, 828

<iframe>, 375–376

<ilayer>, 834

Image object, HTMLImageElement

elements[ ] collection, 394

methods, 831

one-way communication with servers, 583

overview of, 829

properties, 464–467, 830–831

remote JavaScript one-way communication, 583–584

remote JavaScript two-way communication, 586–588

rollover buttons not supporting, 468–469

images[ ] collection, 394–396, 463, 542

<img>

correspondence to Image object, 394, 463, 829

event binding not supported by, 468

form image tags and, 424–425

one-way communication with servers, 583

rollover buttons, 467

implicit declaration, of variables, 48, 69–70

import/export, 109

increment operator (++), 85–86

index property, exec( ) method, 205

indexes, array elements, 62

indexOf( ) method, String object, 185

infinite loops, browser security, 690–691

Infinity/-Infinity values, 51–52

inheritance

in OOP, 157

via prototype chain, 156

initial, object model, 223–224

inline frames (<iframe>), 375–376

inline styles, 276–282, 494

innerbrowsing, 600–601

innerHTML property, 291–292, 483

innerText property, 292–293

input element, forms, 421–423

input object, HTMLInputElement, 832

input property, exec( ) method, 205

<input type="button"/>, 783

<input type="checkbox", 785

<input type="file">, 436

<input type="hidden"...>, 826

<input type="password"...>, 854

<input type="radio">, 856

<input type="reset">, 859

<input type="submit">, 888

<input type="text">, 893

input/output (I/O), 40–42

<input>, 421–423

buttons, 423–424

checkboxes, 431–435

document object corresponding to, 832

file upload fields, 436

generalized buttons, 425–426

hidden fields, 435

image buttons, 424–425

properties and methods, 421–423

radio buttons, 431–435

text fields, 426–428

ins object, HTMLModElement, 832

<ins>, 832

insertBefore( ) method, DOM nodes, 265

instance properties

objects, 136–137, 735

RegExp object, 208–209

syntax, 735

integers, numeric data type, 49

Internet Explorer. See IE (Internet Explorer)

Internet, security policies, 685–686

interval methods, Window object, 369–370

invoking functions, 63

isIndex object, HTMLIsIndexElement, 832

<isindex>, 832

iteration. See loops