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* '''Client-side''' JavaScript extends the core language by supplying objects to control a browser and its Document Object Model (DOM). e.g, client-side extensions allow an application to place elements on an HTML form and respond to user events such as mouse clicks, form input, and page navigation. | * '''Client-side''' JavaScript extends the core language by supplying objects to control a browser and its Document Object Model (DOM). e.g, client-side extensions allow an application to place elements on an HTML form and respond to user events such as mouse clicks, form input, and page navigation. | ||
* JS as opposed to say, Java, is loosely typed. | * JS as opposed to say, Java, is loosely typed. | ||
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| + | = Values, Variables and Literals = | ||
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| + | * JS is dynamically typed. So, the following is possible: | ||
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| + | <syntaxhighlight lang="javascript"> | ||
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| + | var ans = 42; | ||
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| + | ans = "Forty two"; | ||
| + | |||
| + | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
Revision as of 03:26, 6 December 2012
Intro
- JS is a cross-platform object oriented scripting language.
- Is designed for easy embedding in other products and applications, such as web browsers.
- Core JS consists of a set of objects e.g. Array, Date and Math and language elements such as operators and control structures.
- Client-side JavaScript extends the core language by supplying objects to control a browser and its Document Object Model (DOM). e.g, client-side extensions allow an application to place elements on an HTML form and respond to user events such as mouse clicks, form input, and page navigation.
- JS as opposed to say, Java, is loosely typed.
Values, Variables and Literals
- JS is dynamically typed. So, the following is possible:
var ans = 42;
ans = "Forty two";
