In today's Web 2.0 world, JavaScript and Dynamic HTML are at the center of the hot new approach to designing highly interactive pages on the client side. With this environment in mind, the new edition of this book offers bite-sized solutions to very specific scripting problems that web developers commonly face. Each recipe includes a focused piece of code that you can insert right into your application. Why is JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook so popular? After reading thousands of forum threads over the years, author and scripting pioneer Danny Goodman has compiled a list of problems that frequently vex scripters of various experience levels. For every problem he addresses, Goodman not only offers code, but a discussion of how and why the solution works. Recipes range from simple tasks, such as manipulating strings and validating dates in JavaScript, to entire libraries that demonstrate complex tasks, such as cross-browser positioning of HTML elements, sorting tables, and implementing Ajax features on the client. Ideal for novices as well as experienced scripters, this book contains more than 150 recipes for:

• Working with interactive forms and style sheets

• Presenting user-friendly page navigation

• Creating dynamic content via Document Object Model scripting

• Producing visual effects for stationary content

• Positioning HTML elements

• Working with XML data in the browser

Recipes in this Cookbook are compatible with the latest W3C standards and browsers, including Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2, Safari, and Opera 9. Several new recipes provide client-side Ajax solutions, and many recipes from the previous edition have been revised to help you build extensible user interfaces for Web 2.0 applications. If you want to write your own scripts and understand how they work, rather than rely on a commercial web development framework, the JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook is a must.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 31 Ratings

Not what I thought it would be. - 2008-07-14
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The book doesn't go in-depth in it's explainations. It is written more for the seasoned script writer and not the beginner. I found it very confusing and not enough detail to be of any use to me. I preferred "Javascript, Demystified".

JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook - 2009-04-20
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I can honestly say this is the best JavaScript reference I have ever read. The writing style is both engaging and informative. Every recipe presents solutions to common scripting problems that are browser neutral, and "best practices" style JavaScript. If you don't already own JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook (2nd edition), I suggest you make this your next purchase.

Great for reference and learning - 2009-12-30
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I was still relatively new to Javascript when I got this book, so I just went through all of the code examples one-by-one to see how they worked. It was a great way to learn, and the book has stayed on my desk ever since for reference.

Very useful, lots of gems - 2009-06-19
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I'm a beginner/intermediate JS programmer and I found this book tremendously useful. I had to design a site for control and monitoring of an embedded device and this book more than paid for itself in the first few weeks. This is not for beginners, although I learned a great deal about the DOM and several JS browser-specific quirks simply by perusing the various "recipes". I would recommend that beginners start with a tutorial-style book first or some of the free online stuff, such as [...] and then get this book. If you use only a few of the recipes and it saves you time, its more than worth the price.

Good JS book - 2009-03-18
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Like most of the cookbooks, this is perfect for a new JS programmer - like me.

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