JavaScript & DOM Tips, Tricks, and Techniques (Volume 1)
JavaScript & DOM Tips, Tricks, and Techniques (Volume 1)
Quick Tips for All Levels of Developers
About the Book
This is a collection of JavaScript and DOM scripting tips that are applicable to all levels of JavaScript and front-end development. Almost all tips cover techniques and technologies that work in all browsers.
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- JavaScript Naming Conventions
- insertAdjacentHTML()
- getBoundingClientRect()
- textContent()
- scrollIntoView()
- The <table> API
- Array Manipulation Tips
- Pattern Matching
- Strict Mode
- The + Operator
- contains()
- Document Fragments
- querySelector() and querySelectorAll()
-
Implied eval()
- 1. The Function() constructor
-
2. Passing a string literal to a
setTimeout()
orsetInterval()
call - 3. Using document.write()
- selectionStart and selectionEnd
- activeElement
- removeEventListener()
- window.matchMedia()
- Try, Catch, Throw
- setSelectionRange()
- classList
- stopPropagation()
- The location Object
- normalize() and splitText()
- Pseudo-Elements in JavaScript
- lastIndexOf()
- The continue Statement
- event.button
- The keypress and keydown Events
-
Invoking Functions
- As a function
- As a method
- As a constructor
- Using apply() and call()
- Mouse Coordinates
- Array.every()
-
Function.call() and Function.apply()
- Using .call()
- Using .apply()
- Function.bind()
-
More on Function.bind()
- Partially Apply a Function
- Partial Application vs Currying?
- The arguments Object
- Child Nodes
- Augmenting Types
- Configuration Data
- Switch Fall-Throughs
- Interacting with a Live DOM
- The NodeIterator API
- TreeWalker
- Array.some()
- Avoiding Null Comparisons
- Array.map()
- trim()
- Mouse Event Properties
- Function.length
- Array.reduce() and Array.reduceRight()
- Number to String Conversion
- compareDocumentPosition()
- null vs. undefined
- Node.isEqualNode()
- window.getSelection()
- getElementsByClassName()
- Method Lookups
- The dataset Object
- Encoding/Decoding URIs
- Enumerable vs. Non-enumerable Properties
- elementFromPoint()
- scrollTop and scrollLeft
- appendData()
- deleteData() and insertData()
- replaceData() and substringData()
- Manipulating HTML Comment Nodes
- Array.forEach()
- The text Property on Script Elements
- More Weekly Tips!
- About the Author
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