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Pages
660No of slides in the Manual
Exercises
16Total No of Exercises
Sections
31No of main topics, see index below
Public
YesPublic course in the UK and Ireland
On-Site
YesWe can come to your venue
Level
11 - Beginners
2 - Intermediate
3 - Advanced
Days
4Week days but we can put on weekend courses
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4 days
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Essential JavaScript Programming training exercises

(Loads of exercises including ...)
Creating innerHTML output using JavaScript
Creating Cookies
Creating Forms dynamically
Error handling in JavaScript
Reacting to events in JavaScript

Index of Essential JavaScript Programming training course

Section
Section Name
Page

One
JavaScript Introduction
2

 
- Some of its main uses
5

Two
JavaScript Structure
6

 
- Basic Structure of JavaScript
7

 
- Using document.write
13

 
- Concatenating
15

 
- Case sensitivity
16

 
- Use of Escape Characters
17

 
- document.write with Calculations
18

 
- Use of JS with HTML
21

 
- Use of Alert
22

 
- Commenting code in JS
24

Three
Defining JavaScript Variables
27

 
- Introduction
28

 
- Defining JavaScript Variables
29

 
- Naming JavaScript Variables
30

 
- Populating JS Variables
33

 
- Flexibility of Datatypes
34

 
- Difference between var and let
35

 
- Another way to define variables
37

 
- 'use strict'
38

 
- Deleting variables
40

 
- Constant variable
41

Four
Manipulating Variables in JavaScript
43

 
- Introduction
44

 
- Mathematics
46

 
- Incrementing Values
50

 
- Prefix and Postfix
52

 
- Additional Assignments
55

 
- Concatenation
56

Five
Using Console to view errors
57

 
- Introduction
58

 
- Switching on in Firefox
60

 
- Switching on in Opera
61

 
- Switching on in Internet Explorer
62

 
- Switching on in Safari
64

 
- Switching on in Chrome
66

 
- Using Console for messages
68

 
- Additional useful Console commands
69

 
- Exercise One
71

Six
Using JavaScript built in String Functions
75

 
- Introduction
76

 
- length
77

 
- toLowerCase and toUpperCase
78

 
- substr and substring
79

 
- slice
82

 
- concat
84

 
- repeat
85

 
- search
86

 
- replace
87

 
- includes
88

 
- Ascii conversions
89

 
- indexOf
92

 
- Other String Functions
93

 
- Nesting Functions
94

Seven
Using built in Number Functions
95

 
- Introduction
96

 
- toString
97

 
- toFixed
98

 
- Number
99

 
- parseInt
100

 
- List of Functions
101

 
- Constants
102

 
- Math.round
103

 
- Math.ceil
104

 
- Math.floor
105

 
- Math.random
106

 
- Math.min & Math.max
108

 
- Math.min & Math.max with String
109

 
- Math Functions
110

 
- Math Constants
111

 
- Exercise Two
112

Eight
Introduction to JavaScript Arrays
114

 
- Introduction
115

 
- Numeric Arrays
116

 
- Populating Numeric Arrays
117

 
- Associative Arrays
120

 
- Populating Associative Arrays
121

 
- Multidimensional Arrays
124

 
- Three dimensional arrays
128

 
- Accessing Three Dimensional Arrays
129

 
- Alternative declaration of Arrays
130

 
- Multi-Dimensional Objects
131

Nine
Using Array Functions
132

 
- Introduction
133

 
- Using length()
134

 
- toString()
135

 
- sort
136

 
- sort descending
137

 
- fill
138

 
- indexOf
139

 
- pop
140

 
- push
141

 
- shift
142

 
- unshift
143

 
- splice
144

 
- split
147

 
- Object.keys
150

 
- Object.values
151

 
- List of Functions
152

 
- Exercise Three
153

Ten
Conditional JavaScript Statements
160

 
- Conditional tests
161

 
- Comparison Operators
162

 
- If statement structure
164

 
- Grouping processes in an 'If' statement
166

 
- Alternative processing
168

 
- Multiple 'If' statements
169

 
- Testing Strings
173

 
- Testing Booleans
179

 
- Testing for nulls
181

 
- Testing for undefined
182

 
- Testing for Infinity
183

 
- Testing for NaN
185

 
- Multiple Condition tests (and)
186

 
- Multiple Condition tests (or)
187

 
- Multiple Condition tests (xor)
188

 
- Nested If Conditions
189

 
- Using Functions with Conditions
190

 
- Checking Datatype
191

 
- isArray
192

 
- isFinite
193

 
- isInteger
194

 
- Date.parse
195

 
- Typeof
196

Eleven
Using Ternary in Condition Testing
200

 
- Ternary
201

 
- Ternary Variations
202

 
- Nested Ternary
204

 
- Exercise Four
205

Twelve
Using Switch in Condition Testing
208

 
- Introduction
209

 
- The Switch Syntax
210

 
- Using Break with Switch
211

 
- Using Default with Switch
213

 
- Advanced Switch Testing
214

 
- Mixing If Conditions with Switch
217

 
- Exercise Five
219

Thirteen
Looping through values in JavaScript
222

 
- Introduction
223

 
- While Loops
224

 
- Do .. While Loops
226

 
- While Loops with Arrays
227

 
- For Loops
228

 
- For Loops with empty expressions
230

 
- For Loops with more than one variable
232

 
- Using Break to exit Loops
233

 
- Advanced Breaking of Loops
234

 
- Using Continue with Loops
240

 
- For Of Loops with Arrays
243

 
- Using Continue with Loops
240

 
- Multidimensional Arrays with For Of
244

 
- For In Loops with Arrays
246

 
- Multidimensional Arrays with For In
247

 
- Additional uses of break
249

 
- Multidimensional Arrays with For Of
244

 
- Exercise Six
251

Fourteen
Using Debugger
257

 
- Introduction
258

 
- Breakpoints
260

 
- Removing Breakpoints
264

 
- Breakpoints and variables
265

Fifteen
Using Dates within JavaScript
267

 
- Introduction
268

 
- Displaying a simple Date
269

 
- Date() instances
270

 
- Date() and milliseconds
272

 
- Date() and date components
276

 
- Date() and Strings
279

 
- Date() and Time-zones
285

 
- Working with Dates
288

 
- setDate()
289

 
- setMonth()
291

 
- setFullYear()
294

 
- Other Date set functions
296

 
- Outputting and Testing Dates
297

 
- getDate
298

 
- getMonth
299

 
- getFullYear
300

 
- Formatting Date Output
302

 
- Comparing Dates
303

 
- Other Date Functions
304

 
- Math.min and Math.max with Dates
306

 
- Exercise Seven
308

Sixteen
Alerts, Confirm and Prompt
311

 
- Introduction
312

 
- Using Alert
313

 
- Using Confirm
315

 
- Using Prompt
317

Seventeen
Regular Expressions
319

 
- Introduction
320

 
- Testing for 'Contains' within a String
323

 
- Starts or Ends using Line Anchors
324

 
- Starts and Ends using Line Anchors (or)
326

 
- Using the Dot (Any Character)
327

 
- Using {Intervals}
329

 
- Using Character Lists []
331

 
- Using Character Lists to exclude matches
334

 
- Using Escape Sequences
335

 
- Using the Question Mark (Optional)
337

 
- Using the Plus sign (Mandatory)
339

 
- Using the Star sign (Optional)
340

 
- Backreferencing
341

 
- Using match
343

 
- Using search
345

 
- Using replace
346

 
- Using exec
347

 
- Using test
349

 
- Exercise Eight
350

Eighteen
JavaScript Functions
354

 
- Introduction
355

 
- Rudimentary Functions
356

 
- Function Positioning (Hoisting)
358

 
- Passing Parameters to Functions
359

 
- Passing Multiple Parameters
361

 
- Defaulting Parameters in Functions
363

 
- Returning Values
364

 
- Returning Values in an Array
366

 
- The scope of Variables
367

 
- Functions using arguments
370

 
- Self-Invoking Functions
373

 
- Dynamic Function Calls
375

 
- Calling other Functions within page
377

 
- Calling Functions from files
382

 
- Calling Functions using async
387

 
- Calling Functions using defer
388

 
- JavaScript Expressions
389

 
- Arrow Functions
391

Nineteen
Using ForEach with Arrays
394

 
- Introduction
395

 
- forEach with numeric Arrays
396

 
- Exercise Nine
397

Twenty
Document Object Model
402

 
- Introduction
403

Twenty One
Using innerHTML
408

 
- Introduction
409

 
- Using innerHTML
411

 
- Using href
413

 
- Multiple innerHTML
414

 
- Using style
415

 
- Images
417

 
- innerHTML and Arrays
419

 
- document.getElementByID
420

 
- document.getElementsByTagName
421

 
- document.getElementsByClassName
423

 
- parentNode / parentElement
427

 
- Exercise Ten
428

Twenty Two
HTML Dynamic Elements
430

 
- Introduction
431

 
- setAttribute
436

 
- Image
438

 
- Ordered List
439

 
- Select
442

 
- Style
443

 
- Miscellaneous
445

 
- insertBefore
446

 
- removeChild
447

 
- cloneNode
448

 
- Exercise Eleven
451

Twenty Three
Using HTML events
455

 
- Introduction
456

 
- Mouse Events
458

 
- Keyboard Events
469

 
- In-line JavaScript
474

 
- Bubbling and Capturing
476

 
- Event.stopPropagation
479

 
- addEventListener
481

 
- removeEventListener
484

 
- attachEvent
485

 
- Exercise Twelve
486

Twenty Four
JavaScript Cookies
490

 
- Introduction
491

 
- Creating Cookies in JavaScript
492

 
- Expiring Cookies in JavaScript
494

 
- Other Cookie settings in JavaScript
496

 
- Viewing Cookies in JavaScript
497

 
- Deleting Cookies in JavaScript
500

Twenty Five
JavaScript Timer
502

 
- Introduction
503

 
- setTimeout
505

 
- clearTimeout
506

 
- setInterval
507

 
- Countdown example
508

 
- Exercise Thirteen
509

Twenty Six
JavaScript Environment
512

 
- Introduction
513

 
- screen
514

 
- navigator
516

 
- navigator (Geolocation)
519

 
- location
522

 
- location.assign
526

 
- location.replace
527

 
- location.reload
528

 
- history
529

Twenty Seven
JavaScript Window
531

 
- Introduction
532

 
- Open
533

 
- Close
537

 
- Attributes
538

 
- Closed
539

 
- Opener
540

 
- localStorage
541

 
- sessionStorage
543

 
- Sizes and locations
545

 
- Movement
549

 
- Miscellaneous
551

 
- Attributes
552

 
- Methods
553

 
- Exercise Fourteen
554

Twenty Eight
JavaScript Exceptions
557

 
- Introduction
558

 
- Exception Syntax
559

 
- The 'try' and 'catch'
560

 
- Standard Exceptions
563

 
- RangeError
564

 
- ReferenceError
565

 
- SyntaxError
566

 
- TypeError
567

 
- URIError
568

 
- The 'throw'
569

 
- Re-throwing Exceptions
571

 
- Finally
573

 
- Ducking the throw
574

Twenty Nine
JavaScript Objects
576

 
- Introduction
577

 
- Defining Objects
579

 
- Updating Objects
581

 
- Amending Objects
582

 
- Looping Objects
583

 
- Using Standard Methods
585

 
- Defining Methods
586

 
- Changing Methods
590

 
- Calling Methods
591

 
- Constructors
593

 
- Prototype
603

 
- Exercise Fifteen
605

Thirty
HTML Forms and JavaScript
609

 
- Introduction
610

 
- Input Field
611

 
- Input Field variations
612

 
- Button
613

 
- Input Field Validation using document.forms
614

 
- Input Field Focus
615

 
- Tab Index
616

 
- Alternatives to using Alert
617

 
- Checkboxes
622

 
- Radio
623

 
- Option
629

 
- Dynamic Option
632

 
- TextArea
637

 
- Submitting the Form
639

Thirty One
Communication between JS and PHP
644

 
- Introduction
645

 
- Calling JavaScript from PHP
646

 
- Passing value back from JS
649

 
- Exercise Sixteen
651


Sections of JavaScript

1
JavaScript Introduction

2
JavaScript Structure

3
Defining JavaScript Variables

4
Manipulating Variables in JavaScript

5
Using Console to view errors

6
Using JavaScript built in String Functions

7
Using built in Number Functions

8
Introduction to JavaScript Arrays

9
Using Array Functions

10
Conditional JavaScript Statements

11
Using Ternary in Condition Testing

12
Using Switch in Condition Testing

13
Looping through values in JavaScript

14
Using Debugger

15
Using Dates within JavaScript

16
Alerts, Confirm and Prompt

17
Regular Expressions

18
JavaScript Functions

19
Using ForEach with Arrays

20
Document Object Model

21
Using innerHTML

22
HTML Dynamic Elements

23
Using HTML events

24
JavaScript Cookies

25
JavaScript Timer

26
JavaScript Environment

27
JavaScript Window

28
JavaScript Exceptions

29
JavaScript Objects

30
HTML Forms and JavaScript

31
Communication between JS and PHP

Synopsis for Essential JavaScript training course

One of the four cornerstones of web development, HTML for the rendering of the webpage, PHP for the decision making before the page is rendered, CSS for the stylising, and look and feel and JavaScript for the interactive responses at runtime. These interactive responses include responding to buttons being pressed as well as values input in the HTML forms

Is JavaScript based on Java? Well loosely yes but whilst Java has been developed to be highly flexible, portable and to run on a large number of different platforms, JavaScript is a lot smaller product and has a number of built-in functions to work with a browser.

It’s a four day course and we call it 'Essential JavaScript' because it has been built to give the Delegates a solid grounding in the usage of JavaScript and how it interfaces with the other three cornerstones.

JavaScript like most programming languages has a number of different techniques which will need to be learned before the language can be applied to runtime scenarios, these include creating variables, looping and of course testing for conditions, there's lots more and the index for this course is given lower down in this page.

One of the questions people ask before booking one of our courses is 'is it suitable for beginners'? The answer is yes, the course has been developed with complete novices in mind, if the Delegates are all experienced programmers then additional exercises will be given to stretch the participants but experienced and newbies are most welcome even on the same course (this philosophy extends to all of our courses, not just the Essential JavaScript).

Once the fundamentals of JavaScript programming are learned and practised in the many exercises, the course moves on to applying these newly learned skills to interfacing with both HTML and PHP, these techniques can be quite complex and our comprehensive manual has many working examples to help the Delegates after the course, they also get a CD of the exercise solutions which again can help to firm up the Delegates knowledge in the weeks following the course and of course they can plug in a USB stick to take away their own JavaScript creations.

This JavaScript course is available both as an onsite (at your venue) and a public course, use our menu to find the course location closest to you, all public courses are in conference locations convenient to local transport, lunch is provided and copious amounts of tea and coffee is provided throughout the course. Courses begin at 9am, lunch is 12.30 and each day should end at 4.15pm, we say 'should' because our Consultants will support any Delegates who will need a little more time to complete the final exercise of the day, they will also remain if any points discussed during the day need further clarification or other exercises need to be completed.

If we come to your venue for the training we bring all necessary equipment, just make sure the room has enough space for the Delegates to work comfortably in, when we come to your offices we are very flexible regarding the start time and date and we will endeavour to fit in with your requirements, this service is available throughout the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves on fitting in with your timescales, please contact us to discuss your requirements.

As well as the JavaScript course we would suggest you also attend our Essential CSS and PHP / MySQL courses, we do offer superb discount rates if a number of courses are booked at the same time.

One last point about JavaScript, send us an email from the Training Enquiry Form on this page, this uses a mixture of HTML, PHP, CSS and of course JavaScript.

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