Let's first see a simple example:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>title</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>This is a JavaScript example<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>title</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>script</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>language</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>JavaScript"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <!-- document.write(<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Hello World!"</SPAN>); <SPAN class=code-comment>//</SPAN><SPAN class=code-comment>--> <span class="code-keyword"></</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>script</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> Hi, man! <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
Usually, JavaScript code starts with the tag <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>script language=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>JavaScript"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
and ends with the tag <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
. The code placed between <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>head<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
and <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/head<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
. Sometimes, people embed the code in the <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>body<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
tags:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>script</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> .....// The code embedded <span class="code-keyword">in</span> the <body> tags. <span class="code-keyword"></</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>script</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
Why do we place JavaScript code inside comment fields <span class="code-keyword"><!--</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword></SPAN>
and <SPAN class=code-comment>//</SPAN><SPAN class=code-comment>--></span>
? It's for ensuring that the Script is not displayed by old browsers that do not support JavaScript. This is optional, but considered good practice. The LANGUAGE attribute also is optional, but recommended. You may specify a particular version of JavaScript:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>script language=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>JavaScript1.2"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
You can use another attribute SRC to include an external file containing JavaScript code:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>script language=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>JavaScript"</SPAN> src=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>hello.js"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
For example, shown below is the code of the external file hello.js
:
document.write(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">Hello World!"</span>)
The external file is simply a text file containing JavaScript code with the file name extension ".js". Note:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>script language...<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
and <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
, or you will get an error message. In order to output text in JavaScript you must use write()
or writeln()
. Here's an example:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>HTML<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>HEAD<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>TITLE<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> Welcome to my site<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/TITLE<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/HEAD<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>BODY<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>SCRIPT LANGUAGE=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>JAVASCRIPT"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>!-- document.write(<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Welcome to my site!"</SPAN>); <SPAN class=code-comment>//</SPAN><SPAN class=code-comment> --> </span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/SCRIPT<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/BODY<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/HTML<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
Note: the document object write
is in lowercase as JavaScript is case sensitive. The difference between write
and writeln
is: write
just outputs a text, writeln
outputs the text and a line break.
The document object is one of the most important objects of JavaScript. Shown below is a very simple JavaScript code:
document.write(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">Hi there."</span>)
In this code, document
is the object. write
is the method of this object. Let's have a look at some of the other methods that the document object possesses.
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>script language=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>JavaScript"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> document.write(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">This page created by John N. Last update:"</span> + document.lastModified); <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
All you need to do here is use the lastModified
property of the document. Notice that we used +
to put together This page created by John N. Last update: and document.lastModified.
bgColor
and fgColor
:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> document.bgColor=<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">black"</span> document.fgColor=<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">#336699"</span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
alert
, confirm
, and prompt
. Let's look at the first one: <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>body<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> window.alert(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">Welcome to my site!"</span>) <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/body<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
You can put whatever you want inside the quotation marks.
window.confirm(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">Are you sure you want to quit?"</span>)
window.prompt(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">please enter user name"</span>)
In all our examples above, we wrote the box methods as window.alert()
. Actually, we could simply write the following instead as:
alert() confirm() prompt()
Let's see an example:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> var x=window.confirm(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">Are you sure you want to quit"</span>) <span class="code-keyword">if</span> (x) window.alert(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">Thank you."</span>) <span class="code-keyword">else</span> window.alert(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">Good choice."</span>) <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
There are several concepts that we should know. First of all, var x=
is a variable declaration. If you want to create a variable, you must declare the variable using the var
statement. x
will get the result, namely, <span class="code-keyword">true</span>
or <span class="code-keyword">false</span>
. Then we use a condition statement <span class="code-keyword">if</span> <span class="code-keyword">else</span>
to give the script the ability to choose between two paths, depending on this result (condition for the following action). If the result is true (the user clicked "ok"), "Thank you" appears in the window box. If the result is false (the user clicked "cancel"), "Good choice" appears in the window box instead. So we can make more complex boxes using var
, <span class="code-keyword">if</span>
and those basic methods.
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> var y=window.prompt(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">please enter your name"</span>) window.alert(y) <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
Another example:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>script</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> var x=confirm(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">Are you sure you want to quit?"</span>) <span class="code-keyword">if</span> (!x) window.location=<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">http://www.yahoo.com"</span> <span class="code-keyword"></</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>script</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> Welcome to my website!. <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
If you click "cancel", it will take you to yahoo, and clicking ok will continue with the loading of the current page "Welcome to my website!". Note:<span class="code-keyword">if</span> (!x)
means: if click "cancel". In JavaScript, the exclamation mark !
means: "none".
Functions are chunks of code.Let's create a simple function:
function test() { document.write(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">Hello can you see me?"</span>) }
Note that if only this were within your <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
tags, you will not see "Hello can you see me?" on your screen because functions are not executed by themselves until you call upon them. So we should do something:
function test() { document.write(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">Hello can you see me?"</span>) } test()
Last linetest()
calls the function, now you will see the words "Hello can you see me?".
What are event handlers? They can be considered as triggers that execute JavaScript when something happens, such as click or move your mouse over a link, submit a form etc.
onClick
handlers execute something only when users click on buttons, links, etc. Let's see an example:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> function ss() { alert(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">Thank you!"</span>) } <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>button"</SPAN> value=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Click here"</SPAN> onclick=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>ss()"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
The function ss()
is invoked when the user clicks the button. Note: Event handlers are not added inside the <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
tags, but rather, inside the html tags.
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>body onload=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>ss()"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>frameset onload=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>ss()"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>img src=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>whatever.gif"</SPAN> onload=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>ss()"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>a href=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>#"</SPAN> onMouseOver=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>document.write('Hi, nice to see you!"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>Over Here!<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/a<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>a href=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>#"</SPAN> onMouseOut=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>alert('Good try!')"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>Get Out Here!<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/a<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
onunload
executes JavaScript while someone leaves the page. For example to thank users.
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>body onunload=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>alert('Thank you for visiting us. See you soon')"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>button"</SPAN> value=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Click here!"</SPAN> onClick=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>alert('Thanks for visiting my site!');window.location='http://www.yahoo.com'"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
Let's say you have a form like this:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>form name=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>aa"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>text"</SPAN> size=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>10"</SPAN> value=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN> name=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>bb"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>br<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>button"</SPAN> value=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Click Here"</SPAN>onclick=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>alert(document.aa.bb.value)"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
Notice that we gave the names to the form and the element. So JavaScript can gain access to them.
onBlur
. Let's see how onblur
works:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>script</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword">function</span> emailchk() { var x=document.feedback.email.value <span class="code-keyword">if</span> (x.indexOf(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">@"</span>)==-1) { alert(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">It seems you entered an invalid email address."</span>) document.feedback.email.focus() } } <span class="code-keyword"></</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>script</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>form name=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>feedback"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> Email:<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>text"</SPAN> size=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>20"</SPAN> name=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>email"</SPAN> onblur=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>emailchk()"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>br<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> Comment: <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>textarea name=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>comment"</SPAN> rows=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>2"</SPAN> cols=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>20"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/textarea<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>br<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>submit"</SPAN> value=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Submit"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/body<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/html<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
If you enter an email address without the @
, you'll get an alert asking you to re-enter the data. What is: x.indexOf(@)==-<span class="code-digit">1</span>
? This is a method that JavaScript can search every character within a string and look for what we want. If it finds it will return the position of the char within the string. If it doesn't, it will return -1. Therefore, x.indexOf(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">@"</span>)==-<span class="code-digit">1</span>
basically means: "if the string doesn't include @, then:
alert(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">It seems you entered an invalid email address."</span>) document.feedback.email.focus()
What's focus()
? This is a method of the text box, which basically forces the cursor to be at the specified text box. onsubmit
Unlike onblur, onsubmit
handler is inserted inside the <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
tag, and not inside any one element. Lets do an example:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>!-- function validate() { <SPAN class=code-keyword>if</SPAN>(document.login.userName.value==<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN>) { alert (<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Please enter User Name"</SPAN>) <SPAN class=code-keyword>return</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-keyword>false</SPAN> } <SPAN class=code-keyword>if</SPAN>(document.login.password.value==<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN>) { alert (<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Please enter Password"</SPAN>) <SPAN class=code-keyword>return</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-keyword>false</SPAN> } } <SPAN class=code-comment>//</SPAN><SPAN class=code-comment>--> </span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>form name=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>login"</SPAN> onsubmit=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>return validate()"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>text"</SPAN> size=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>20"</SPAN> name=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>userName"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>text"</SPAN> size=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>20"</SPAN> name=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>password"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>submit"</SPAN> name=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>submit"</SPAN> value=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Submit"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
Note:<span class="code-keyword">if</span>(document.login.userName.value=="").
This means "If the box named userName of the form named login contains nothing, then...". return false. This is used to stop the form from submitting. By default, a form will return true if submitting. <span class="code-keyword">return</span> validate()
That means, "if submitting, then call the function validate()<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string"></span>
.
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>SCRIPT</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>Language</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>JavaScript"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword">function</span> checkLogin(x) { <span class="code-keyword">if</span> ((x.id.value != <span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">Sam"</span>)||(x.pass.value !=<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">Sam123"</span>)) { alert(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">Invalid Login"</span>); <span class="code-keyword">return</span> <span class="code-keyword">false</span>; } <span class="code-keyword">else</span> location=<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">main.htm"</span> } <span class="code-keyword"></</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>script</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/head<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>body<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>p<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>UserID:<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>text"</SPAN> name=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>id"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/p<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>p<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>Password:<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>password"</SPAN> name=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>pass"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/p<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>p<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>button"</SPAN> value=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Login"</SPAN> onClick=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>checkLogin(this.form)"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/p<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/body<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/html<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
||
means "or", and ,!=
indicates "not equal". So we can explain the script: "If the id does not equal 'Sam', or the password does not equal 'Sam123', then show an alert ('Invalid Login') and stop submitting. Else, open the page 'main.htm'".
In most cases, a form can be repaced by a link:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>a href=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>JavaScript:window.location.reload()"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>Click to reload!<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/a<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
More examples:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>a href=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>#"</SPAN> onClick=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>alert('Hello, world!')"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>Click me to say Hello<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/a<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>br<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>a href=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>#"</SPAN> onMouseOver=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>location='main.htm'"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>Mouse over to see Main Page<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/a<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
Let's see an example:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>HTML<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>HEAD<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>TITLE<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>Show Date<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/TITLE<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/HEAD<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>BODY<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>SCRIPT LANGUAGE=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>JavaScript"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> var x= <span class="code-keyword">new</span> Date(); document.write (x); <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/SCRIPT<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/BODY<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/HTML<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
To activate a Date Object, you can do this: var x=new Date()
. Whenever you want to create an instance of the date object, use this important word: new followed by the object name().
var banTime= <span class="code-keyword">new</span> Date() var ss=banTime.getHours() <span class="code-keyword">if</span> (ss<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>=12) document.write(<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string><img src='banner1.gif'>"</span>) <span class="code-keyword">else</span> document.write(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string"><img src='banner2.gif'>"</span>)
Methods | ||
getDate getTime getTimezoneOffset |
getDay getMonth getYear |
getSeconds getMinutes getHours |
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>button"</SPAN> value=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Click here to see"</SPAN> onclick=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>window.open('test.htm')"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
You can replace test.htm
with any URL, for example, with http:<span class="code-comment">//</span><span class="code-comment">www.yahoo.com</span>
.
open(<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">URL"</span>,<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">name"</span>,<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">attributes"</span>)
For example:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>button"</SPAN> value=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Click here to see"</SPAN> onclick=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>window.open('page2.htm','win1','width=200,height=200,menubar')"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
Another example with no attributes turned on, except the size changed:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>button"</SPAN> value=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Click here to see"</SPAN> onclick=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>window.open('page2.htm','win1','width=200,height=200')"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
Here is the complete list of attributes you can add:
width | height | toolbar |
location | directories | status |
scrollbars | resizable | menubar |
window.location.reload()
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>input type=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>button"</SPAN> value=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Close Window"</SPAN> onClick=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>window.close()"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/form<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>a href=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>javascript:window.close()"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>Close Window<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/a<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
window.location=<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">test.htm"</span>
This is the same as
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>a href=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>test.htm>Try this </a></span>
Let's provide an example, where a confirm box will allow users to choose between going to two places:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>!-- function ss() { var ok=confirm(<SPAN class=code-string>'</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>Click "OK" to go to yahoo, "CANCEL" to go to hotmail'</SPAN>) <SPAN class=code-keyword>if</SPAN> (ok) location=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>http://www.yahoo.com"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-keyword>else</SPAN> location=<SPAN class=code-string>"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-string>http://www.hotmail.com"</SPAN> } <SPAN class=code-comment>//</SPAN><SPAN class=code-comment>--> </span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN>/script<SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
aa=window.open(<span class="code-string">'</span><span class="code-string">test.htm'</span>,<span class="code-string">'</span><span class="code-string">'</span>,<span class="code-string">'</span><span class="code-string">width=200,height=200'</span>)
By giving this window a name "aa", it will give you access to anything that's inside this window from other windows. Whenever we want to access anything that's inside this newly opened window, for example, to write to this window, we would do this: aa.document.write("This is a test.").
Now, let's see an example of how to change the background color of another window:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>title</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>title</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>form</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>input</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>type</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>button"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>value</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>Open another page"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>onClick</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>aa=window.open('test.htm','','width=200,height=200')"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>input</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>type</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>radio"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>name</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>x"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>onClick</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>aa.document.bgColor='red'"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>input</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>type</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>radio"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>name</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>x"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>onClick</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>aa.document.bgColor='green'"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>input</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>type</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>radio"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>name</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>x"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>onClick</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>aa.document.bgColor='yellow'"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>form</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
<span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">opener"</span>
property, we can access the main window from the newly opened window.
Let's create Main page:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>title</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>title</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>form</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>input</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>type</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>button"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>value</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>Open another page"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>onClick</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>aa=window.open('test.htm','','width=100,height=200')"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>form</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
Then create Remote control page (in this example, that is test.htm
):
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>title</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>title</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>script</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword">function</span> remote(url){ window.opener.location=url } <span class="code-keyword"></</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>script</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>head</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>p</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>a</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>href</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>#"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>onClick</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>remote('file1.htm')"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>File 1<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>a</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>p</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>p</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>a</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>href</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>#"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>onClick</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>remote('file2.htm')"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>File 2<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>a</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span><span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>p</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
Try it now!
One of the most popular uses of loading multiple frames is to load and change the content of more than one frame at once. Lets say we have a parent frame:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>frameset</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>cols</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>150,*"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>frame</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>src</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>page1.htm"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>name</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>frame1"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>frame</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>src</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>page2.htm"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>name</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>frame2"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>frameset</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
We can add a link in the child frame "frame1" that will change the contents of not only page1, but page2 too. Shown below is the html code for it:
<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>h2</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>This is page 1 <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>h2</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>a</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>href</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>page3.htm"</SPAN> <SPAN class=code-attribute>onClick</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>="</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>parent.frame2.location='page4.htm'"</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>Click Here<span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>a</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>body</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span> <span class="code-keyword"><</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>/</SPAN><SPAN class=code-leadattribute>html</SPAN><SPAN class=code-keyword>></span>
Notice: You should use <span class="code-string">"</span><span class="code-string">parent.frameName.location"</span>
to access another frame. "parent" standards for the parent frame containing the frameset code.