CS 341: Web Technologies

Web Content Behaviour:- JavaScript

David Ebo Adjepon-Yamoah & FI: Agatha Maison

Ashesi University College

dadjepon@ashesi.edu.gh

September 28, 2017

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 Overview

1 ACTIVITY

2 JavaScript Crash Course

Introduction to JavaScript

3 W3Schools.com To The Rescue

W3Schools.com To The Rescue

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 CS 341 Lectures + LABS
ACTIVITY

ACTIVITY:- Thanks & Response

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 JavaScript Crash Course
JavaScript

What is JavaScript?
It is designed to add interactivity to HTML pages.
It is a scripting language (a lightweight programming language).
It is an interpreted language (i.e. it executes without preliminary
compilation).
Usually embedded directly into HTML pages.
And, Java and JavaScript are different.

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 JavaScript Crash Course
JavaScript

The HTML < script > tag is used to insert a JavaScript into an
HTML page.
Ending statements with a semicolon?
Optional; required when you want to put multiple statements on a
single line.
JavaScript can be inserted within the head, the body, or use external
JavaScript file.

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 JavaScript Crash Course
JavaScript Basics

Variables (var)
If - Else
Switch
Operators
Popup Boxes (i.e. alert, confirm, prompt)
Functions
Loops (for, while)
Events
Try - Catch & Throw & onerror (Error Handling)...

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Demos

DEMOS!

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 References

Robin Nixon
Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5
O’Rielly Publishers (Third Edition)
W3Schools Website on JavaScript
www.w3schools.com/js (JavaScript)

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