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    This document discusses scripting languages and their uses. It defines scripting languages as programming languages designed to integrate and communicate with other languages. Some common scripting languages mentioned are HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, Python, and Ruby. Scripting languages are easier to learn, faster to code in, and useful for developing interactive web pages with minimal effort. The document also discusses the differences between client-side and server-side scripting languages. It provides an example of a JavaScript program to count the unique alphabets in a string.

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    UNIT II

    SCRIPTING ESSENTIALS
    Need for Scripting Languages
    • Definition Scripting Language: A scripting
    language is a programming language designed
    for integrating and communicating with other
    programming languages.
    • Some of the most widely used scripting
    languages are
    – HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, PHP, Perl, Python,
    Ruby, ASP and so on.
    • In general, scripting languages are easier to learn and
    faster to code in than more structured and compiled
    languages such as C and C++.
    • Scripting languages are useful tool for developing
    interactive web pages with minimum efforts.
    • Scripting languages are often interpreted (rather than
    compiled).
    • The scripting languages are useful for producing
    dynamic web contents.
    • That means web page can be changed using user input.
    Advantages of Scripting Languages
    Types of Scripting Languages
    1. There are two types of scripting languages
    2. Client side scripting languages
    3. Server side scripting Languages.
    • Client Side Scripting Languages
    • The client side scripting is used to create the web pages as
    a request or response to server. These pages are displayed
    to the user on web browser.
    – For example - HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP.
    • Server Side Scripting Languages
    • Server Side Scripting Languages -The server side scripting
    is used to create the web pages that provide some
    services. These scripts generally run on web servers.
    – For example - ASP, JSP, Servlet, PHP
    Difference between Client Side Scripting and Server
    Side Scripting
    • HTML to define the content of web pages
    • CSS to specify the layout of web pages
    • JavaScript to program the behavior of web
    pages
    Examples based on Scripting Languages

    • Write a JavaScript program to count the


    number of unique alphabets present in the
    given string .
    < !DOCTYPE html>
    < html >
    <head>
    <title > Finding number of alphabets in String</title>
    </head>
    <body>
    <strong>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    var sl="Hello";
    document. write("Given string is : "+sl +"<br>");
    document. write("Number of alphabets in given string are:
    "+sl.length+"<br>");
    </script>
    </strong>
    </body>
    </html>
    • output:
    – Given string is :hello
    – Number of alphabets is given string are:5

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