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  • Paperback: 94 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA (1 Sep 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1565925211
  • ISBN-13: 978-1565925212
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.8 x 0.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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At 4.5 by 7 inches in size and only 89 pages long, the aptly named JavaScript Pocket Reference will really almost fit in your pocket. Use this guide as a companion to turn to when in doubt about that function syntax or on drawing a blank on the JavaScript object model.

The book concisely packs together the syntax of the scripting language, including summaries of expression and statement style. The real meat of the tiny title is an alphabetical listing of JavaScript objects, along with their associated methods, properties and events. One nice feature of this section is the attention to the varying support between Microsoft and Netscape browser versions. However, this listing is useful only if you know what object you want to work with. Missing from the reference is a solutions-based reference to let you refresh your memory about how to do a particular task, such as validate a form field or roll over a graphic when the user moves the mouse.

One drawback is the book's illustration of the object model--done only in a small diagram. This is a bit of a shame since this is one of the key topics most developers need help with. If you are rather familiar with JavaScript, this pocket reference will be helpful. New coders, however, will likely find it insufficient. --Stephen W. Plain

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JavaScript is a powerful, object-based scripting language that can be embedded directly in HTML pages. It allows you to create dynamic, interactive Web-based applications that run completely within a Web browser -- JavaScript is the language of choice for developing Dynamic HTML (DHTML) content. JavaScript can be integrated effectively with CGI and Java to produce sophisticated Web applications, although, in many cases, JavaScript eliminates the need for complex CGI scripts and Java applets altogether. The JavaScript Pocket Reference is a companion volume to JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition. This small book, covering JavaScript 1.2, is a handy reference guide to this popular language for Web development. It provides a complete overview of the core JavaScript language and contains summaries of both core and client-side objects, methods, and properties.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant pocket reference, 19 Feb 2002
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Since most Javascript programmers will be of the occasional kind, it is easy to forget the basic syntax and case requireed. This concise book will remind you in a flash. There is a useful section at the front which states the syntax rules of Javascript, operator use, basic structures, etc, then an alphabetical (in order of HTML Client-side Object Hierarchy) listing of objects with their methods, functions, properties and events.

For any web page desigenr this will soon become a well-thumbed book!

When reading the negative comments on this page, note that this is not a book to learn from... (Try *Javascript Bible*) ...neither is it one to teach an experinced Javascript programmer new tricks. This is reference only (note that O'Reilly's Dfinitive Guide is a reference book that will also teach you new things and it perhaps what those disapointed with this book should have turned to first.

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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Badly in need of an update, 2 Jan 2001
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I bought this book to supplement the SAMS Teach Yourself Javascript in 24 Hours, which has no comprehesive reference section or appendix.

The Pocket Reference provides all one would hope for in terms of a description of syntax, variables, types, etc. The alphabetically sorted Object Reference is careful to describe the versions of Javascript that support the objects, and any Netscape and Microsoft specific limitations or extensions.

I feel though that the book suffers from its page size. The narrow page width forces an indented pargraph style rather than a tabular format. This makes properties and their descriptions hard to find, and the descriptions of some objects therefore spread over several pages which makes navigation of the book difficult.

The greatest weakness of the book though is its age. At over 2 years, there have been two versions of Javascript released, and major upgrades to Netscape and Internet Explorer since the book was last updated.

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1.0 out of 5 stars 100% useless since it's missing common descriptions, 16 April 2001
By peter@theill.com (Holbaek, Sealand, Denmark) - See all my reviews
I have had a lot of things I "just wanted to look up" regarding to some not-that-special JavaScript calls and every time I looked it up in this book, I *never* found was I was looking for. Let's take an example of the standard 'window.open()' method call. I didn't remember the exact parameters to use thus I looked it up in the book. I found this: "window.open(url, name, features, replace)" which, first of all is an obsolute call in most browsers and second of all doesn't even tell you what you really need. E.g. I wanted to find out, what the 'features' parameter was able to take (e.g. the 'toolbar,width,statusbar, etc attributes). This was not described ANYWERE.

I think I have given this book a fair chance .. but every time I hoped to find something in the book, I had to look it up at developer.netscape.com anyway!

This book is NOT recommended unless you need something to fill up in your trashcan .. as mine is doing right now.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Poor in comparison to other books from the same family.
I bought this book to add to my collection of these excellent books. I've got the PHP one, VBScript one (which is REALLY good) and Perl one (also really good) and they're all... Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly excellent find
This small, inexpensive volume is a must-have for the Javascript code writer.

Excellent, brief-yet-detailed summaries of key functions and principles. Read more

Published on 23 April 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Delivers exactly what it says on the cover
This boook calls itself a 'pocket reference', and that's exactly what it is; if you need a guide to explain how you can use JavaScript, then look elsewhere. Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2000 by davidoconnell4

5.0 out of 5 stars JavaScript in a little book. Cheap, smart and concise.
I was already using JavaScript when I bought this book (probably not the one for beginners...) as I was having trouble remembering different objects and switches. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect "Handy Companion"
The little brother of "Javascript: the Definitive Guide", this is by far my favourite book of the two and the more useful. Read more
Published on 11 April 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Use Javascript? Buy This.
Covers Netscape and IE in their various versions. Would fit in (almost) any pocket. Every Javascript developer should have this book, unless they have a photographic memory.
Published on 2 Jul 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars great for short reference
a really nice little book great if you just need the synopsis of a javascript element. or you need to quickly check the inheritance of a function.
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