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JavaScript Developer

Overview

JavaScript is a powerful scripting language that can be directly embedded into HTML web pages. It is used extensively within web pages to add interactivity, control the browser and generate dynamic HTML as well as create effects such as rollow-over buttons. The JavaScript language is syntactically similar to C, or JAVA with similar structures. This course takes users from the basics of extending HTML pages with JavaScript and controlling embedded objects in a web pages to dynamically creating HTML with Server-side JavaScript using Netscape’s web server applications.

Learn To

Dynamically create HTML
Interact with the user and remember user preferences
Work with the DOM
Build interactive forms
Deal with incompatabilies between browsers
Work with ODBC to control RDBMS
Learn to execute SQL code from JavaScript
Develop code for Netscape’s Enterprise server
Use IIS to build ASP (Active Server Pages) using JavaScript

… and much more

Course Content

Overview of JavaScript
JavaScript language structure
Variables, Operators and expressions Logical, string, arithmetic
Strings, numbers, objects
Conditions and boolean expressions
Loops and loop construction
Functions Declaration, scope, parameter passing mechanisms
Windows and frames
DOM – Document Object Model
Events and event processing
Interactive Forms
Explorer vs.Navigator Overcoming incompatibilities Language and DOM differences
Saving State with Cookies
Client-Side vs. Server-Side JavaScript
Active Server pages and JavaScript
Server side objects
Communicating with the client
Creating scripts to access databases through the web
Netscape Enterprise Server tools
Session management Request, Client, Server and Project objects
Creating scripts to access databases through the web
Building SQL scripts
Calling Stored Prcedures

Objectives

The goal of this course is to provide a solid foundation in JavaScript programming. Attendees will understand the syntax and structure of the JavaScript language. Embed JavaScript programs within a HTML page, be able to create dynamic content on a web page, understand and exploit the Document Object Model. Write cross compatible browser code. Pass data between frames and pages. Work with cookies to hold client state. Communicate with a web server across the internet. Use server-side javascript in Netscape’s Enterprise Server and in Active Server Pages to retrieve data from databases and build dynamic web pages.

Audience

A good programming background in C or an equivalent language is assumed or attendance of JavaScript Primer and Access Level 1 courses required.

Duration

4 Days