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Course at a glance
| Release date | 4/16/2015 | |
| Level | Beginner | |
| Runtime | 1h 0m | |
| Closed captioning | N/A | |
| Transcript | N/A | |
| eBooks / courseware | N/A | |
| Hands-on labs | N/A | |
| Sample code | Included | |
| Exams | N/A |
Course description
In this 6 part learning series you’ll learn about JavaScript. JavaScript is a web scripting language that allows you to build dynamic web pages and add interactivity to your site. The course covers very basic JavaScript techniques and terminology all designed to give you a solid grounding in JavaScript’s capabilities and concepts. It starts with the basic elements of the JavaScript language and builds up to working with JavaScript in the browser. You will learn how to alter site content, add behaviors like clicks and key presses, and commands for interacting with a web server.
Prerequisites
This course assumes very little familiarity with JavaScript. This course is part of a 6 part learning series. The courses should be taken in the following order; JavaScript for Designers: Overview & Language; JavaScript for Designers: Operators, Variables, & Arrays; JavaScript for Designers: Functions, Objects, & Methods; JavaScript for Designers: Scope, Hoist, Pitfalls, & HTML; JavaScript for Designers: DOM, jQuery, Functions, & OOP and JavaScript for Designers: Closures, Methods, & Libraries.
Meet the expert
Our Creative Design courses are presented by experts from Wiley Publishing. Wiley is a global provider of knowledge and knowledge-enabled services that improve outcomes in areas of research, professional practice, and education. They are the publisher of award-winning journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products and services.
Course outline
Functions, Objects, & Methods
JavaScript Functions (14:34)
- Introduction (00:10)
- Declaration and Parameters (03:16)
- Calling Functions (02:10)
- Recursive Functions (04:59)
- JavaScript Methods (03:47)
- Summary (00:10)
More JavaScript Functions (22:47)
- Introduction (00:10)
- Split String Method (02:34)
- Regular Expressions (02:31)
- Replace Method (03:40)
- Try It Out (01:48)
- String Replace Method (02:01)
- Built-in Libraries (03:42)
- Ceiling Function (04:48)
- JavaScript Standard Libraries (01:20)
- Summary (00:10)
Working With Objects & Methods (22:42)
- Introduction (00:10)
- Create an Object (04:32)
- Object Properties (04:23)
- Get and Set Properties (04:05)
- For In Loop (01:52)
- JavaScript Methods (01:55)
- This Keyword (05:33)
- Summary (00:10)