Index

T

tab escape sequence, 21

table, database. See database, table

table (layout element)

DHTML

alignment, 581, 853

border, 581, 853

menu, table coding for, 477–479, 481, 487–488, 570–571

HTML

database query result, loading to, 755–759

method result, inserting, 125–126

style, applying to cell, 447, 448

XML, 611–612, 622–624

TABLE object, 622

tablehtml variable, 487

tagName property (Element object), 539–540

taint function, 926

taintEnabled method, 938

tan method (Math object), 911

tangent, returning, 911

target

form tag attribute, 258

property

event object, 553, 569, 577

Form object, 933

Link object, 936

tbody

HTML tag, 570, 571

object, 622, 623

TD HTML tag

ElementName tag property, as, 447

onclick event handler, 476

RollOut attribute, 477, 481

RollOver attribute, 477, 481

style tag, defining within, 448

syntax, 126

TDMenu style class, 478

TECHFREAKZ.ORG website (www.hacksrus.com), 391

TelNumber field, 727

template rule, 609–610

temporary Internet file folder, clearing, 416–417

test method (RegExp object), 297–298, 303

test2.htm file, 258

test3.htm file, 258

testing application on different platform, 400

text

array

case sensitivity when sorting, 134

match operation, returning in, 296–297, 318–319

string, converting array to, 132–134, 902

blinking, 918

box, creating, 204–205

case, checking, 113–117

case, converting, 80, 122, 367, 920

case sensitivity

array sorting, 134

error caused by mistake in, 367

password, 874

regular expression, 299, 301

replacement operation, 299–300

SQL, 739

string comparison, 79, 80

variable name, 23, 367, 836

XML, 527, 586, 599

character

escape, 21–22, 45, 294, 295, 686

hexadecimal, returning, 428

index, 112

position, returning character at specific, 112, 919

regular expression, matching alternation character in, 310

regular expression, matching position character in, 305–308

regular expression, matching repetition character in, 304–305

regular expression, matching special character in, 300–301

selecting character in string, 112–113

Unicode value, returning, 113, 919

color

DHTML color effect, 456–457, 565–567

font formatting, using, 919

mouse rollover effect, 456–457, 565–567

style, applying using, 448, 455–457

comparing strings, 79–80

concatenating, 42–43, 368, 887, 919

cookie string

domain portion, 427

empty, 429

expires portion, 425, 429, 431

introduced, 415

name portion, 424–425, 428, 429, 430

path portion, 425–427, 428, 429

searching, 432

secure portion, 427

value portion, 424–425, 428, 429, 430

copying substring, 120–122

counting substring occurrences, 119–120

data type, 20–22, 43–45, 723

delimiting string, 21–22

DHTML, in

adding text, 561–565

animating text, 558–561

color effect, 456–457, 565–567

deleting text, 561–565

mouse rollover effect, 456–457, 565–567

moving text, 458–460

referencing Text object, 455

sizing text, 455

spacing text, 455

DOM text node, 547, 549, 569–570

empty string, 41, 429

escape character/sequence, 21–22, 45, 294, 295, 686

font

bold, 919

browser override of formatting, 448

color, 919

italic, 919

size, 919

small, 920

style sheet, formatting using, 446, 448, 449

XML, formatting using, 543

HTML form text element, 191, 198–199, 201–203, 204–206

Latin-1 character set, 949–955

length of string, returning, 111, 112

literal string, 115

numerical data type

converting text to, 45–48, 69

mixing with text in same expression, 43–45

order, reversing, 292–295

position of string, returning, 118, 432

primitive

converting to string, 112

declaring, 112

string, as, 109

replacing, 262, 296, 298–300, 314–318, 919

search operation in cookie string, 432

search operation using indexOf method, 117–120, 432, 919

search operation using match method, 296–297, 318–319

search operation using regular expression

alphanumeric character, 301–304

alternation character, 310

browser support, 294, 295, 306, 307–308

case sensitivity, 299, 301

constructor, 297, 322–323

digit, 300, 302, 311–312

flag, multi-line, 299

global match, 299

grouping, 309–312, 314, 826

introduced, 291

position character, 305–308

repetition character, 304–305

special character, 300–301

splitting text, 313–314, 321

syntax, 297, 300

Trivia Quiz application, 323–329, 789–790

white space, 300

wildcard, 300, 302

word, 300, 306–307, 310, 331, 826–829

search operation using search method, 296, 318, 920

sizing, 455, 919

splitting, 292–295, 312–314, 319–321, 920

status bar text, scrolling, 353–357

String object, 110–112

time

formatting time string, 346–347

string, returning time value as, 142, 337–338

Unicode value, returning, 113, 919

word

regular expression, matching in, 300, 306–307, 310, 331, 826–829

reserved, 23, 33, 885–886

wrap, 205, 678, 682

XML

CDATA block, 601

character encoding, 586

entity reference, 600–601

LF character, 600

reserved character, 600

Text object

blur method, 944

defaultValue property, 944

DHTML, referencing in, 455

DOM Text object, 534

focus method, 944

form property, 944

name property, 944

onblur event, 194, 199, 204, 944

onchange event, 198–199, 201, 944

onfocus event, 199, 944

onselect event, 198–199, 944

select method, 198, 944

type property, 944

value property, 198, 944

text property

Anchor object, 927

Option object, 216, 220, 939

textarea HTML tag

cols attribute, 205

rows attribute, 205

wrap attribute, 205, 678, 682

Textarea object

blur method, 945

defaultValue property, 945

described, 945

focus method, 945

form property, 945

name property, 945

onblur event, 945

onchange event, 206–207, 945

onfocus event, 945

onkeydown event, 206–207, 945

onkeypress event, 206–207, 945

onkeyup event, 206–207, 945

onselect event, 945

select method, 945

type property, 945

value property, 206, 945

textArray variable, 295

tfoot HTML tag, 570

thead HTML tag, 570

theDate variable, 225

theregExp variable, 313

theTotal variable, 799

thirdCall function, 388

this

keyword, 146–147

operator, 891

throw statement, 404–408, 896

Time data type, 723

time operation. See also date operation

calculation involving, 106–107

current time, returning, 142–144, 145

date, returning based on time zone, 137

daylight saving time, 337, 340, 343, 344–346

file download timer, 616

GMT, 334

setting time value, 144–145, 339–341

string

formatting time string, 346–347

returning time value as, 142, 337–338

timer

banner, updating using, 349–352, 364, 829–831

clearing, 348–349, 352, 362

DHTML, using, 458–460

image movement, using in, 847

one-shot timer, 347–352

starting, 347–349, 351

status bar text, scrolling using, 353–357

stopping, 348–349

Trivia Quiz application, 357–363, 779, 781

updating at regular interval, 352–357, 360

UTC

converting local time to, 334–339

getting/setting, 339–341, 905

introduced, 334

offset of local time from, calculating, 334, 337, 346

web page

inserting current time in, 142–144

inserting one-shot timer in, 347–352

inserting updating timer in, 352–357, 360

world time, 333

World Time Converter application, 341–347, 352–353

timeDiff variable, 346

timeLeft variable, 360, 361

timelimit variable, 359

timertest.htm file, 348

timertest2.htm file, 349

timesTable variable, 380, 394, 802

timeStamp property (event object), 553

timeString variable, 347

timetest.htm file, 336

title property (document object), 930

toArray method (VBArray object), 921

toDateString method (Date object), 137, 334, 336

toElement property (event object), 472, 569, 577, 578

toElementid variable, 578

toFixed method (Number object), 129–130

toGMTString method (Date object), 905

toLocaleDateString method (Date object), 334, 336

toLocaleString method (Date object), 334, 905

toLocaleTimeString method (Date object), 334, 336, 338

toLowerCase method (String object), 80, 122, 920

toolbar, displaying/hiding, 263

Tools ® JavaScript Console (NN), 397

Tools ® Web Development ® JavaScript Debugger (NN), 392

top

attribute

div tag, 451–453

layer tag, 490, 503

property

Layer object, 490

style object, 458

window object, 250–251, 946

TopWindow.htm file, 238, 240

toSource method

Array object, 901

Boolean object, 902

Date object, 905

Function object, 907

Number object, 912

Object object, 913

RegExp object, 915

String object, 920

toString method

Array object, 225, 902

Boolean object, 902

Date object, 905

JavaArray object, 908

Number object, 912

Object object, 913

RegExp object, 915

String object, 920

totalLayers variable, 513

totalQuestionsToAsk variable, 360, 362

toTimeString method (Date object), 143, 334, 336, 338

toUpperCase method (String object), 80, 122, 367, 920

toUTCString method (Date object), 334, 337, 905

tr HTML tag, 126

Transfer method (Server object), 699

Trivia Quiz application

Answer field, 770

answer variable, 232, 284, 789, 790

answerCorrect function, 99, 232–233, 284, 285

answerRegExp variable, 790

areas, logical, 16–17

AskQuestion.asp file, 778

AskQuestion.htm file, 275–278, 283–284, 323, 328, 782–787

butCheckQ_onclick function, 284

buttonCheckQ_onclick function, 229, 232

CheckAnswer.asp file, 778

cmdStartQuiz_onclick function, 283, 358–359, 717, 778–779

code reuse, 16

cookie usage, 439–443, 793

cookieValue function, 441

data reuse, 16

database

Answer field, 770

AskQuestion.htm file, coding for database functionality, 782–787

key, primary, 775

NoteUserSelections.asp file, coding for database functionality, 777–778, 781

OptionOrder field, 772

query coding, 785, 789

Question table, 770–772, 774, 776

Questionhtml field, 770

QuestionId field, 770, 772, 775–776, 778

QuestionOptions table, 770, 771–772, 775–776, 777

QuestionType field, 770, 789

referential integrity, 776

table relationship, 775–776

described, 14–15

FinalResults.asp file, 778, 788, 790, 791–794

form, 228–229, 715–716, 717, 779

frame structure

banner frame (menubar.htm), 272, 280

fraGlobalFunctions frame, 280–283, 284

fraMenubar frame, 279–280

frameset pages, 273, 274, 278–280

fraQuizPage frame, 274, 777

fraTopFrame frame, 278–279

globalfunctions.htm frame coding, 272, 280–283, 284–287

question frame (AskQuestion.htm), 272, 275–278, 283–284, 323, 328

quiz frame (QuizPage.htm), 272, 274–275, 283, 357–359, 715

function, defining custom in, 97–100

getAnswer function, 283–284, 328

getQuestion function

button coding, 229, 231–232

cookie coding, 440

GlobalFunctions.htm, coding when located in, 285, 323

trivia_quiz.htm, coding when located in, 229, 231–232

globalfunctions.htm file

ASP environment, 718

cookie handling, coding for, 439–441

database interaction, coding for, 779–781

frame handling, coding for, 272, 280–283, 284–287

string manipulation coding for, 323, 325–328

timer, coding for, 357, 358, 359–362

menubar.htm file, 272, 280

multicol_heading.jpg file, 280

noQuestions variable, 359

NoteUserSelections.asp file, 716, 717, 777–778, 781

numberOfQuestionsAsked variable, 285, 360

numberOfQuestionsCorrect variable, 285

OptionOrder field, 772

OutOfTime.asp file, 778, 795

questionChoice variable, 231

Questionhtml field, 770

questionHTML variable, 229, 232, 286

QuestionId field, 770, 772, 775–776, 778

questionLength variable, 231

questionNumber variable, 231

questionsAsked variable, 285

QuestionType field, 770, 789

quizcomplete.gif file, 791

QuizPage.asp file, 714, 715, 717–718, 778–779

QuizPage.htm file, 272, 274–275, 283, 357–359, 715

radio button, 229–233

regular expression usage, 323–329, 789–790

resetQuiz function, 283, 284–285, 778

scripting, server-side, 713–718

SSI usage, 790–791

startTimer function, 779, 781

stopTimer function, 779, 781

timeLeft variable, 360, 361

timelimit variable, 359

timer, 357–363, 779, 781

TopFrame.htm file, 273

totalQuestionsToAsk variable, 360, 362

TriviaQuestions.mdb file, 772

TriviaQuiz.htm file, 273

updateTimeLeft function, 360, 781, 795

truth table, 72

try...catch statement

browser support, 402–403

exception, catching, 401–404, 407–408, 409

finally clause, 411, 896

nesting, 408–410

throwing error within, 404–408

TryCatch.htm file, 402

txtName_onchange function, 201

type

attribute

embed tag, 629

input tag, 193, 195, 198, 204, 208

script tag, 6

property

Button object, 928

Checkbox object, 929

event object, 553, 555, 931

FileUpload object, 932

form element object, 194

Hidden object, 934

Password object, 939

Radio object, 940

Reset object, 941

Select object, 942

Submit object, 943

Text object, 944

Textarea object, 945

typeof operator, 268, 327, 892