Latest Random JavaScript Tips http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/ Doc JavaScript's Tip of the Day Archive en-us Copyright (c) 2010 WebMediaBrands Inc. All rights reserved. sclark@internet.com (Scott Clark) lunderwood@internet.com (Lee Underwood) Form Cancellation (5/1/2000) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/000501.html Can you suggest one reason to use a submit button even if no submission is needed? Learn how to trigger an event with the Enter button. Passing Parameters to A Web Service (3/30/2002) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/020330.html Do you know how to pass parameters to a Web service? Learn how to call the callService() method. Coloring Scrollbars (8/29/2000) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/000829.html Now that you know how to color the scrollbar arrows, you probably want to color the whole scrollbar. Learn how to modify it on the fly. Web Services-Based Applications (11/1/2001) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/011101.html Are you skeptical about XML Web services' ease of use? Here are two testimonials to the contrary. Soap Messages without Formatting (12/16/2001) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/011216.html Do you know that SOAP messages can be quite messy? Here is the holographic message that the StockQuote Web service returns. The trie Data Structure (3/18/2000) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/000318.html Do you remember CS101? Learn about the trie data structure and how it can be used. The Attribute Object (1/28/2001) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/010128.html Did you know that only the latest browsers support the attribute object? Learn how to set and get an attribute object. Comparing IE 6 and IE 5.5 (7/28/2001) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/010728.html Are you starting to get the picture of IE 6? Learn about the major improvements on top of IE 5 and IE 5.5. Replacing DOM Substrings (7/5/2001) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/010705.html Do you know how to extract a substring from text node data? Learn about the new text manipulation capability in Internet Explorer 6. The removeExpression() Method (7/27/2000) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/000727.html Do you know how to terminate a property-expression relationship? Learn how to use the removeExpression() method. HTC-Master Focus/Blur Events (7/8/2000) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/000708.html What do you think will happen to the master's focus when the user is tabbing between two elements in its HTC? Learn how the focus/blur events are communicated. Adding a Signature to an XML File (1/6/2002) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/020106.html Do you know how to add a signature to an XML file? Learn how to define and reuse a common signature file. Folder Operations and Properties (11/18/2000) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/001118.html What kind of folder operations do you expect from a programming language? Check if JavaScript is up to par. Polymorphic ToString() (6/24/2002) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/020624.html Can you name a popular polymorphic method? Learn how ToString() handles both integral, double, boolean, and Object objects. Accessing a Collection Member (9/30/2001) http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/010930.html Do you know that there is more than one way to access a collection member? Learn how to access a form by its sequence number or by its ID.