Latest Random JavaScript Tips http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/ Doc JavaScript's Tip of the Day Archive en-us Copyright (c) 2012 QuinStreet Inc. All rights reserved. bjones@quinstreet.com (Brad Jones) bjones@quinstreet.com (Brad Jones) DHTML Behavior Refresher http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/010801.html Do you remember what behaviors are? Have you used them before? Learn about the roles of DHTML behaviors with other programming languages. Accessing String's Characters http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/000227.html Most programming languages use array notation to access individual characters of a string. Learn how JavaScript does it. The @media Construct http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/000618.html Have you customized your CSS rules for particular device types? Learn how to use the @media construct, and how many different medias are supported. Entire-Page Rollover Effects http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/000221.html Do you know how to change the color of all the page's links on a mouseover? Learn how to extend the single-link text rollover effect to the entire page. Using Current Context to Search for DOMDocument Nodes http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/020311.html Do you know how to select nodes at a given context? Learn how to use the "./" notation to specify the current context. Using Frames in a Memory Game Board http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/000411.html How would you implement an 8x8 memory game board? Learn how we used column and row frames for it. Special Windows Targeting http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/000416.html Can you name all special target windows? Learn about _blank, _parent, _search, _self, and _top. Deriving HTML+TIME's Active Time http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/001011.html Do you know how to extract HTML+TIME's active time? Learn how to use the currTimeState object. Passing Parameters in JavaScript http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/010210.html What's the difference between passing a parameter by value and passing by reference? Learn why you cannot change a variable by modifying it inside a function. Accessing the Document's Root http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/010714.html Descending the DOM tree, how can you go back to the root in one hop? Learn how to use Internet Explorer 6's new property. Server-Side Includes http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/000109.html Ever wanted to put the server date on your page? Learn how to implement server-side includes with Perl. Extending a Class to a Web Service http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/020703.html Do you know how to extend a class to a Web service? Here are the five steps you need to follow. Escaping Frames http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/000404.html Do you know how to prevent your page from loading in someone else's frame? Learn how to use escape frames. Reading an Attribute Node in IE6 and NS6 http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/010703.html Do you know how to read out an attribute node? Learn how similar it is to reading an attribute object. Printing A Document with TemplatePrinter http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/010908.html Do you know how to print a document with TemplatePrinter? Learn how to use the templatePrinter's methods to start, end, and complete a print job.