<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000"> <FONT SIZE=-1><A HREF="whatsnew.htm">Next</A> | <A HREF="bklast.htm">Index</A> </FONT> <HR> <CENTER><H2><A NAME="80119"> Client-Side JavaScript Reference</H2> </A></CENTER> <A NAME="80120"> This book is a reference manual for the JavaScript language, including both core and client-side JavaScript for version 1.3. JavaScript is Netscape's cross-platform, object-based scripting language for client and server applications.</A></P> <CENTER><H2><A NAME="4271"> Contents </H2> </A></CENTER> <A HREF="whatsnew.htm"> <H4> New Features in this Release </H4> </A><A HREF="preface.htm"> <H4> About this Book </H4> </A><dl> <A HREF="preface.htm#1003176"> <dt><dd> New Features in this Release </A><A HREF="preface.htm#1003235"> <dt><dd> What You Should Already Know </A><A HREF="preface.htm#1003267"> <dt><dd> JavaScript Versions </A><A HREF="preface.htm#1003241"> <dt><dd> Where to Find JavaScript Information </A><A HREF="preface.htm#1001745"> <dt><dd> Document Conventions </A></dl> <A HREF="partobj.htm"> <H3>Part 1 <A HREF="partobj.htm">Object Reference</A></H3> </A> <A HREF="objintro.htm"> <H4>Chapter 1 Objects, Methods, and Properties </H4> </A><dl> <A HREF="anchor.htm"> <dt><dd> Anchor </A><A HREF="applet.htm"> <dt><dd> Applet </A><A HREF="area.htm"> <dt><dd> Area </A><A HREF="array.htm"> <dt><dd> Array </A><A HREF="boolean.htm"> <dt><dd> Boolean </A><A HREF="button.htm"> <dt><dd> Button </A><A HREF="checkbox.htm"> <dt><dd> Checkbox </A><A HREF="date.htm"> <dt><dd> Date </A><A HREF="document.htm"> <dt><dd> document </A><A HREF="event.htm"> <dt><dd> event </A><A HREF="fileup.htm"> <dt><dd> FileUpload </A><A HREF="form.htm"> <dt><dd> Form </A><A HREF="frame.htm"> <dt><dd> Frame </A><A HREF="function.htm"> <dt><dd> Function </A><A HREF="hidden.htm"> <dt><dd> Hidden </A><A HREF="history.htm"> <dt><dd> History </A><A HREF="image.htm"> <dt><dd> Image </A><A HREF="java.htm"> <dt><dd> java </A><A HREF="javarray.htm"> <dt><dd> JavaArray </A><A HREF="javclass.htm"> <dt><dd> JavaClass </A><A HREF="javobj.htm"> <dt><dd> JavaObject </A><A HREF="javpkg.htm"> <dt><dd> JavaPackage </A><A HREF="layer.htm"> <dt><dd> Layer </A><A HREF="link.htm"> <dt><dd> Link </A><A HREF="location.htm"> <dt><dd> Location </A><A HREF="math.htm"> <dt><dd> Math </A><A HREF="mimetype.htm"> <dt><dd> MimeType </A><A HREF="nav.htm"> <dt><dd> navigator </A><A HREF="netscape.htm"> <dt><dd> netscape </A><A HREF="number.htm"> <dt><dd> Number </A><A HREF="object.htm"> <dt><dd> Object </A><A HREF="option.htm"> <dt><dd> Option </A><A HREF="packages.htm"> <dt><dd> Packages </A><A HREF="password.htm"> <dt><dd> Password </A><A HREF="plugin.htm"> <dt><dd> Plugin </A><A HREF="radio.htm"> <dt><dd> Radio </A><A HREF="regexp.htm"> <dt><dd> RegExp </A><A HREF="reset.htm"> <dt><dd> Reset </A><A HREF="screen.htm"> <dt><dd> screen </A><A HREF="select.htm"> <dt><dd> Select </A><A HREF="string.htm"> <dt><dd> String </A><A HREF="style.htm"> <dt><dd> Style </A><A HREF="submit.htm"> <dt><dd> Submit </A><A HREF="sun.htm"> <dt><dd> sun </A><A HREF="text.htm"> <dt><dd> Text </A><A HREF="textarea.htm"> <dt><dd> Textarea </A><A HREF="window.htm"> <dt><dd> window </A></dl> <A HREF="toplev.htm"> <H4>Chapter 2 Top-Level Properties and Functions </H4> </A><dl> <A HREF="toplev.htm#1063743"> <dt><dd> escape </A><A HREF="toplev.htm#1063795"> <dt><dd> eval </A><A HREF="toplev.htm#1063963"> <dt><dd> Infinity </A><A HREF="toplev.htm#1063988"> <dt><dd> isFinite </A><A HREF="toplev.htm#1064024"> <dt><dd> isNaN </A><A HREF="toplev.htm#1064064"> <dt><dd> NaN </A><A HREF="toplev.htm#1064092"> <dt><dd> Number </A><A HREF="toplev.htm#1064132"> <dt><dd> parseFloat </A><A HREF="toplev.htm#1064173"> <dt><dd> parseInt </A><A HREF="toplev.htm#1064506"> <dt><dd> String </A><A HREF="toplev.htm#1105929"> <dt><dd> taint </A><A HREF="toplev.htm#1094680"> <dt><dd> undefined </A><A HREF="toplev.htm#1064583"> <dt><dd> unescape </A><A HREF="toplev.htm#1105987"> <dt><dd> untaint </A></dl> <A HREF="handlers.htm"> <H4>Chapter 3 Event Handlers </H4> </A><dl> <A HREF="handlers.htm#1119616"> <dt><dd> onAbort </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1119670"> <dt><dd> onBlur </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1119802"> <dt><dd> onChange </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1119876"> <dt><dd> onClick </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1119971"> <dt><dd> onDblClick </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1120032"> <dt><dd> onDragDrop </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1120097"> <dt><dd> onError </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1120186"> <dt><dd> onFocus </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1120313"> <dt><dd> onKeyDown </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1120393"> <dt><dd> onKeyPress </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1120473"> <dt><dd> onKeyUp </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1120545"> <dt><dd> onLoad </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1120635"> <dt><dd> onMouseDown </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1120700"> <dt><dd> onMouseMove </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1120757"> <dt><dd> onMouseOut </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1120822"> <dt><dd> onMouseOver </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1120892"> <dt><dd> onMouseUp </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1120958"> <dt><dd> onMove </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1121007"> <dt><dd> onReset </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1121061"> <dt><dd> onResize </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1121112"> <dt><dd> onSelect </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1121163"> <dt><dd> onSubmit </A><A HREF="handlers.htm#1121231"> <dt><dd> onUnload </A></dl> <A HREF="partlang.htm"> <H3>Part 2 <A HREF="partlang.htm">Language Elements</A></H3> </A> <A HREF="stmt.htm"> <H4>Chapter 4 Statements </H4> </A><dl> <A HREF="stmt.htm#1050033"> <dt><dd> break </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1014739"> <dt><dd> comment </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1005879"> <dt><dd> continue </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1037353"> <dt><dd> do...while </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1016648"> <dt><dd> export </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1004804"> <dt><dd> for </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1004815"> <dt><dd> for...in </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1004825"> <dt><dd> function </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1004833"> <dt><dd> if...else </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1017231"> <dt><dd> import </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1018088"> <dt><dd> label </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1004871"> <dt><dd> return </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1018610"> <dt><dd> switch </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1066604"> <dt><dd> var </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1004896"> <dt><dd> while </A><A HREF="stmt.htm#1004910"> <dt><dd> with </A></dl> <A HREF="ops.htm"> <H4>Chapter 5 Operators </H4> </A><dl> <A HREF="ops.htm#1042274"> <dt><dd> Assignment Operators </A><A HREF="ops.htm#1060974"> <dt><dd> Comparison Operators </A><dl> <A HREF="ops.htm#1050908"> <DT><DD> Using the Equality Operators </A></dl> <A HREF="ops.htm#1042400"> <dt><dd> Arithmetic Operators </A><dl> <A HREF="ops.htm#1042403"> <DT><DD> % (Modulus) </A><A HREF="ops.htm#1042412"> <DT><DD> ++ (Increment) </A><A HREF="ops.htm#1042421"> <DT><DD> -- (Decrement) </A><A HREF="ops.htm#1042430"> <DT><DD> - (Unary Negation) </A></dl> <A HREF="ops.htm#1042437"> <dt><dd> Bitwise Operators </A><dl> <A HREF="ops.htm#1042500"> <DT><DD> Bitwise Logical Operators </A><A HREF="ops.htm#1042512"> <DT><DD> Bitwise Shift Operators </A></dl> <A HREF="ops.htm#1044813"> <dt><dd> Logical Operators </A><A HREF="ops.htm#1042582"> <dt><dd> String Operators </A><A HREF="ops.htm#1042588"> <dt><dd> Special Operators </A><dl> <A HREF="ops.htm#1045406"> <DT><DD> ?: (Conditional operator) </A><A HREF="ops.htm#1045439"> <DT><DD> , (Comma operator) </A><A HREF="ops.htm#1045837"> <DT><DD> delete </A><A HREF="ops.htm#1055898"> <DT><DD> new </A><A HREF="ops.htm#1043482"> <DT><DD> this </A><A HREF="ops.htm#1042603"> <DT><DD> typeof </A><A HREF="ops.htm#1042625"> <DT><DD> void </A></dl> </dl> <A HREF="partjava.htm"> <H3>Part 3 <A HREF="partjava.htm">LiveConnect Class Reference</A></H3> </A> <A HREF="classint.htm"> <H4>Chapter 6 Java Classes, Constructors, and Methods </H4> </A><dl> <A HREF="lcjsexc.htm"> <dt><dd> JSException </A><A HREF="lcjsobj.htm"> <dt><dd> JSObject </A><A HREF="lcplugin.htm"> <dt><dd> Plugin </A></dl> <A HREF="partapp.htm"> <H3>Part 4 <A HREF="partapp.htm">Appendixes</A></H3> </A> <A HREF="keywords.htm"> <H4>Appendix A Reserved Words </H4> </A><A HREF="colors.htm"> <H4>Appendix B Color Values </H4> </A><A HREF="cookies.htm"> <H4>Appendix C Netscape Cookies </H4> </A><A HREF="bklast.htm"> <H4> Index </H4> </A> <HR> <FONT SIZE=-1><A HREF="whatsnew.htm">Next</A> | <A HREF="bklast.htm">Index</A> </FONT> <P ALIGN=right> <FONT 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