What's New in JavaScript 1.2

What's New in JavaScript 1.2

Describes the new features added to JavaScript 1.2, such as regular expressions, signed scripts, labeled statements and switch statements. The changes discussed here affect JavaScript both on the client and on the server. Last updated 10/97.

Contents

Introduction

Feature Summary

Regular Expressions

Compatibility With Earlier Versions of Navigator

Chapter 1 Event Model

The event Object

Details of the event object

Event Capturing

Chapter 2 Events

Chapter 3 Functions

Nesting Functions Within Functions

Chapter 4 Methods

Document Method

Navigator Method

disableExternalCapture

enableExternalCapture

Chapter 5 Objects

Creating Objects With Literal Notation

Chapter 6 The String Object

Chapter 7 The Array Object

Creating Arrays With Literal Notation

Creating Arrays Under JavaScript 1.2

Working With Arrays and Regular Expressions

Chapter 8 Operators

Equality Operators

Equality Operators Without LANGUAGE=JavaScript1.2

Equality Operators With LANGUAGE=JavaScript1.2

Data Conversion

Chapter 9 Properties

Anchor and Link Property

Function Property

navigator Properties

window Properties

Chapter 10 Regular Expressions

Creating a Regular Expression

Writing a Regular Expression Pattern

Using Simple Patterns

Using Special Characters

Using Parentheses

Working With Regular Expressions

Using Parenthesized Substring Matches

Executing a Global Search and Ignoring Case

Changing the Order in an Input String

Using Special Characters to Verify Input

Chapter 11 The RegExp Object

Chapter 12 Regular Expression Objects

Chapter 13 Signed Scripts

Chapter 14 Statements

Chapter 15 Miscellaneous Features

Activating JavaScript Commands From the Personal Toolbar

Last Updated: 10/22/97 11:47:56

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