The JavaScript Anthology

Using a cookbook approach, The JavaScript Anthology will show you how to apply JavaScript to solve over 101 common Web Development challenges. You'll discover how-to:
Optimize your code so that it runs faster
Create Ajax applications with the XmlHttpRequest object
Validate web forms to improve usability
Take control of your web pages with the DOM
Ensure that your JavaScript code is accessible Create slick drop-down menu systems
Included in this book is extensive coverage of DHTML and Ajax, including how-to create and customize advanced effects such as draggable elements, dynamically sorting data in a Web Browser, advanced menu systems, retrieving data from a Web Server using XMLHttpRequest and more.
The JavaScript Anthology also includes extensive coverage of object oriented coding, efficient script design, accessibility, and cross-browser issues. Best of all, you'll get download access to all the code used in the book, so you can put the scripts to use instantly.
From the Publisher
"Take control with the ultimate JavaScript toolkit"
The JavaScript Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks provides you with tried and tested real-world solutions to over 100 real-world scripting problems.
Among the 101 Tips, Tricks & Hacks you'll learn how-to:
Search and replace text using regular expressions.
Navigate the DOM and create, delete, and move elements on the page.
Validate email addresses on your web forms.
Print inline error messages when validating forms.
Minimize the problems associated with popup windows.
Make a slideshow of images.
Ensure your code works on different browsers.
Make a style sheet switcher.
Build an accessible drop-down menu system.
Construct drag 'n' drop interfaces using AJAX.
Use JavaScript and Flash together.
Make your JavaScript accessible: an in-depth look at minimizing the accessibility problems associated with using JavaScript.
Use the XMLHttpRequest object to build AJAX applications.
Optimize your JavaScript code