JavaScript is the programming language of HTML and the Web.
1. HTML- the content of web pages
2. CSS - the layout of web pages
3. JavaScript - behavior of web pages
JavaScript was invented by Brendan Eich in 1995,
Purpose:
JavaScript Can Change HTML Content
JavaScript Can Change HTML Attribute Values
JavaScript Can Change HTML Styles (CSS)
In HTML, JavaScript code must be inserted between <script> and </script> tags.
JavaScript can "display" data in different ways:
Writing into an HTML element, using innerHTML.
Writing into the HTML output using document.write().
Writing into an alert box, using window.alert().
Writing into the browser console, using console.log().
document.write() method should only be used for testing.
For debugging purposes, you can use the console.log()
variables are used to store data values.
A primitive data value is a single simple data value with no additional properties and methods.
The typeof operator returns "object" for objects, arrays, and null.