JavaScript Tutorial
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Learn JavaScript
JavaScript is the world's most popular programming language.
JavaScript is the programming language of the Web.
JavaScript is easy to learn.
This tutorial will teach you JavaScript from basic to advanced.
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Examples in Each Chapter
With our "Try it Yourself" editor, you can edit the source code and view the
result.
Example
My First JavaScript
Click me to display Date and Time
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Learn by Examples
Examples are better than 1000 words. Examples are often easier to understand
than text explanations.
This tutorial supplements all explanations with clarifying "Try it Yourself"
examples.
If you try all the examples, you will learn a lot about JavaScript, in a very short
time!
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Why Study JavaScript?
JavaScript is one of the 3 languages all web developers must learn:
1. HTML to define the content of web pages
2. CSS to specify the layout of web pages
3. JavaScript to program the behavior of web pages
This tutorial covers every version of JavaScript:
The Original JavaScript ES1 ES2 ES3 (1997-1999)
The First Main Revision ES5 (2009)
The Second Revision ES6 (2015)
The Yearly Additions (2016, 2017 ... 2021, 2022)
avaScript Can Change HTML
Content
One of many JavaScript HTML methods is getElementById().
The example below "finds" an HTML element (with id="demo"), and
changes the element content (innerHTML) to "Hello JavaScript":
Example
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "Hello JavaScript";
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JavaScript accepts both double and single quotes:
Example
document.getElementById('demo').innerHTML = 'Hello JavaScript';
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JavaScript Can Change HTML
Attribute Values
In this example JavaScript changes the value of the src (source) attribute
of an <img> tag:
The Light Bulb
Turn on the light Turn off the light
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JavaScript Can Change HTML Styles
(CSS)
Changing the style of an HTML element, is a variant of changing an HTML
attribute:
Example
document.getElementById("demo").style.fontSize = "35px";
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JavaScript Can Hide HTML Elements
Hiding HTML elements can be done by changing the display style:
Example
document.getElementById("demo").style.display = "none";
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JavaScript Can Show HTML
Elements
Showing hidden HTML elements can also be done by changing
the display style:
Example
document.getElementById("demo").style.display = "block";
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Did You Know?
JavaScript and Java are completely different languages, both in concept and
design.
JavaScript was invented by Brendan Eich in 1995, and became an ECMA
standard in 1997.
ECMA-262 is the official name of the standard. ECMAScript is the official name
of the language.
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Video: JavaScript Introduction
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>What Can JavaScript Do?</h2>
<p>JavaScript can change HTML attribute values.</p>
<p>In this case JavaScript changes the value of the src (source) attribute of an image.</p>
<button onclick="document.getElementById('myImage').src='pic_bulbon.gif'">Turn on the
light</button>
<img id="myImage" src="pic_bulboff.gif" style="width:100px">
<button onclick="document.getElementById('myImage').src='pic_bulboff.gif'">Turn off the
light</button>
</body>
</html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>What Can JavaScript Do?</h2>
<p id="demo">JavaScript can change the style of an HTML element.</p>
<button type="button" onclick="document.getElementById('demo').style.fontSize='35px'">Click
Me!</button>
</body>
</html>
