The table of contents of “Beginning JavaScript with DOM scripting and Ajax”

Some people asked me at @media about detailed content of my upcoming book. So without further ado, here is the table of contents with page numbers:

• Foreword xiii
• About the Author xv
• About the Technical Reviewer xvii
• Introduction xix
• CHAPTER 1 Getting Started with JavaScript 1
  • The Why of JavaScript 3
  • What Is JavaScript? 4
  • Problems and Merits of JavaScript 5
  • Why Use JavaScript If It Cannot Be Relied On? 6
  • JavaScript in a Web Page and Essential Syntax 7
    • JavaScript Syntax 8
    • Code Execution 9
    • An Aside About Functions 11
  • Objects 12
  • A Simple JavaScript Example 13
  • Summary 16
• CHAPTER 2 Data and Decisions 17
  • Data, Data Types, and Data Operators 18
    • The String Data Type 18
    • Operators 21
    • JavaScript Variables 23
    • Converting Different Types of Data 26
  • The Composite Data Types: Array and Object 30
    • Objects JavaScript Supplies You with: String, Date and Math 30
  • Arrays 39
    • The Array Object’s Methods and Properties 42
  • Making Decisions in JavaScript 45
    • The Logical and Comparison Operators 45
    • Conditional Statements 49
    • Testing Multiple Values: the switch Statement 52
    • Repeating Things: Loops 54
  • Summary 59
• CHAPTER 3 From DHTML to DOM Scripting 61
  • JavaScript As the Behavior Layer 63
    • Object Detection vs. Browser Dependence 65
    • Progressive Enhancement 68
  • JavaScript and Accessibility 69
  • Good Coding Practices 71
    • Naming Conventions 71
    • Code Layout 72
    • Commenting 74
    • Functions 76
    • Short Code via the Ternary Operator 79
    • Sorting and Reuse of Functions 80
    • Variable and Function Scope 80
    • Keeping Scripts Safe with the Object Literal 81
  • Summary 83
• CHAPTER 4 HTML and JavaScript 85
  • The Anatomy of an HTML Document 85
  • Providing Feedback in Web Pages via JavaScript: The Old School Ways 89
    • Using window Methods: prompt(), alert(),and confirm() 90
  • Accessing the Document via the DOM 96
  • Of Children, Parents, Siblings, and Values 99
    • From the Parents to the Children 100
    • From the Children to the Parents 102
    • Among Siblings 103
  • Changing Attributes of Elements 107
  • Creating, Removing, and Replacing Elements 109
    • Avoiding NOSCRIPT 113
    • Shortening Your Scripts via InnerHTML 115
    • DOM Summary: Your Cheat Sheet 116
    • DOMhelp: Our Own Helper Library 118
  • Summary 122
• CHAPTER 5 Presentation and Behavior (CSS and Event Handling) 123
  • Changing the Presentation Layer via JavaScript 123
    • Helping the CSS Designer 131
  • Changing the Document’s Behavior via Event Handling 153
    • Events in the W3C-Compliant World 156
    • Fixing Events for the Non-W3C-Compliant World 165
    • Never Stop Optimizing 172
    • The Ugly Page Load Problem and Its Ugly Solutions 173
    • Reading and Filtering Keyboard Entries 174
    • The Dangers of Event Handling 179
  • Summary 180
• CHAPTER 6 Common Uses of JavaScript: Images and Windows 183
  • Images and JavaScript 183
    • Basics of Image Scripting 184
    • Preloading Images 186
    • Rollover Effects 187
    • Slide Shows 196
    • Summary of Images and JavaScript 211
  • Windows and JavaScript 212
    • Window Properties 213
    • Window Methods 215
    • Summary: Windows and JavaScript 238
  • Summary 239
• CHAPTER 7 JavaScript and User Interaction: Navigation and Forms 241
  • Navigation and JavaScript 241
    • The Fear of the Page Reload 242
    • Basics of Navigation and JavaScript 242
    • Browser Navigation 245
    • In-Page Navigation 246
    • Site Navigation 255
    • Pagination 263
    • Summary of Navigation with JavaScript 272
  • Forms and JavaScript 272
    • Basics of Forms with JavaScript 274
    • Form Elements 275
    • Interactive Forms: Hiding and Showing Dependent Elements 291
    • Custom Form Elements 297
    • Summary of Forms and JavaScript 297
  • Summary 297
• CHAPTER 8 Back-End Interaction with Ajax 299
  • Household Cleaning Liquid, Football Club, or Flash Gordon’s Spacecraft: What Is Ajax? 300
  • Et Tu, Cache? 309
  • Putting the X Back into Ajax 309
    • Replacing XML with JSON 314
    • Using Server-Side Scripts to Reach Third-Party Content 316
    • XHR on Slow Connections 320
    • A Larger Ajax Example: Connected Select Boxes 323
    • Optional Dynamic Ajax Menus 331
  • Summary 340
• CHAPTER 9 Data Validation Techniques 343
  • Pros and Cons of Client-Side JavaScript Validation 343
  • A Quick Reminder About Protecting Content with JavaScript 344
  • The One-Size-Fits-All Validation Myth 345
  • Basic JavaScript Validation with String and Numeric Methods 346
    • String Validation Methods 346
    • Numeric Validation Methods 352
  • Regular Expressions 357
    • Syntax and Attributes 357
    • Wildcard Searches, Constraining Scope, and Alternatives 358
    • Restricting the Number of Characters with Quantifiers 359
    • Word Boundaries, Whitespace, and Other Shortcuts 360
    • Methods Using Regular Expressions 361
    • The Power of Parenthesis Grouping 361
    • Regular Expression Resources 363
  • Summary of Validation Methods 363
  • Form Validation Techniques 364
    • Designating Mandatory Fields 364
    • The Hidden Field Method 364
    • The Indicator Element Method 365
    • The CSS Classes Method 366
    • The Custom Attribute Method 366
    • Failures of These Methods 367
    • Sharing Validation Rules 367
  • Giving Users Validation Feedback 369
    • Showing a List of Erroneous Fields 369
    • Replacing the Main Form with a Clickable Error Message 374
    • Highlighting Erroneous Fields Individually 376
    • Instant Validation Feedback 379
  • Other Dynamic Validation Methods 381
  • Summary 385
• CHAPTER 10 Modern JavaScript Case Study: A Dynamic Gallery 387
  • Basics of Thumbnail Galleries 387
  • What Is a Thumbnail Gallery and What Should It Do? 388
  • Static Thumbnail Galleries 388
  • Faking Dynamic Galleries with JavaScript 389
  • Displaying Captions 396
  • Dynamic Thumbnail Galleries 401
  • Creating an Image Badge From a Folder 406
  • Summary 414
• CHAPTER 11 Using Third-Party JavaScript 415
  • What the Web Offers You 415
  • Code Snippets, RSS Feeds, APIs, and Libraries 416
    • RSS Feeds and REST APIs 417
    • Examples of REST APIs 418
  • Using a Library: Short, Shorter, jQuery 419
    • Dangers of jQuery and Other Libraries Using Their Own Syntax 426
  • Using an API: Adding a Map to Your Site with Google Maps 427
  • Full Service: The Yahoo Developer Network and User Interface Library 438
    • Bouncy Headlines Using YUI 439
    • Replacing Pop-Up Windows Using the YUI Connection Manager and Container Components 444
    • Yahoo User Interface Library Summary 449
  • Summary 450
• APPENDIX Debugging JavaScript 451
  • Common JavaScript Mistakes 451
    • Misspellings and Case-Sensitivity Issues 451
    • Trying to Access Undefined Variables 452
    • Incorrect Number of Closing Braces and Parentheses 454
    • Concatenation Gone Wrong 456
    • Assigning Instead of Testing the Value of a Variable 458
  • Tracing Errors with alert() and Console Elements 458
  • Error Handling with try and catch() 459
  • Sequential Uncommenting 462
  • Error Reporting in Browsers 463
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 463
    • Safari 464
    • Opera 8.5 466
    • Firefox 1.5.0.3 466
  • JSLint and JSUNIT 470
  • Summary 470
  • INDEX 471

You can get the book either in a local bookstore (from 17th of July onwards) – which is the preferable option as bookstores are great places to test before you buy, drink coffee, socialize with real human beings and meet your future partners (optional) – or on the web for example on Amazon (US, UK, DE).