JavaScript Cookbook

Why reinvent the wheel every time you run into a problem with JavaScript? This cookbook is chock-full of code recipes that address common programming tasks, as well as techniques for building web apps that work in any browser. Just copy and paste the code samples into your project—you’ll get the job done faster and learn more about JavaScript in the process.

You'll also learn how to take advantage of the latest features in ECMAScript 5 and HTML5, including the new cross-domain widget communication technique, HTML5's video and audio elements, and the drawing canvas. You'll find recipes for using these features with JavaScript to build high-quality application interfaces.
Create interactive web and desktop applicationsWork with JavaScript objects, such as String, Array, Number, and MathUse JavaScript with Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) and the canvas elementStore data in various ways, from the simple to the complexProgram the new HTML5 audio and video elementsImplement concurrent programming with Web WorkersUse and create jQuery plug-insUse ARIA and JavaScript to create fully accessible rich internet applications