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'''Javascript''' is an Object Oriented programming language common used for client side scripting on Web Applications.  Javascript, sometimes abbreviated as js, shouldn't be confused with [[Java]].  While they share many similarities in both name and syntax, they are different languages.
Javascript is widely used in the [[AJAX_Library_for_Visual_DataFlex|AJAX Library for Visual Dataflex]].  If you are planning on working with the VDF AJAX library, then it is useful to be familiar with Javascript.  Here are a couple of tutorials:
*[http://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp w3c JavaScript Tutorial]
*[http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2006/06/07/object-oriented-javascript.html Object Oriented Javascript Tutorial]


==Related Articles==
*[[DOM|Document Object Model]] - Used by Javascript to manipulate [[HTML]]


[http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2006/06/07/object-oriented-javascript.html Object Oriented Javascript]
==Tools==
*[[prototypejs| Prototype]] - an AJAX [[Framework]]
*[[firebug| Firebug]] - a web development extension for [[Firefox]] which includes tools for debugging Javascript


= useful javascript tools=
==External Links==
*[[prototypejs]]
*[http://www.quirksmode.org/js/contents.html quirksmode javascript]
*[[firebug]]
*Handling [[Keyboard Shortcuts]] in Javascript [http://www.openjs.com/scripts/events/keyboard_shortcuts/]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 8 April 2020

Javascript is an Object Oriented programming language common used for client side scripting on Web Applications. Javascript, sometimes abbreviated as js, shouldn't be confused with Java. While they share many similarities in both name and syntax, they are different languages.

Javascript is widely used in the AJAX Library for Visual Dataflex. If you are planning on working with the VDF AJAX library, then it is useful to be familiar with Javascript. Here are a couple of tutorials:

Related Articles

Tools

External Links