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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]] | |||
[ | ==Tools== | ||
*[[prototypejs| Prototype]] - an AJAX [[Framework]] | |||
*[[firebug| Firebug]] - a web development extension for [[Firefox]] which includes tools for debugging Javascript | |||
= | ==External Links== | ||
*[[ | *[http://www.quirksmode.org/js/contents.html quirksmode javascript] | ||
*Handling [[Keyboard Shortcuts]] in Javascript [http://www.openjs.com/scripts/events/keyboard_shortcuts/] | |||
[[Category:AJAX]] | |||
[[Category:Web Applications]] | |||