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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]


Javascript is used on the client side of Visual DataFlex AJAX webapplications.
==Related Articles==
*[[DOM|Document Object Model]] - Used by Javascript to manipulate [[HTML]]


To be able to overview the client side of the implementation of the [AJAX_Library_for_Visual_DataFlex] then you need to be familiar with  [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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