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Javascript fundamentals (continue)

Visual Web Developer 2005

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Example

<script language=javascript>var name="William";var hometown ="Chico";

function greetme() {var name="Daniel";document.bgColor="cyan";document.write("<h2> In function, <em> name </em> is

"+name);document.write(" and <em> hometown </em> is

"+hometown);}greetme();document.write("<h2> Out of the function, <em> name </em> is "+name);document.write(" and <em> hometown </em> is "+hometown);

</script>

Global variables

Local variable

Example

Variable Scope

• The “scope” of a variable refers to the context of it’s existence

• Two scopes– Global: variable is created outside of a

function– Local (private): variable is created inside a

function and exists only within the function

Declaring a Variable

• Syntax:var <variable name> [= <value> ];

For example:var playerScore;

var playerScore = 0;

Naming a Variable

• Variable Names (also referred to as Identifiers) must begin with a letter or an underscore and cannot be a reserved word.

• Variables are case sensitive and may not contain a space.

Example:

part_no _part_nopart.no +part_noPart_No %Part_No


• Variables can be assigned literal data, operations on variables, and logical expressions– var myScore = 100;– var newScore = myScore + yourScore;– var highScore = (myScore > yourScore);

• Declaring a variable without giving it a value will cause an “undefined” value to be assigned– var partNumber– partNumber would have a value of “undefined”

• Variables cannot be named using reserved words

Result

Initializing a Variable

<script language="javascript">var firstName;var familyName;var address1;var address2;var city;var state;var zip;var country;var ourCustomer;

Initializing a Variable (continued)

function dispVars(){window.alert("firstName = " + firstName);window.alert("familyName = " + familyName);window.alert("address1 = " + address1);window.alert("address2 = " + address2);window.alert("city = " + city);window.alert("state = " + state);window.alert("zip = " + zip);window.alert("country = " + country);window.alert("ourCustomer = " + ourCustomer);

}</script>

<body><input type="button" value="Display Variables" onClick="dispVars();">

</body>

Initializing a Variable with Values

<script language="javascript">var firstName = "";var familyName = null;var address1 = null;var address2 = null;var city = null;var state ='';var zip = 0;var country ="USA";var ourCustomer = true;

Changing the Value of a Variable

function changeValues(){firstName = "Elizabeth";familyName = "Jones";address1 = "Rose Cottage";address2 = "25 City Road";city = "Richmond";state ='VA';zip = 23227;country ="USA";ourCustomer = false;

}

Changing the Value of a Variable(continued)

<body><input type="button" value="Display Variables" onClick="dispVars();"><input type="button" value="Change Variable Values and Display" onClick="changeValues();dispVars()">

</body>

Character Escaping

• String Expressions can contain characters that have a special meaning to JavaScript– For example, when using the backslash

character in a string it might be misinterpreted unless escaped

– var myPath = “C:\MyDocuments\JavaScriptBook”– var myPath = “C:\\MyDocuments\\

JavaScriptBook”

Typeof Operator

• Returns a string to identify the type of its operand.

• Example:var a =1;document.write(“data type of a is “+

typeof(a));

Displaying Variable Values<script type="text/javascript">

var headline1 = "Bank fees increase by 10 percent";var headline2 = "Mortgage rates at 25 year lows";var headline3 = "NASDAQ closes above 2000";document.write("<h1>Breaking news: " + headline1 + "</h1>");document.write("<h1>Yesterday's news: " + headline2 + "</h1>");document.write("<h1>Last week's news: " + headline3 + "</h1>");document.write("<p>News Stories</p>");document.write("<br><a href=\"" + headline1 + ".html\">" + headline1 + "</a>");document.write("<br><a href=\"" + headline2 + ".html\">" + headline2 + "</a>");document.write("<br><a href=\"" + headline3 + ".html\">" + headline3 + "</a>");

</script>

Using Mathematical Operators

<script type="text/javascript">var x = 10;var y = 5;

document.write("<br>x + y = " + (x+y));document.write("<br>x - y = " + (x-y));document.write("<br>x * y = " + (x*y));document.write("<br>x / y = " + (x/y));document.write("<br>x % y = " + (x%y));document.write("<br> -x = " + (-x));document.write("<br>--x = " + (--x));document.write("<br>++x = " + (++x));

</script>

Summary

• Variables can store information to be processed• Variable names should be descriptive of what they

contain• Variables in JavaScript are not strictly typed• Operators can be used to manipulate the contents of

variables• The scope of a variable can be global or private• The keyword var is used to create variables• Variables can be assigned literal data, operations on

variables, and logical expressions

Summary (continued)

• Declaring a variable without giving it a value will cause an “undefined” value to be assigned

• Variables cannot be named using reserved words

• Character escaping can be used to include specific characters in text strings that would otherwise be misinterpreted

Lab 2

Step 1: Type or copy & paste the following into your Textpad

<html><head> <title>Untitled Page</title></head><body>

</body></html>

Lab 2

Step 2: Insert a script that contains four variables in the head of the document:- the first one contains your name- the second contains a value 0- the third one is declared but has no value- the fourth one contains an empty string.

Step 3: In the body of the document, write another script to display the type of each variable, as well as its value.

Objectives

• Use conditional statements, including if and if . . . else

• Implement looping statements, including for, for . . . in, while,do . . . while, break, and continue

• Know when to use label, switch, and with statements

If

Syntaxif(expression){

statement block}

Examplevar numbOfItems = 0;if(numbOfItems > 3){

window.alert(“You have reached the limit.”);}

If ElseSyntaxif(expression){

statement block}else{

else statement block}

Examplevar numbOfItems = 0;if(numbOfItems > 3){

window.alert(“You have reached the limit.”);}else{

window.alert(“Please choose an Item.”);}

Try / Catch / Finally

try { if(answer == 1){ throw "Error1“;

} else if(answer == 2){ throw "Error2“; }

}catch(er) {

if(er == "Error1"){ window.alert(“Invalid Data Type"); } if(er == "Error2"){ window.alert(“Unterminated String”); }

} finally(

window.alert(“Unknow Error”);}

For

Syntaxfor (starting value; expression; increment/decrement)

{statement block

}

Examplefor (firstNum = 1; firstNum < 11; firstNum++){

window.alert(firstNum);}

For InSyntaxfor(variable in array){

statement block

}

Examplevar controlStructures = new Array(“For”,”For In”,”While”,”Do

While”);

for(controlStruc in controlStructures){document.write(controlStructures[controlStruc]);document.write(“<br>”);

}

WhileSyntaxwhile(expression){

statement block}

Examplevar counter = 1;while(counter <= 10){

document.write(counter);document.write(“<br>”);counter++;

}

Do WhileSyntaxdo{

statement block}while(expression is true)

Examplevar counter = 1;do(

window.alert(counter);counter++;

}while(counter <= 10)

Break

Example var counter = 1;while(counter > 0){

document.write(counter);counter++;// if (counter == 5){// break;

}

Syntax break;

Continue

Syntaxcontinue;

Examplefor(counter = 1; counter <=50; counter++){

if(counter % 2 == 0){continue;

}document.write(counter);document.write(“<br>”);

}

Switch

Syntaxswitch(expression){

case x: statement block break;

case y: statement block break;

default: statement block; break;}

Exampleswitch(selection){case 2: population = 2,688,418; break;

case 5: population = 1,711,263; break;

}

Using an If Else structure

<script type="text/javascript"> function checkIfEligible() { if

(document.homeLoanApplication.annualIncome.value<50000)

{ window.alert("You are not eligible to apply for a home

loan."); } else { window.alert("You are eligible to apply for a home loan."); } } </script>

Using an If Else structure

<form name="homeLoanApplication"> Annual Income: $ <input type="Text"

name="annualIncome"> <input type="submit" value="Check Eligibility"

onClick="checkIfEligible();"> </form>

Multiple If Conditions

<script type="text/javascript"> function checkIfEligible() { if

(document.homeLoanApplication.annualIncome.value<50000||document.homeLoanApplication.liabilities.value>100000)

{ window.alert("You are not eligible to apply for a home

loan."); } else { window.alert("You are eligible to apply for a home loan."); } } </script>

Multiple If Conditions (continued)

<form name="homeLoanApplication"> Annual Income: $ <input type="Text"

name="annualIncome"> Current Liabilities: $ <input type="Text"

name="liabilities"> <input type="Submit" value="Submit"

onClick="checkIfEligible()"> </form>

Using a While Loop

<script type=“text/javascript”> function printPayments() { var

principal=document.homeLoanCalculator.principal.value;

var years=document.homeLoanCalculator.years.value; var annualPayment=principal/years; var y=1; document.write("<table border=\"1\"

width=\"100%\">"); document.write("<tr>"); document.write("<td>Year</td>"); document.write("<td>Value</td>"); document.write("</tr>");

Using a While Loop (continued)

while (years>0) { document.write("<tr>"); document.write("<td>"+y+"</td>"); document.write("<td>$"+principal+"</td>"); document.write("</tr>"); principal-=annualPayment; y++; years--; } document.write("</table>"); } </script>

Using while loop

<form name="homeLoanCalculator"> Outstanding Principal: $<input

type="Text" name="principal"> Years to Pay: <input type="Text"

name="years"> <input type="Submit"

value="Submit" onClick="printPayments();">

Using For

<script type=“text/javascript”> function printPayments() { var

principal=document.homeLoanCalculator.principal.value; var years=document.homeLoanCalculator.years.value; var annualPayment=principal/years; var y=1; document.write("<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\">"); document.write("<tr>"); document.write("<td>Year</td>"); document.write("<td>Value</td>"); document.write("</tr>");

Using For (continued)

for (i=0; i<years; i++) { document.write("<tr>"); document.write("<td>"+y+"</td>"); document.write("<td>$"+principal+"</td>"); document.write("</tr>"); principal-=annualPayment; y++; } document.write("</table>"); } </script>

Using For (continued)

<form name="homeLoanCalculator">

Outstanding Principal: $<input type="Text" name="principal">

Years to Pay: <input type="Text" name="years">

<input type="Submit" value="Submit" onClick="printPayments();">

</form> </body></html>

Using a Switch Construct<HTML><HTEAD><SCRIPT language=javascript>

var selobj = "";

function displaypopulation(selobj){var population = 0;

switch(selobj.selectedIndex){case 0:

population = "2,688,418";break;

case 1:population = "2,926,324";break;



}alert("Population of " + selobj.options[selobj.selectedIndex].value + " = " + population);}

</SCRIPT>

Using a Switch Construct (continued)

</HEAD>

<BODY onload=document.switchdoc.switchlist.focus();><FORM name=switchdoc><TABLE border=0> <TR> <TD vAlign=top>Display Population For:

<SELECT onchange=“displaypopulation(this);” name=switchlist> <OPTION value=Kansas selected>Kansas <OPTION value=Iowa>Iowa <OPTION value=Utah>Utah <OPTION value=Nebraska>Nebraska</SELECT><br><i>Census 2000</i></TD>

</TR></TABLE></FORM></BO></HTML>

Summary

• Using control structures allows your code to change the flow

• Using this control brings more sophistication and power to your scripts

• Using conditions and loops controls when certain blocks of code are executed

• Loops can be predetermined or controlled by logic built into them

• If Else control structures account for one of two possible choices

Summary (continued)

• Switch control structures allow for one of many possible code executions

• Endless loops can be created by not incrementing or decrementing a counter variable or using a condition that never evaluates to false

• While loops may not iterate at all – the expression is evaluated before the loop executes

• Do While loops iterate at least once – the expression is not evaluated until the bottom of the structure

Lab

Step 1: Cut& paste this code<html ><head> <title>Untitled Page</title> <!– Insert your script here --> </head><body>

</body></html>

Lab

Step 2: In the body of the HTML page, Create a HTML form that allows a user to enter the current points (integer), looks like the following:

Lab

Step 3: Create a script that does the following:

- If the current point is greater than 90, prompt “ You earn an A”

- If the current point is less than 90 but greater than 80, prompt “ You earn a B”

- Otherwise, prompt “You need to work harder”