Mastering JavaScript

Table of Contents
The eval() method is evil 39
The strict mode 39
Running JSHint 41
Summary 43
Chapter 2: Functions, Closures, and Modules 45
A function literal 46
A function declaration 46
Functions as data 49
Scoping 50
Global scope 51
Local scope 52
Function-level scope versus block-level scope 52
Inline function expressions 56
Block scopes 56
Function declarations versus function expressions 58
The arguments parameter 60
The this parameter 61
Invocation as a function 61
Invocation as a method 61
Invocation as a constructor 63
Invocation using apply() and call() methods 63
Anonymous functions 64
Anonymous functions while creating an object 64
Anonymous functions while creating a list 64
Anonymous functions as a parameter to another function 65
Anonymous functions in conditional logic 65
Closures 66
Timers and callbacks 69
Private variables 69
Loops and closures 70
Modules 71
Stylistic considerations 72
Summary 73
Chapter 3: Data Structures and Manipulation 75
Regular expressions 76
Exact match 77
Match from a class of characters 77
Repeated occurrences 81
Alternatives – OR 84
Beginning and end 84
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