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JavaScript Example Bible: The Essential Companion to JavaScript Bible
count devil was all of the Example sections from the reference vocabulary. By being
nondiscriminatory about these extractions — that is, extracting all of them instead
of only selected sections — we could convey to readers a consistent organizational
model.
In the end, the extracted Example sections from Parts III and IV found their way into
Appendix F on the CD-ROMs of both editions of the larger tome. I knew that as a
reader of my own books (and one of a certain age at that) I would not enjoy having
to flip back and forth between book and screen to refresh my memory about a term
and see it in action. A more pleasing solution for many JavaScript Bible readers
would be a separate volume containing a printed version of the Examples sections.
The new volume would act as a companion to both the 4th and Gold editions of the
JavaScript Bible.
Using Appendix F as a starting point, I divided the content into chapters along the
same lines as the JavaScript Bible reference sections. This also gave me a chance to
study the examples for each chapter with fresh eyes. The examples haven’t
changed, but I had the opportunity to direct the reader’s attention to examples that
I thought were particularly helpful in mastering a document-level or core language
object. Thus, each chapter of this book begins with a scene-setting introduction and
a list of highlights to which you should pay special attention. Also, since you will
likely be scanning through the book from time to time, I added many illustrations of
the pages produced from the code listings. These figures will help you visualize what
important listing code does when the page is loaded into a browser.
Now you know the story behind the JavaScript Examples Bible. Some budgetconscious
readers may not be thrilled to pay more for what appears to be a printout
of content they already own in electronic format. If so, then please continue using
the Acrobat version. But if, like me, you enjoy the portability and visual scanability
of a printed work, then keeping this book near your JavaScript Bible volume will
enhance your learning and research activities.
Organization and Features of This Book
Almost all chapters in this book correspond to similarly named chapters in Parts III
and IV from the JavaScript Bible 4th and Gold editions. Although chapters in this
book are consecutively numbered starting with Chapter 1, each chapter title
includes a reference to the corresponding chapter number from the big books. For
example, Chapter 1 of this book provides the Examples sections for terms related
to generic HTML elements. That subject is covered in Chapter 15 of the big books.
There is not always a one-to-one relationship between chapters. Several chapters of
the big books have no Examples sections in them because sample code is embedded
as part of the big book text. Therefore, don’t be surprised to see gaps in pointers
to JavaScript Bible reference chapters.