The document provides an overview of JavaScript for a beginner audience. It discusses what JavaScript is, why it is used, examples of its capabilities, and how to write JavaScript code. The session will demonstrate JavaScript capabilities, explain code samples, and answer questions. JavaScript allows dynamic functionality on web pages by manipulating the browser and document object model (DOM).

1. ADVISOR JumpStart: JavaScript Henry Newberry Teamwork Solutions, Inc. www.teamsol.com AJL201

4. "...hopefully JavaScript will just be a bad memory." Iris Associates Lotusphere Europe February 1997 "When users can do everything with JavaScript that they now do with LotusScript on the client-side, we will have reached our goal." Iris Associates Lotus Notes & Domino Advisor May 1999

5. "JavaScript is the only viable client side development tool for browser based applications." Henry Newberry A couple of weeks ago

13. Document Object Model (DOM)

15. Jamie's "Mini DOM" Example of referencing an object: document.forms[0].TextName.value

29. Writing a JavaScript function <INPUT type=BUTTON onClick=&quot;document.forms[0].Amount.value='5'; document.forms[0].Amount.focus();&quot;> is more useful and easier to maintain when expressed as... <INPUT type=BUTTON onClick=&quot;setAmount('5')&quot;> <SCRIPT language=&quot;JavaScript&quot;> function setAmount(v) { document.forms[0].Amount.value=v; document.forms[0].Amount.focus(); } </SCRIPT>

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