JavaScript Tutorials
Caching AJAX Results in JavaScript
AJAX is an awesome tool. AJAX requests are usually faster than regular page loads and allow for a wealth of dynamism within a page. Unfortunately many people do not properly cache request information when they can. Let me show you how I cache...
Implementing .css() and .attr() in MooTools 1.2.3
Very rarely does a developer have the ability to work with just one framework. Often a developer needs to float between MooTools and jQuery. As you can imagine, doing so can make a developer loopy due to the syntax difference. One of the...
Detect an AJAX Request in PHP
I like using the same PHP script for both AJAX and non-AJAX content requests. Using one script just makes everything easier because it's only one file to update/edit and it's one more cache-able request. One way to try detect an AJAX request (as opposed...
Degradable SELECT onChange
Whenever I go to Google Analytics I notice a slight flicker in the dropdown list area. I see a button appear for the shortest amount of time and the poof! Gone. What that tells me is that Google is making their site function...
QuickBoxes for Dojo
Adding to my mental portfolio is important to me. First came MooTools, then jQuery, and now Dojo. I speak often with Peter Higgins of Dojo fame and decided it was time to step into his world. I chose a simple but useful plugin...
Highlighter: A MooTools Search & Highlight Plugin
Searching within the page is a major browser functionality, but what if we could code a search box in JavaScript that would do the same thing? I set out to do that using MooTools and ended up with a pretty decent solution. The MooTools JavaScript Class The...
Font Replacement Using Cufón
We all know about the big font replacement methods. sIFR's big. Image font replacement has gained some steam. Not too many people know about a great project named Cufón though. Cufón uses a unique blend of a proprietary font generator tool...
Break Out of Frames Using JavaScript
I thought frames went out of style a decade ago but apparently everyone feels the need to duplicate the Digg Bar. I don't trust these framed services so I choose to use a JavaScript snippet that prevents my site from being in someone else's frame. The...
JavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford
Rarely do I ever command you to do something but I've watched this video three times now and I'm completely mesmerized by Douglas Crockford's tech talk, JavaScript: The Good Parts. During this hour long talk, Douglas Crockford shares his insight about both the good and bad parts...
JavaScript’s window.location
Need current browser location information? Keep in mind that the JavaScript's window.location object gives you all of that information about the window's current location. Javascript Window Properties for:https://davidwalsh.name:80/article.php?s=david+walsh+blog#myAnchor Javascript Redirect How can this be used? One example is doing a JavaScript redirect: Or you could use it to compare...