JavaScript/Basics: Difference between revisions
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*JavaScript is the most popular web page scripting language and is | *JavaScript is the most popular web page scripting language and is supported by almost every browser. | ||
*It adds interactivity to your web pages. | *It adds interactivity to your web pages. | ||
*You can use only the tools already on your computer without the need to download any software. | *You can use only the tools already on your computer without the need to download any software. | ||
*It is easy | *JavaScript uses the user's computer ("client")'s resources, not the server's resources. (The server is the big remote computer the web site is permanently hosted.) In other words, if the JavaScript program says a computation is to be made, the user's computer will do it. | ||
*It is easy. | |||
== First Lesson == | == First Lesson == | ||
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<pre> greeting = ( visitor == "PRES" ) ? "Dear President " : "Dear " </pre> | <pre> greeting = ( visitor == "PRES" ) ? "Dear President " : "Dear " </pre> | ||
''value1'' is the value of the expression if "''condition''" is fulfilled. ''value2'' is its value in the case "''condition''" is not fulfilled. In the previous example, this value is stored in the variable "''greeting''". | |||
[[Category:JavaScript]] | [[Category:JavaScript]] | ||
[[Category:Basics]] | [[Category:Basics]] | ||