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JavaScript Reference

This book is a reference manual for the JavaScript language, including objects in the core language
and both client-side and server-side extensions. JavaScript is Netscape's cross-platform, object-based
scripting language for client and server applications.
This book has been updated to include JavaScript 1.2 features, with the exception of JavaScript
properties and objects that support layers and style sheets. For information on these subjects, see
Dynamic HTML in Netscape Communicator.
Preliminary, last modified: 10/31/97.
Contents
What's in this Reference

This reference is organized around the functionality of the JavaScript language.
Sometimes you already know the name of an object or method, but don't know
precisely where to look for it. This chapter contains tables of links to aid in this
situation.

Chapter 1 Introduction

This chapter briefly introduces JavaScript, Netscape's cross-platform, object-based
scripting language for client and server applications.

Client-Side JavaScript
Server-Side JavaScript
JavaScript Objects
JavaScript Security

Chapter 2 Operators

JavaScript has assignment, comparison, arithmetic, bitwise, logical, string, and special
operators. This chapter describes the operators and contains information about
operator precedence.

Assignment Operators
Comparison Operators
Arithmetic Operators
% (Modulus)
++ (Increment)
-- (Decrement)
- (Unary Negation)

Bitwise Operators
Bitwise Logical Operators
Bitwise Shift Operators

Logical Operators
Short-Circuit Evaluation