A comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the language that also covers the jQuery library. Written in a straightforward manner and through practical examples, this book will introduce you to JavaScript, one of the most popular languages for developing interactive applications both on the Internet and on smart mobile phones and tablets.

With the methodical guidance of the book, you will discover the impressive capabilities of the language, from the most basic to the more advanced, such as simple and multiple image swapping (rollovers), slide shows, cookie creation, form validation, regular expressions, and Ajax technology.

In the pages of the book:

• All concepts and structures of JavaScript are examined, from the most basic to the more advanced.
• Each chapter concludes with questions and exercises that help reinforce the theory and provide ideas for building even more impressive websites.
• There is an extensive reference to the most widely used JavaScript library, jQuery.
• At the end of the book, detailed answers to the questions and solutions to the exercises are provided.
• An appendix with the basic concepts of HTML and CSS sheets is included.

George Liakeas holds an MSc from the University of Athens in Computer Science and Telecommunications. He has served as a school advisor in Information Technology and has organized numerous IT seminars focusing on programming and other applications. He is the author of books on Java, JavaScript, multimedia activities, and Adobe Director.