| javascript Programming Glossary: egWhy was the arguments.callee.caller property deprecated in JavaScript? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/103598/why-was-the-arguments-callee-caller-property-deprecated-in-javascript  reason you could not make a recursive function expression. eg. function factorial n return n 1 1 factorial n 1 n 1 2 3 4 5.. is that the recursive call will get a different this value eg. var global this var sillyFunction function recursed if recursed.. this issues by allowing named function expressions eg. 1 2 3 4 5 .map function factorial n return n 1 1 factorial.. 
 JavaScript function in href vs. onclick http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1070760/javascript-function-in-href-vs-onclick  The typical path these days is to use a javascript library eg. jquery and create an event handler using that library. It would.. 
 How to “properly” create a custom object in JavaScript? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1595611/how-to-properly-create-a-custom-object-in-javascript  quite so much. A lot of class systems do that eg Circle Shape.makeSubclass _init function x y z Shape.prototype._init.call.. 
 Why does everyone like jQuery more than prototype/script.aculo.us or MooTools or whatever? [closed] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/176324/why-does-everyone-like-jquery-more-than-prototype-script-aculo-us-or-mootools-or  with arrays collections of results as a single unit eg '.tab' .hide could hide all elements of class tab I find the.. a little knowledge I can achieve the results I am after eg ' input' .parents ' not first ' .show would show all the parents.. 
 Validate numbers in JavaScript - IsNumeric() http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18082/validate-numbers-in-javascript-isnumeric  to find out if a variable contained a numeric value regardless its type it could be a String containing a numeric value.. make any type assumption taking care of type coercion eg. true 1 but true shouldn't be considered as numeric . I think.. 
 Non-Standard Attributes on HTML Tags. Good Thing? Bad Thing? Your Thoughts? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/209428/non-standard-attributes-on-html-tags-good-thing-bad-thing-your-thoughts  will use that have no analogue in standard attributes eg. customization for event handlers based on something that can't.. 
 How to get caret position in textarea? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/263743/how-to-get-caret-position-in-textarea  it to return the strings surrounding the cursor selection eg 'This is' '' ' a text' If the word is is highlighted then it.. 
 Fixing javascript Array functions in Internet Explorer (indexOf, forEach, etc) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2790001/fixing-javascript-array-functions-in-internet-explorer-indexof-foreach-etc  this question   Many use the MDC fallback implementations eg. for indexOf . They're generally rigorously standards compliant.. Unfortunately whilst it is clear that the authors regard this code as trivial and freely usable there doesn't seem.. around the edges of how the functions are supposed to be eg. undefined list items functions that mutate the list . It's.. 
 How to debug Javascript/jQuery event bindings with FireBug (or similar tool) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/570960/how-to-debug-javascript-jquery-event-bindings-with-firebug-or-similar-tool  at some point an event handler is attached to your element eg '#foo' .click function console.log 'clicked ' You inspect it.. 
 How does JavaScript .prototype work? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/572897/how-does-javascript-prototype-work  allow direct access to the Prototype property eg via a non standard property named __proto__ . In general it's.. 
 Javascript window resize event http://stackoverflow.com/questions/641857/javascript-window-resize-event    jQuery is just wrapping the standard resize DOM event eg. window.onresize function event ... jQuery may do some work.. 
 How do you add CSS with Javascript? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/707565/how-do-you-add-css-with-javascript  do you add CSS with Javascript  How do you add CSS rules eg strong color red by use of Javascript  javascript css   share.. the innerHTML but in practice style elements are CDATA in legacy HTML and lt and amp are rarely used in stylesheets anyway... 
 YouTube iframe API: how do I control a iframe player that's already in the HTML? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7443578/youtube-iframe-api-how-do-i-control-a-iframe-player-thats-already-in-the-html  code in a single direction. If you want full support eg event listeners getters have a look at Listening for Youtube.. the frame @param String func Desired function to call eg. playVideo Function Function to call when the player is ready... stackoverflow.com . Q I get error message An invalid or illegal string was specified . Why A The API doesn't function properly.. 
 How to check a not defined variable in javascript [duplicate] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/858181/how-to-check-a-not-defined-variable-in-javascript  I wanted to check whether the variable is defined or not. eg alert x Throws a not defined error How can I catch this error.. 
 Why was the arguments.callee.caller property deprecated in JavaScript? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/103598/why-was-the-arguments-callee-caller-property-deprecated-in-javascript  of optimisations impossible or much much more difficult. Eg. if you cannot guarantee that a function f will not call an.. 
 Javascript get input text value http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11563638/javascript-get-input-text-value  'textbox_id' .value to get the value of desired box Eg. document.getElementById searchTxt .value  Note Method 2 3 4.. whole_number .value which returns a Live Nodelist Eg. document.getElementsByClassName searchField 0 .value if this.. whole_number .value which also returns a live nodelist Eg. document.getElementsByTagName input 0 .value if this is the.. 
 How to bind deeper than one level with rivets.js http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12868566/how-to-bind-deeper-than-one-level-with-rivets-js  model which supports path syntax for nested attributes Eg. store.get 'ActiveItem.Price' though it is still under development... 
 Generate (multilevel) flare.json data format from flat json http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17847131/generate-multilevel-flare-json-data-format-from-flat-json  is no limit on the number of children a node can have. Eg. The root node has all the remaining as its children. What I.. 
 javascript dates in IE, NAN - firefox & chrome ok http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2182246/javascript-dates-in-ie-nan-firefox-chrome-ok  which is actually set in php in the format of 'm d Y'. Eg 02 01 2010  javascript internet explorer date   share improve.. 
 Object oriented javascript with prototypes vs closures http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3564238/object-oriented-javascript-with-prototypes-vs-closures  you can't take advantage of operators like instanceof . Eg. with the first case you can do if myBook instanceof Book to.. 
 javascript regular expression to check for IP addresses http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4460586/javascript-regular-expression-to-check-for-ip-addresses  I write if I want to search for the all the 3 ip addresses Eg if I do 115.42.150. I will be able to search for all 3 ip addresses.. 
 jQuery - setting the selected value of a select control via its text description http://stackoverflow.com/questions/496052/jquery-setting-the-selected-value-of-a-select-control-via-its-text-description  val should handle both cases. Are you not seeing it Eg 'select' .val '1' selects Two 'select' .val 'Two' also selects.. 
 How to Generate All Possible CSS 2 Selector Combinations? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5135287/how-to-generate-all-possible-css-2-selector-combinations  element in context with the current state of the document Eg For the following MarkUp DOCTYPE html PUBLIC W3C DTD XHTML 1.0.. 
 JavaScript numbers to Words http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5529934/javascript-numbers-to-words  to Words  i'm trying to convert numbers to english words. Eg 1234 become one thousand two hundred thirty four . My Tactic.. 
 Jquery add event handler http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5772018/jquery-add-event-handler  add event handler  For Eg if i have the following code document .ready function .click.. 
 Understanding the internal structural dependencies of MVC in Backbone.js http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6659713/understanding-the-internal-structural-dependencies-of-mvc-in-backbone-js  Sometimes I see two views in the same piece of code Eg the famous todo.js http documentcloud.github.com backbone docs.. 
 Difference between obtrusive and unobtrusive javascript http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8392374/difference-between-obtrusive-and-unobtrusive-javascript  This happens when you correctly separate concerns. Eg Your awesome canvas animation doesn't need to know how vectors.. 
 A JavaScript parser for DOM http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9540218/a-javascript-parser-for-dom  we'll send it back to the server for permanent storage. Eg We need something like var dom HTMLtoDOM ' html head title This.. 
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