Data Types, Variables and Expressions

This chapter provides a quick introduction of JavaScript fundamental concepts: data types, variables, and expressions. Topics include primitive data types; variable declaration; operation expression evaluation.

Primitive Data Types - Numbers, Strings, and Booleans

Numeric Value Literals

String Literals

Declaring Variables - "var" Statements

Operators and Expressions

Operators and Expressions - Examples

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Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Introduction to JavaScript

 ECMAScript Language Specification and JavaScript Dialects

Data Types, Variables and Expressions

 Flow Control Statements

 Creating, Accessing, and Manipulating Arrays

 Defining and Calling Functions

 Web Browser Supporting JavaScript

 Server-Side and Client-Side Web Scripting

 Introduction to Objects

 Defining Your Own Object Types

 Inheritance of Properties and Methods through the Prototype Object Chain

 'jrunscript' - JavaScript Shell Command from JDK

 Using Functions as "Function" Objects

 Introduction to Built-in Object Types

 W3C's Document Object Model (DOM) Specifications

 AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript And XML)

 References

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