DevEdge DOM Central News http://devedge.netscape.com/central/dom/ en Recent additions to DevEdge DOM Central Fri, 12 Sep 2003 01:38:35 GMT 2000-2003 Netscape Communications inheritFrom - A Simple Method of Inheritance upon Demand http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/inheritFrom/ http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/inheritFrom/ Bob Clary Example 13 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT Extending Classes is a powerful method in Object Oriented programming. Use this simple function to inherit properties and methods from prototype objects. CSpider - A Web Site Processor http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/CSpider/ http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/CSpider/ Bob Clary Example 08 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT CSpider is a simple framework which illustrates the use of several other examples to create an event-driven JavaScript application. CSimpleObservable - An Implementation of the Observer pattern in JavaScript http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/CSimpleObservable/ http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/CSimpleObservable/ Bob Clary Example 13 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT Observers and Observables are a basic pattern in event-based programming. CSimpleObservable provides a reuseable means of incorporating Observers and Observables into your Web Applications. CList - An Array Adapter Class which supports unique Elements http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/CList/ http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/CList/ Bob Clary Example 13 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT CList simplifies the maintenance of Arrays which must contain unique values without duplicate entries. A Window-based Document Loader http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/WDocumentLoader/ http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/WDocumentLoader/ Bob Clary Example 13 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT Loading documents either as components of a web application or for use in pre-fetching requires reliable notification of when the documents are available. WDocumentLoader provides an easy to use, cross-browser means of loading documents. Simplify Form handling With the CFormData JavaScript object. http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/CFormData/ http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/CFormData/ Bob Clary Example 14 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT Dealing with Form data can be a tedious task. Check out how the CFormData JavaScript object makes dealing with forms as easy as pie. A JavaScript Wrapper for Making Asynchronous Function and Object Method Calls http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/CCallWrapper/ http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/CCallWrapper/ Bob Clary Example 08 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT The normal means of calling functions asynchronously in JavaScript can be painful and downright impossible if you want to call Object methods asynchronously. See how CCallWrapper simplifies making asynchronous function and Object method calls in Netscape 4.x, Netscape 6, Netscape 7, Mozilla, Gecko-based browsers, Internet Explorer and Opera 7. Standards-Based Collapsible Table of Contents Widget (CTOCWidget) http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/CTOCWidget/ http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/examples/2003/CTOCWidget/ Bob Clary Example 20 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT Learn how XML and the W3C DOM were used to create the collapsible tree widgets used in the tables of content for the JavaScript Guide and Reference additions to the DevEdge MultiBar Sidebar tab. Inner-Browsing: Extending Web Browsing the Navigation Paradigm http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2003/inner-browsing/ http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2003/inner-browsing/ Marcio Galli, Roger Soares, Ian Oeschger Article 16 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT This article introduces a paradigm where navigation and access to information occurs inside a web page - as opposed to the traditional model where a new web page is sent to the web browser when new information is requested. Netscape DevEdge Redesign: JavaScript http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2003/devedge-redesign-js/ http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2003/devedge-redesign-js/ Bob Clary Article 11 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT Learn about the use of JavaScript in Netscape's DevEdge which is used to extend pure CSS-based menus to support most modern browsers. Upgrading DHTML pages with xbStyle http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/updating-expcol-xbstyle/ http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/updating-expcol-xbstyle/ Marcio Galli Article 04 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT A case study in using the xbStyle example API to port and existing script to support Netscape Gecko. Updating DHTML Web Pages for next generation browsers http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2001/updating-dhtml-web-pages/ http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2001/updating-dhtml-web-pages/ Article 23 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT What you need to know about the layer tag, document.all, and other proprietary extensions and how to work with them in a cross browser world. The XML Binding Language http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2001/xbl/ http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2001/xbl/ Article 23 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT XBL is the XML Binding Language. You can use XBL to add styles, properties and methods to existing HTML elements, as well as create and define new tags with their own set of styles, properties and methods.