Create a Hyperlink, Load a Web Page, and More with JavaScript
JavaScript helps you include all sorts of fun and interactive elements on a Web page, and the following table shows you how to do the kinds of tasks you want to be able to do with JavaScript. Whether you want to load a Web page or copy some code, check for the how-to here:
| To Do This |
Do This in Navigator |
Do This in Internet Explorer |
| Load a JavaScript-enabled Web page |
Double-click on the Navigator icon of a file on your machine;
or File→Open Page |
File→Open |
| Look at someone else's JavaScript code |
View→Page Source |
View→Source |
| Find a JavaScript-related news group |
Window→ Mail & Newsgroups |
Tools→Mail and News→Read News |
| Copy and paste someone else's JavaScript code |
Ctrl+C to copy; Ctrl+V to paste |
Ctrl+C to copy; Ctrl+V to paste |
| Create a hyperlink |
<A> . . . </A> |
<A> . . . </A> |
Create an HTML form |
<FORM> . . . </FORM |
<FORM> . . . </FORM |
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AJAX
asynchronous JavaScript and XML. A technique used in web page development.
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API
application programming interface. A set of rules programs use to communicate with each other.
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color stop
A special element that indicates a color to be added to a gradient.
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A network protocol useful for transferring files in a client-server relationship.
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HTML
HyperText Markup Language. The predominant language for building web pages.
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HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol. The primary networking language for the Internet.
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PHP
PHP Hypertext Processor. A scripting language that works well within HTML.
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socket
A technology that allows remote computers to maintain a persistent connection in order to communicate with each other.
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sprite
An graphic object on a web page that will be manipulated in real time.
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SQL
Structured Query Language. A programming language useful in managing relational databases.
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stateless protocol
An Internet procedure that completely breaks the connection between the client and the server after a transaction, meaning that the next transaction will require an entirely new connection.
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Telnet
A network protocol useful in interactive, text-oriented communications.
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W3C
World Wide Web Consortium. The organization that sets international standards for the World Wide Web.
