Converting CSS property names to JavaScript
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If the CSS property is one word (such as height), it remains as it is.
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If the CSS property is more than one word, separated by dashes, it gets converted to camelCase.
Here is a complete reference of the property name conversions from CSS to JavaScript.
| CSS Property | JavaScript Reference |
|---|---|
| background | background |
| background-attachment | backgroundAttachment |
| background-color | backgroundColor |
| background-image | backgroundImage |
| background-position | backgroundPosition |
| background-repeat | backgroundRepeat |
| border | border |
| border-bottom | borderBottom |
| border-bottom-color | borderBottomColor |
| border-bottom-style | borderBottomStyle |
| border-bottom-width | borderBottomWidth |
| border-color | borderColor |
| border-left | borderLeft |
| border-left-color | borderLeftColor |
| border-left-style | borderLeftStyle |
| border-left-width | borderLeftWidth |
| border-right | borderRight |
| border-right-color | borderRightColor |
| border-right-style | borderRightStyle |
| border-right-width | borderRightWidth |
| border-style | borderStyle |
| border-top | borderTop |
| border-top-color | borderTopColor |
| border-top-style | borderTopStyle |
| border-top-width | borderTopWidth |
| border-width | borderWidth |
| clear | clear |
| clip | clip |
| color | color |
| cursor | cursor |
| display | display |
| filter | filter |
| float | cssFloat |
| font | font |
| font-family | fontFamily |
| font-size | fontSize |
| font-variant | fontVariant |
| font-weight | fontWeight |
| height | height |
| left | left |
| letter-spacing | letterSpacing |
| line-height | lineHeight |
| list-style | listStyle |
| list-style-image | listStyleImage |
| list-style-position | listStylePosition |
| list-style-type | listStyleType |
| margin | margin |
| margin-bottom | marginBottom |
| margin-left | marginLeft |
| margin-right | marginRight |
| margin-top | marginTop |
| overflow | overflow |
| padding | padding |
| padding-bottom | paddingBottom |
| padding-left | paddingLeft |
| padding-right | paddingRight |
| padding-top | paddingTop |
| page-break-after | pageBreakAfter |
| page-break-before | pageBreakBefore |
| position | position |
| text-align | textAlign |
| text-decoration | textDecoration |
| text-decoration: blink | textDecorationBlink |
| text-decoration: line-through | textDecorationLineThrough |
| text-decoration: none | textDecorationNone |
| text-decoration: overline | textDecorationOverline |
| text-decoration: underline | textDecorationUnderline |
| text-indent | textIndent |
| text-transform | textTransform |
| top | top |
| vertical-align | verticalAlign |
| visibility | visibility |
| width | width |
| z-index | zIndex |
Web browser events in JavaScript
Here is a list of common events that happen in web browsers that JavaScript can respond to.
| Event | Occurs When . . . |
|---|---|
| abort | The loading of a file is aborted. |
| blur | An element has gone out of focus. In other words, the element is no longer the thing that the user is focusing on. |
| change | An element’s value has changed since losing and regaining focus. |
| click | A mouse has been clicked on an element. |
| dbclick | A mouse has been clicked twice on an element. |
| error | A file failed to load. |
| focus | An element has come into focus. In other words, the element is what the user is currently focusing on. |
| input | The value of an or |
What are JavaScript reserved words?
| abstract | boolean | break |
| byte | case | catch |
| char | class | const |
| continue | debugger | default |
| delete | do | double |
| else | enum | export |
| extends | false | final |
| finally | float | for |
| function | goto | if |
| implements | import | in |
| instanceof | int | interface |
| long | native | new |
| null | package | private |
| protected | public | return |
| short | static | super |
| switch | synchronized | this |
| throw | throws | transient |
| true | try | typeof |
| var | void | volatile |
| while | with |