JavaScript Introduction
This page contains some examples of what JavaScript can do.
JavaScript Can Change HTML Content
One of many JavaScript HTML methods is getElementById().
The example below "finds" an HTML element (with id="demo"), and changes the
element content (innerHTML) to "Hello JavaScript":
Example
[Link]("demo").innerHTML = "Hello JavaScript";
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JavaScript accepts both double and single quotes:
Example
[Link]('demo').innerHTML = 'Hello JavaScript';
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JavaScript Can Change HTML Attribute
Values
In this example JavaScript changes the value of the src (source) attribute of
an <img> tag:
The Light Bulb
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JavaScript Can Change HTML Styles
(CSS)
Changing the style of an HTML element, is a variant of changing an HTML
attribute:
Example
[Link]("demo").[Link] = "35px";
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JavaScript Can Hide HTML Elements
Hiding HTML elements can be done by changing the display style:
Example
[Link]("demo").[Link] = "none";
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JavaScript Can Show HTML Elements
Showing hidden HTML elements can also be done by changing
the display style:
Example
[Link]("demo").[Link] = "block";
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Did You Know?
JavaScript and Java are completely different languages, both in concept and
design.
JavaScript was invented by Brendan Eich in 1995, and became an ECMA
standard in 1997.
ECMA-262 is the official name of the standard. ECMAScript is the official name of
the language.
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