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The source code for this book is available to readers at www.apress.com. ii To the one who owns my heart. iii Contents at a Glance ■Contents ................................................................................................................ v ■Foreword ............................................................................................................ xiv ■About the Author ................................................................................................. xv ■About the Technical Reviewer ............................................................................ xvi ■Acknowledgments ............................................................................................. xvii ■Preface ............................................................................................................. xviii Part I: Exploring JavaScript and MooTools .............................................................. 1 ■Chapter 1: JavaScript and MooTools .................................................................... 3 ■Chapter 2: Functions ........................................................................................... 11 ■Chapter 3: Objects ............................................................................................... 47 ■Chapter 4: Classes ............................................................................................... 71 ■Chapter 5: Classes: The Extras ............................................................................ 99 ■Chapter 6: Types ............................................................................................... 127 Part II: Conquering the Client Side ....................................................................... 171 Downloaded from http://www.pookebook.com ■Chapter 7: JavaScript in a Window ................................................................... 173 ■Chapter 8: Elements .......................................................................................... 187 ■Chapter 9: Selector Engines .............................................................................. 245 ■Chapter 10: Events ............................................................................................ 261 ■Chapter 11: Request .......................................................................................... 307 ■Chapter 12: Animation ...................................................................................... 339 Part III: Breaking from the Browser ..................................................................... 359 ■Chapter 13: JavaScript without Limits .............................................................. 361 ■Chapter 14: MooTools on Deck .......................................................................... 371 ■Appendix: Resources ......................................................................................... 387 ■Index ................................................................................................................. 389 iv Contents ■Contents at a Glance ............................................................................................ iv ■Foreword ............................................................................................................ xiv ■About the Author ................................................................................................. xv ■About the Technical Reviewer ............................................................................ xvi ■Acknowledgments ............................................................................................. xvii ■Preface ............................................................................................................. xviii Part I: Exploring JavaScript and MooTools .............................................................. 1 ■Chapter 1: JavaScript and MooTools .................................................................... 3 JavaScript ....................................................................................................................... 3 MooTools ......................................................................................................................... 4 The Language Extension ................................................................................................. 5 Your Toolkit ..................................................................................................................... 5 JavaScript Interpreter ............................................................................................................................ 6 JavaScript Console ................................................................................................................................ 6 MooTools Core and the Snippet Runner