Part of my arrangement with the publisher of the JavaScript Bible, 4th Edition (Hungry Minds, Inc.) is that I am allowed to offer for free download an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of Appendix A of the book. This appendix consists of the JavaScript and Browser Objects Quick Reference. The pages in the PDF versions are formatted in such a way that you can assemble a customized, quick-reference poster or booklet that makes the most sense for the kind of browsers you need to support in your development work.
This compact guide enables you to see at a glance the breadth of each objectís properties, methods, and event handlers (complete details and examples of property values and method parameters can be found in the text of the JavaScript Bible, 4th Edition and Gold Edition). The core JavaScript language section applies to all scriptable browsers. The document object model, however, is divided into the three basic model types that developers must support:
- Fully compatible with all browsers (so-called DOM Level 0)
- Internet Explorer proprietary object model
- W3C DOM-compatible browsers
