What is JavaScript?
Netscape's cross-platform, object-based scripting language
- cross-platform - runs in a web browser
- object-based - you use built-in objects
- scripting - can only run in an HTML page
- language - a computer programming language (a lot like C),
interpreted by the browser
- See what it looks like
JavaScript is not Java
What can you do with JavaScript?
- Make your web pages respond to user activities
- Validate data entered into forms
- Query and control the browser