Scripts in web pages

Clientside processing echniques for web pages

JavaScripts are the most common use of scripting for web sites is the use of JavaScripts. Java Script is a scripting language developedby Netscape. Javascripts have been developed to carry out numerous small tasks and presentations and to bring interactivity to web pages.

Java is a highly complex object orientated programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. It is heavily used everywhere in complex computing systems and on the Web. It is complex to learn, but it is easy to find examples that can be inserted into web pages. Dreamweaver will insert them for you.The most common is the Java Applet. These can be used to add animations, create new interactive elements or to control navigation on pages.

Using Scripts in your site

When you use Dreamweaver the built in 'behaviour' routines are JavaScripts. These are used for interactivity. When the user clicks or passes the mouse over a trigger the JavaScript routine is called into action.JavaScript is inserted manually in most web editors. You need to get the script and paste it into the code of the page where you want it to appear. The scripts can be simple (as below) or very lengthy. This is a simple script to put down the date when the page was last modified.

JavaScript Examples

Using Java Applets on your Site

Java "applets" are small programs that you can include on your site that let you go beyond the limitations of HTML.

Applets are actually written in the Java programming language. They allow you to add animated graphics or interactive tools to your site. To use Java applets, you need to source one or more "class" files to the program itself.

Have a look at the huge range of free scripts and applets available from Java .com

For JavaScript and Java Applet resources see the Text File 1 and Text File 2 and Java and JavaScripts page

Java Applet Examples | Javapplets page | Sources for Java and Java Scripts

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