The PhoneGap window.device Object PRO
The PhoneGap JavaScript library adds new properties to the window global object. One of them is the device property. The device property holds a reference for an object that describes the device. The following code sample shows how simple it is to use this object in order to get detailed information about the device. <!DOCTYPE html> <html> […]
The PhoneGap deviceready Event PRO
When using the PhoneGap JavaScript library we must make sure the device is ready before we start calling the various PhoneGap functions. In order to verify the device is ready we should hook up with the ‘deviceready’ event. The following code sample shows how simple it is to hook up with this event. If you […]
Google WebFonts Jump Start PRO
Google WebFonts API provides us with hundreds of open source fonts we can use in our web page. We can easily search through the web fonts collection and select the ones we want to use. The following code sample shows how simple it is to use these fonts in our web page by adding a […]
JSON2HTML Jump Start PRO
The JSON2HTML JavaScript open source library provides us with a powerful templating system we can use to convert JSON objects into HTML. The following code sample shows how simple it is to use this library for the purpose of converting data we hold in JSON objects into HTML. <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>json2html demo</title> <script […]
Datejs Jump Start PRO
Datejs is an open source JavaScript library that assists us writing code that handles dates. You can find it ready for download together with detailed documentation at http://datejs.com. The following code sample shows a simple demo for using this JavaScript open source library by showing how simple it is to add/remove days to/from a date […]
Sugar.js Jump Start PRO
Just as it sounds. Using Sugar.js is kind of adding some sugar to our code. Sugar.js isn’t a framework for creating magnificent user interface, one page web application or manipulating the DOM. Sugar.js is a simple libray that provides us with lots of useful functions we can use in order to write shorter code. The […]
WebSockets API using Apache Tomcat Jump Start PRO
Java EE supports the HTML5 WebSockets API. We can easily get a WebSockets server up and running by developing a servlet that extends WebSocketServlet class. The following code sample includes two files. The following is the HTML file that includes code in JavaScript for using HTML5 Web Sockets API. <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Simple WebSockets […]
Lo-Dash Jump Start PRO
The Lo-Dash JavaScript library provides us with a huge range of utility functions we can use in our code. Most functions will look familiar if you already have experience using functional programming languages. If you are already familiar with Underscore.js you will find this library very easy to learn. The following code sample shows how […]
Handlebars.js Jump Start PRO
The Handlebars JavaScript library provides us with a templates system we can use to create new strings for various purposes, such as new source code and configuration files. Templates created using the Mustache.js JavaScript library are compatible with Handlebars. We can use the same templates with both libraries. The following code sample shows how simple […]
Mustache.js Jump Start PRO
The mustache.js JavaScript library allows us to use simple strings as templates for creating other strings that will be used for various other purposes, such as generating new source code and generating new configuration files. The placeholders are replaced with values using a plain simple object we should create. The following code sample shows how […]