Special Edition Using JavaScript
Errors, Typos, and Other Errata
This page lists the errors that I've found in the first printing. This is still only a partial list since I haven't read through the entire book yet. I'll note here when this list is complete.
Page 21
- Incorrect:
- The close comment tag (—>))>)> (close comment tag)> contains a double dash (—)
- Correct:
- The close comment tag (-->) contains a double dash (--)
Page 92 (Listing 5.13)
- Incorrect:
-
var left_operand = prompt("Enter the left Boolean value (true or false):", true)
var right_operand = prompt("Enter the right Boolean value (true or false):", true)
- Correct:
-
var left_operand = eval(prompt("Enter the left Boolean value (true or false):", true))
var right_operand = eval(prompt("Enter the right Boolean value (true or false):", true))
Page 93 (Listing 5.14)
- Incorrect:
-
var left_operand = prompt("Enter the left Boolean value (true or false):", true)
var right_operand = prompt("Enter the right Boolean value (true or false):", false)
- Correct:
-
var left_operand = eval(prompt("Enter the left Boolean value (true or false):", true))
var right_operand = eval(prompt("Enter the right Boolean value (true or false):", false))
Page 96 (see Table 5.9)
- Incorrect:
-- Negation
+, -- Addition, subtraction - Correct:
- Negation
+, - Addition, subtraction
Page 105
- Incorrect:
- Using the AND (??) and OR (||) Operators
- Correct:
- Using the AND (&&) and OR (||) Operators
- Incorrect:
- ...JavaScript's AND (??) and OR (||) operators.
- Correct:
- ...JavaScript's AND (&&) and OR (||) operators.
Page 125
- Incorrect:
- For example, you might need to use a with loop
- Correct:
- For example, you might need to use a while() loop
Page 166
- Incorrect:
var listing1 = "10.1"
var listing2 = "10.2"
var listing3 = "10.3"
var listing3 = "10.4"
var listing3 = "10.5" - Correct:
var listing1 = "10.1"
var listing2 = "10.2"
var listing3 = "10.3"
var listing4 = "10.4"
var listing5 = "10.5"
Page 186 (Figure 10.9)
- Incorrect:
- my_array (before:) 6 5 4 3 2 1
- Correct:
- my_array (before:) 3 5 1 6 2 4
Page 281 (passim)
- Incorrect:
- splice()
- Correct:
- slice()
Page 349
- Incorrect:
-
If the window was never opened, closed returns null.
- Correct:
-
If the window was never opened, the Window object returns null.
Page 373
- Incorrect:
-
location.reload.(true)
- Correct:
-
location.reload(true)
Page 728
- Incorrect:
- tag;layers> tag>The second thing you need to know
- Correct:
- The second thing you need to know
Page 832
- Incorrect:
- http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/debugger/
- Correct:
- http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/debugger/default.asp
Page 838
- Incorrect:
- Using Netscape's JavaScript Debugger
- Correct:
- The debugger fails to install on Netscape 6.1.
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