99
affine transforms, 640
after( ) method, jQuery, 538
Ajax
defined, 491
functions in jQuery, 958
in jQuery 1.5, 565
transport mechanisms for, 492
utilities in jQuery, 559–571
ajax( ) function, 564–569
data types, 563
get( ) and post( ) functions, 563
getJSON( ) function, 561
getScript( ) function, 561
load( ) method, 559
passing data to, 562
XML with, 493
ajax( ) function, 564–569
callbacks, 567
common options, 565
uncommon options and hooks, 568
ajaxSetup( ) function, 565
alert( ) method, Window object, 308, 348,
1004
alpha values
specifying in canvas, 645
transparency of a color, 427
altitude property, Geocoordinates object, 933
altitudeAccuracy, Geocoordinates object, 933
altKey property, 467, 485
Event object, 915
mouse events, 451
anchors (regular expression), 258
anchors property, HTMLDocument, 367
andSelf( ) method, jQuery, 582
angles, specifying in radians in canvas, 627,
638
animate( ) method, jQuery, 551, 552
animation options object, 555
animation properties object, 554
custom animations with, 553
animations
client-side libraries supporting, 435
creating using inline scripting of CSS, 433–
435
creating using jQuery, 551–558
canceling, delaying, and queuing effects,
557
custom animations, 553–557
simple effects, 552
CSS Transitions and Animations, 419
jQuery methods for, 956
API-specific events, 449
apostrophes, 37
(see also ‘ ’ (quotation marks, single), under
Symbols)
escaping in single-quoted strings, 37
append( ) method
BlobBuilder object, 695, 864
FormData object, 932
jQuery, 538
appendChild( ), Node object, 383, 977
appendData( ) method
Comment node, 881
Text node, 993
appendTo( ) method, jQuery, 538
Apple iPhone and iPad devices, gesture and
touch events, 456
<applet> elements, 537
application cache, 601–607
creating application manifest file, 601
status property values, 606
updates, 603–607
ApplicationCache object, 859
constants, values for status property, 859
event handlers, 860
status property, 606
swapCache( ) method, 860
update( ) method, 860
applicationCache property, Window object,
604, 1002
apply( ) and call( ), Function object, 170, 187
restrictions in secure subsets, 267
apply( ) method, Function object, 776
appName property
Navigator object, 347, 974
WorkerNavigator object, 1012
appVersion property
Navigator object, 347, 974
WorkerNavigator object, 1012
arc( ), CanvasRenderingContext2D, 631, 643,
873
arcTo( ), CanvasRenderingContext2D, 643,
873
arguments (function), 171
object properties as, 174
variable-length argument lists, 172
Arguments object, 172, 720
callee and caller properties, 173
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