Chapter 6. Core Syntax

This chapter is a detailed reference of all the items and elements that make up the core JavaScript language. Every nuance of the language is covered, giving you a one-stop place to get answers to all your questions. Each entry includes version, environment support, syntax, a description, and an example, as well as many other details.

The chapter is in alphabetical order, by JavaScript objects, to provide you with quick, easy access to the major parts of the language. The methods, properties, functions, and event handlers of every object appear alphabetically after the respective parent object, using the simple dot notation that makes the language so easy to learn. For example, the sin() function is found after the Math ...

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