JavaScript: The Complete Reference (3rd Edition)

Name: JavaScript: The Complete Reference (3rd Edition)
ISBN: 9787302342779

Thomas A. Powell / Fritz SchneiderTsinghua University Press2014

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This book is the Chinese translation of JavaScript: The Complete Reference, Third Edition, co-authored by Thomas A. Powell and Fritz Schneider, translated by Wang Decai, Fu Jiyao, and Hu Qiang, and published by Tsinghua University Press. Divided into three parts and 18 chapters across approximately 889 pages, it provides a systematic survey of the complete knowledge system from language fundamentals to browser programming. Part One, "Overview," introduces the history, runtime environments, and core language features of JavaScript, helping readers build a holistic understanding. Part Two, "Core Language," is the most substantial section of the book, covering in sequence data types and variables, operators, expressions and statements, functions, objects, arrays along with date and math objects, regular expressions, the JavaScript object model, the standard Document Object Model (DOM), and event handling, with dedicated clarification of easily confused concepts such as weak typing and closures. Part Three, "JavaScript Applications," turns to hands-on browser practice, covering windows and frames, form handling and validation, user interface elements, Ajax and remote JavaScript, browser management, and media management, with the final chapter discussing best practices and emerging trends. Building on the previous edition, the third edition has been comprehensively expanded and updated to incorporate the latest JavaScript features, tools, and programming methods of its time, with coverage extending to features of JavaScript 1.9 and introductions to HTML5-related APIs, Canvas drawing, changes in ECMAScript 5, cross-browser coding issues, and defensive error handling. The book includes numerous examples, sample code, and development tips, making it suitable both for reading from cover to cover and for use as a desk reference.

Editor's review

一本“讲全、讲透”的 JavaScript 工具型专著。它的价值不在追新，而在把语言本身讲清楚：数据类型与变量、运算符与语句、函数、对象、数组、正则、原型对象模型、DOM 与事件，一条主线走下来，几乎没有跳跃。书中对弱类型、闭包这类最容易让初学者困惑的概念做了专门辨析，读完之后对“为什么这样写能跑、那样写会错”会有更明确的认识。结构上采用“概述—核心语言—浏览器应用”的三段式安排，前两部分打底子，第三部分落到表单验证、Ajax、Canvas、媒体控制等真实场景，并讨论了跨浏览器差异与错误处理，这些都是实际项目里绕不开的问题。示例代码丰富，章节层次清晰，既可以按顺序通读，也适合作为案头手册按需查阅。需要说明的是，本书英文原版出版于 2012 年，中文版对应的是 JavaScript 1.9 与 ECMAScript 5 时代的浏览器生态。若你关注 ES6+ 语法、模块化、框架工程化等现代前端议题，本书并不覆盖。它更适合作为语言基础与 DOM 编程的扎实参照，与现代框架类书籍搭配使用效果最佳。

Who it's for

A good fit for

已有 HTML 与 CSS 基础、想系统补齐 JavaScript 语言知识的前端初学者
从事传统 Web 开发、需要常备查询语言与 DOM API 细节的在职开发者
高校计算机相关专业学生，可用作 Web 程序设计课程的配套参考书
习惯以“手册”方式按需检索、重视示例代码与语法细节的自学者

Not a good fit for

零基础、尚未接触过任何 HTML 或编程概念的完全新手，直接阅读门槛偏高
希望学习 ES6+ 新语法、React/Vue 等框架或前端工程化的读者，本书基本不涉及
只想快速上手做一个小项目、不愿逐章理解语言机制的读者

Reading tips

建议先通读第一部分与第 3—6 章，把类型、函数、对象三块打牢，再进入 DOM 与事件部分。
第 8 章正则表达式与第 9—11 章对象模型、DOM、事件可放慢速度，边读边在浏览器控制台动手验证。
把第三部分当作场景索引：遇到表单、Ajax、Canvas 等具体需求时再针对性查阅，不必顺序通读。
阅读时同步查阅 MDN 文档，对书中与现代标准不一致之处做标注，避免照搬过时写法。

About the publisher

Tsinghua University Press China · Founded in 1980

Founded in 1980, Tsinghua University Press has 57 titles in our collection, covering popular science, medicine, health, law, philosophy and social sciences. Representative works include medical popular-science books such as Cancer Truth: Doctors Are Reading It Too and New Knowledge on Cancer by Bo Luo (Li Zhizhong), legal titles such as Sunshine Is the Best Preservative: Express Delivery of Major Global Anti-Corruption Cases, and works like Qi Ge's A Brief History of Philosophy with Big Ideas and Liu Yunhao's From the Internet to a New Industrial Revolution. Its authors include science writers, medical researchers, the Renmin University of China anti-corruption master's class and university scholars, reflecting a publishing profile that balances academic seriousness with accessible reading. As public information is limited, this profile is based only on the titles in our collection.

Part 1 Overview
Chapter 1 Introduction to JavaScript
Chapter 2 The JavaScript Core Language
Part 2 The Core Language
Chapter 3 Data Types and Variables
Chapter 4 Operators, Expressions, and Statements
Chapter 5 Functions
Chapter 6 Objects
Chapter 7 Arrays, Dates, Math, and Type-Related Objects
Chapter 8 Regular Expressions
Chapter 9 The JavaScript Object Model
Chapter 10 The Standard Document Object Model
Chapter 11 Event Handling
Part 3 JavaScript Applications
Chapter 12 Windows, Frames, and Overlaps
Chapter 13 Form Handling
Chapter 14 User Interface Elements
Chapter 15 Ajax and Remote JavaScript
Chapter 16 Browser Management
Chapter 17 Media Management
Chapter 18 Practices and Trends

FAQ

这本书对应英文原版第几版？

对应《JavaScript: The Complete Reference, Third Edition》，英文原版 2012 年由 McGraw-Hill 出版，ISBN 为 9780071741200；中文版由清华大学出版社于 2014 年 1 月出版。

书中内容覆盖到哪个 JavaScript 版本？

第 3 版内容更新至 JavaScript 1.9 版本，并介绍了 HTML5 相关 API、Canvas 以及 ECMAScript 5 带来的变化，可视为 ES5 时代的完整参考。

现在还值得读这本 2014 年出版的书吗？

语言基础部分（类型、函数、对象、闭包、原型、正则、DOM 事件）依然有效，值得精读；但模块化、ES6+ 语法与框架相关的内容书中没有，需要配合现代资料补足。

全书篇幅多大，适合作教材吗？

全书约 889 页、1525 千字，分三部分 18 章，每章配有示例代码，结构清晰，可作为高校 Web 程序设计课程的参考书，但因体量大，课堂教学通常需要选讲。

阅读前需要哪些前置知识？

建议具备基本的 HTML 标签与 CSS 选择器知识，了解变量、循环等基础编程概念会更顺畅；JavaScript 本身可从第 1 章开始按顺序学习。

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