The JavaScript cheat sheet is designed to act as a reminder and reference sheet, listing methods and functions of JavaScript. It includes reference material for regular expressions in JavaScript, as well as a short guide to the XMLHttpRequest object. A description of what is on the cheat sheet follows, or if you are impatient, you can go straight to the full size JavaScript cheat sheet.

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Functions and Methods

JavaScript has a huge number of methods and functions available. The cheat sheet lists these in various sections. On the left is a list of simple methods in JavaScript. On the right are DOM methods. Functions are in their own section at the bottom of the page.

XMLHttpRequest

The XMLHttpRequest object is relatively new to JavaScript. It is used to make requests and receive responses in XML format from a server, allowing developers to create interactivity with the server without the need for page refreshes (see the "Live Search" on the right of this page for an example). This section of the cheat sheet is a short reference to the object, containing a list of useful methods and properties, the syntax for creating the object in different browsers, and the various readyState values.

JavaScript in HTML

This section contains simple HTML, showing how to add JavaScript to an HTML document.

Regular Expressions

JavaScript contains support for regular expressions. This section shows the format, modifiers and pattern syntax of regular expressions in JavaScript.

Event Handlers

Personally, I often forget the exact names of the various event handlers in JavaScript. This list contains all of the event handlers available in JavaScript.

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