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Escaping Characters in JavaScript
Some characters can not be represented in a string in JavaScript, other characters might have a specific meaning in JavaScript. Here is a list of common escape sequences: \' Single Quote \n Newline \" Double Quote \t Tab \\ Backslash \b Backspace \f Form feed \r Carriage return To use, simply insert them into your […]
Continue reading...Parsing URLs in Javascript
Sunday, June 28, 2009
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Javascript does not have a built in method for parsing a url (to get the individual parts that make up a url). Here is a link to a great little function that does all you need, called parseURI. It uses regex to quickly break apart a url into source, protocol, authority, userInfo, user , password, […]
Continue reading...Full Page Refresh in Firefox
Saturday, June 27, 2009
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Hold down Control Key, Click Refresh Button or Control-F5 The keyboard shortcut is a bit of a hand stretch so I stick with the control key and mouse click. How does this help? Doing a full page refresh will go back to the web server to get the latest version of the page you are […]
Continue reading...Navigating a JSON object in Javascript
Friday, June 26, 2009
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The Scenario: You are working with a web service that returns JSON. You’ve used your javascript library to convert the string into a JSON object. Now you need to access the data in the object using javascript. Here are some examples: JSON Property Types The properties of a JSON object are going to be of […]
Continue reading...View, Browse, and Edit JSON Objects Visually
Saturday, June 20, 2009
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Here are some helper applications that let you view, browse and edit JSON objects. When I am first working with a web service that returns JSON, I like a quick overview of what it includes. Having a navigable treeview helps find the properties that you need and get them quickly integrated into your code. Here […]
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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