Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Date submitted | Date corrected |
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Printed | Page xxi 2nd paragraph |
"His suggestions and technical corrections have make the book clearer and |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 9 near bottom of program example |
total.innerHTML = "" |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 106 para 1 (after chapter heading) |
Superfluous comma after "Chapter 3". |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 137 first whole paragraph, first sentence |
'rather that as a method' |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 143 first sentence |
"The facts that Javascript ..." |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 170 Change the 3rd sentence of 9.5.1 so it begins: |
"If you have only one level of subclass, you can simplify the syntax..." |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 171 At the end of section 9.5.2 add a new paragraph |
Again, note that this superclass property can only be used once |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 275 code sample, 3rd block |
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Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 276 example 14-2 |
if(window.screenLeft){ //IE & others |
Anonymous | Sep 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 277 First "if" statement top half of page |
"documentElemnet" should be "documentElement" |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 283 section 14.4.5 paragraph 4 |
"then the focus()" should be "than the focus()" |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 355 Table 16-2 |
"opacity Specifies how opaque (or translucent) and element is." |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 411 Delete the first two sentences of 17.3.2, and replace them with |
Although the IE event model provides event details in an Event |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 412 Insert the following as the second sentence of the second paragraph of 17.3.3 |
An event handler registered with <literal>attachEvent()</literal> |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 478 footnote, second sentence |
"repuration" should be "reputation" |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 479 Add the following just before the start of 20.1.1 |
The examples in this section and the rest of the chapter are all |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 503 Add the following right before 21.1.1 |
These utility functions are intended to be part of one large module, |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 609 deleteCount description for Array.splice() |
While it would be nice if it was, the deleteCount argument to Array.splice() is not optional according to the ECMAScript v3 spec [1], and according to the spec, a value of undefined should behave the same as the number zero. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Jun 18, 2008 | Sep 01, 2008 |
Printed | Page 707 3rd-to-last line on page |
"This provides a useful alternative to String.substring( ) and String.splice( )" |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 933 Title line for XMLHttpRequest |
Internet Explorer 5.0 |
Anonymous | Aug 01, 2007 |