11. Making Your Pages Dynamic

In This Chapter

Putting the Current Date into a Webpage

Working with Days

Customizing a Message for the Time of Day

Displaying Dates by Time Zone

Converting 24-Hour Time to 12-Hour Time

Creating a Countdown

Hiding and Displaying Layers

Moving an Object in the Document

Date Methods

Effective webpages are a result of many different factors, including compelling content, good design, and attention to detail, such as how fast the page loads. One of the ways to speed up page loads, while still providing the user with an interesting and interactive experience, is to use JavaScript to make individual page elements update within the user’s browser. In other words, instead of your web server pushing the page experience ...

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