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IT 238 -- Jun 1, 2026

Practice Exercises

  1. We know about HTML entities, which are special characters whose HTML name starts with an ampersand (&) and ends with a semicolon (;).  Some examples are
       <  >  "  '  &  
    
    What is a JavaScript escape character? Give some examples of such escape sequences.
  2. What does the String method charAt do? Give an example.
  3. For an input element, what are some values of the type attribute that we have seen?
  4. Show how to use a datepicker element (input element with type="date").
  5. Look at these InputElement Examples:
    Required
    Web Page  Source Code
    Slider
    Web Page  Source Code
    ColorPicker
    Web Page  Source Code
    ImagePreview
    Web Page  Source Code
  6. Implement an input form with fields name, gender, and age. Validate the fields, checking that name is non-empty, gender is one of the values F, M, or X, and that age is non-negative. Use an input element with type="number" for age. Use error messages (color red) on the form to indicate the fields that do not pass validation. For example:



    Name cannot be empty.



    Age must be F, M, or X.



    Age must be non-negative.

    Answer:
    ===========================================
    <!DOCTYPE html>
    
    <!-- Validation2 Example
    Source code file: index.html -->
    
    <html lang="en">
        <head>
            <meta charset="UTF-8">
            <title>Document</title>
            <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
            <script src="script.js"></script>
        </head>
        <body>
            <h1>Kid Info Submission Form</h1>
            <form id="form1" name="form1"
                  action="http:ectweb.cs.depaul.edu/sjost/receipt.php"
                  method="POST">
    
                <label>Name:</label><br>
                <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br>
                <span class="err" id="fname-err">
                    Name cannot be empty.<br>
                </span><br>
    
                <label>Gender:</label><br>
                <input type="text" id="gender" name="gender"><br>
                <span class="err" id="gender-err">
                    Gender must be F, M, or X.<br>
                </span><br>
    
                <label>Age:</label><br>
                <input type="number" id="age" name="age" value="0"><br>
                <span class="err" id="age-err">
                    Age must be non-negative.<br> 
                </span><br><br> 
    
                <input type="submit" value="Submit Form">
            </form>
        </body>
    </html>
    -------------------------------------------
    /* Validation2 Example
       Source code file: styles.css */
    body { font: 100% Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; 
           color: navy; background-color: #E0E0FF; }
    .err { color: red; display : none; }
    -------------------------------------------
    // Validation2 Example
    // Source code file: script.js
    
    // Event listener to validate form when
    // it is submitted.
    function validateForm(e) {
    
        // Validate fname.
        var fnameObj = document.querySelector("#fname");
        fnameErr = document.querySelector("#fname-err");
        var fnameOK;
        if (fnameObj.value != "") {
            fnameOK = true;
            fnameErr.style.display = "none";
        }
        else {
            fnameOK = false;
            fnameErr.style.display = "block";
        }
    
        // Validate gender.
        var genderObj = document.querySelector("#gender");
        var genderErr = document.querySelector("#gender-err");
        var genderOK;
        if (genderObj.value != "M" && genderObj.value != "F" &&
                genderObj.value != "X") {
            genderOK = false;
            genderErr.style.display = "block";
        }
        else {
            genderOK = true;
            genderErr.style.display = "none";
        }
    
        // Validate age.
        var ageObj = document.querySelector("#age");
        var ageErr = document.querySelector("#age-err");
        var ageOK;
        if (parseInt(ageObj.value) < 0) {
            ageOK = false;
            ageErr.style.display = "block";
        }
        else {
            ageOK = true;
            ageErr.style.display = "none";
        }
    
        // Cancel submission if at least one
        // field is not validated.
        if (fnameOK == false | 
            genderOK == false | 
            ageOK == false) {
                e.preventDefault( );
        }
    }
    
    // Attach validation event listener to form.
    function init( ) {
        var formObj = document.querySelector("#form1");
        formObj.addEventListener("submit", validateForm);
    }
    
    document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", init);
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