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| You can learn about the core JavaScript language and object model from the following documents: | You can learn about the core JavaScript language and object model from the following documents: |
| * [[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Guide|Core JavaScript Guide]] ([[http://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Guide|Historic: 1.5]]) | * [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript|Core JavaScript Guide]] ([[http://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Guide|Historic: 1.5]]) |
| * [[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference|Core JavaScript Reference]] ([[http://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Reference|Historic: 1.5]]) | * [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference|Core JavaScript Reference]] ([[http://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Reference|Historic: 1.5]]) |
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| JavaScript is an established, mature scripting language syntactically similar to C++ and Java. | JavaScript is an established, mature scripting language syntactically similar to C++ and Java. |
| [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Guide/JavaScript_Overview#JavaScript_and_Java|JavaScript is not Java]]. | [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Guide/JavaScript_Overview#JavaScript_and_Java|JavaScript is not Java]]. |
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| The ECMA and ISO standards organizations have standardized the core JavaScript language in [[http://developer.netscape.com/docs/javascript/e262-pdf.pdf|ECMA-262]] (ECMAScript) and ISO-16262. | The ECMA and ISO standards organizations have standardized the core JavaScript language in [[https://262.ecma-international.org/5.1/ECMA-262.pdf|ECMA-262]] (ECMAScript) and ISO-16262. |
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| ===== Baja and JavaScript ===== | ===== Baja and JavaScript ===== |
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| ^ Method ^ BBS((Terminal Server)) ^ JSexec ^ Notes ^ | ^ Method ^ BBS((Terminal Server)) ^ JSexec ^ Notes ^ |
| | ''read()'' | Yes | Yes | | | | ''read()'' | Yes | Yes | Read up to maxlen (default 128) characters of input | |
| | ''readln()'' | Yes | Yes | | | | ''readln()'' | Yes | Yes | Read a string (line of input) from user, up to maxlen chars (default: 128) | |
| | ''console.getstr()'' | Yes | No | | | | ''console.inkey()'' | Yes | No | Wait for a key-press or an elapsed timeout duration | |
| | ''console.getkey()'' | Yes | No | | | | ''console.getstr()'' | Yes | No | Get a string of characters from user | |
| | ''console.getbyte()'' | Yes | No | | | | ''console.getkey()'' | Yes | No | Get a single key-press | |
| | ''console.getnum()'' | Yes | No | | | | ''console.getbyte()'' | Yes | No | Get an unprocessed input byte from remote terminal as a number | |
| | ''console.getkeys()'' | Yes | No | | | | ''console.getnum()'' | Yes | No | Get a number (between 1 and maxnum) from user | |
| | ''console.gettemplate()'' | Yes | No | | | | ''console.getkeys()'' | Yes | No | Get a key from a list of valid keys, or a number | |
| | | ''console.gettemplate()'' | Yes | No | Get a string conforming to a provided input template | |
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| ==== Prompt ==== | ==== Prompt ==== |
