Is there a more comprehensive JavaScript function reference than w3schools? [closed]

Answer 1

The JavaScript Kit have a pretty good one: http://www.javascriptkit.com/jsref/

A little harder to digest, but perhaps more complete (but only including the core, not web-specific stuff like window or document) is the ECMAScript specification: http://www.ecmascript.org/docs.php

And then there are the Mozilla and MSDN references, for browser specific stuff. https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d1et7k7c(VS.94).aspx

Answer 2

Yes, the Mozilla Developer Center is a much better area, it lacks the community integration, but the descriptions and organization are much better (and more accurate) than w3schools.

Answer 3

For the built-in objects, the reference is in the ECMAScript spec:
http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm

For the host objects, use MDC and MSDN:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/gecko_dom_reference
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533050(VS.85).aspx

Also, there is the Webkit DOM Reference (but it seems somewhat sloppy):
http://developer.apple.com/library/safari/#documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/WebKitDOMRef/index.html

Then again there are the web-standards defined by W3C. You can use my W3 Viewer to browse them:
http://www.w3viewer.com

(The standards of interest are in the "JavaScript" and "DOM" categories)

Answer 4

Mozilla has very complete docs:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference

DevGuru has a very complete list also

http://www.devguru.com/technologies/ecmascript/quickref/javascript_index.html

in addition if you want to see all the quirky differences that Microsoft implemented then MSDN provides a fairly complete (but not frequently updated or corrected) set of docs here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533054%28v=VS.85%29.aspx

Answer 5

In my opinion, nothing beats the reference of the book JavaScript: The Definitive Guide.