How to use Google Analytics in AngularJS
It seems to be quite a popular question with not as many answers to hold the weight. Google Analytics has always been more of a… Read More »How to use Google Analytics in AngularJS
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Comparing Java and Javascript
Perhaps the first thing that most people ask when they hear the names of these two programming languages are. “Why do they have the same… Read More »Comparing Java and Javascript
Convert URL String into a Javascript Object
Sometimes you find yourself with a String, something like https://ao.gl/convert-url-string-into-a-javascript-object and you want to repeatably access elements of it correctly. Let’s say that you want… Read More »Convert URL String into a Javascript Object
How to fix a Javascript Uncaught ReferenceError
Sometimes you may get an error that looks something like this: Uncaught ReferenceError: <some_variable_or_function> is not defined At first this can be quite the pain,… Read More »How to fix a Javascript Uncaught ReferenceError
uncaught typeerror: $ is not a function
The dollar-sign ($) in Javascript has for many years now been associated with jQuery. When you see this error: uncaught typeerror: $ is not a… Read More »uncaught typeerror: $ is not a function
Another WTF Javascript Moment
Javascript is a powerful language, but sometimes it doesn’t always do what you expect it to. Take the following expression for example. It’s a simple… Read More »Another WTF Javascript Moment
How to Format a Number as a Currency in Javascript
There are quite a few ways to format a number as a currency value in Javascript. Doing it yourself The easiest of which is that… Read More »How to Format a Number as a Currency in Javascript
How to Host an AngularJS site on AWS S3
AngularJS is a Javascript Framework that allows you to create dynamic front-end web applications easily. I have traditionally packaged these applications through NodeJS, and Grunt… Read More »How to Host an AngularJS site on AWS S3
Generate a random number between two numbers in JavaScript
If you need to generate a random number between two numbers in JavaScript, then you are in the right place! We can easily do this… Read More »Generate a random number between two numbers in JavaScript
How to tell if a String contains a Substring in Javascript
Javascript comes with some pretty good support for determining if a string contains a substring. There is the newer includes function which was introduced in… Read More »How to tell if a String contains a Substring in Javascript
How to write Anonymous Functions in Javascript
There is a lot of power in Javascript syntax. One of those powerful things is that of Javascript Anonymous Functions. But what is an Anonymous… Read More »How to write Anonymous Functions in Javascript
What is Fizz Buzz?
Fizz buzz is a common programming interview question. The problem statement usually reads something like this: Write a short program that prints each number from… Read More »What is Fizz Buzz?
How to safely parse JSON in Javascript
JSON stands for Javascript Object Notation and has become wildly popular to transport and store data between application, databases and more. However, it is not… Read More »How to safely parse JSON in Javascript
Check if an HTML Checkbox is checked using Javascript
While processing forms in web development, it’s a common requirement to be able to tell if a checkbox has been checked or not. It’s not… Read More »Check if an HTML Checkbox is checked using Javascript
How to Merge Javascript Objects
A Javascript Object – now just called JSON – is a collection of values and properties stored as a map. How would you merge two… Read More »How to Merge Javascript Objects
Introduction to NPM
What is NPM? NPM stands for Node Package Manager, and is the default way to extend your Node applications. There are an absolute ton of… Read More »Introduction to NPM
How to replace all occurrences of a string in Javascript
I have pretty much resigned myself to the fact that in Javascript, there are really only two ways to do a proper search and replace.… Read More »How to replace all occurrences of a string in Javascript
Validate Email Address in Javascript
Below is a nice little Javascript RegularExpression to validate email addresses. ..and to use it..
Remove hash from window.location in Javascript
E.g. URL:http://example.com/?option=1&task=2&listing_id=36&layout=4&table=5#some_hash_value_here So how would you get the current URL using Javascript? That is really easy, you can use window.location.href or just simply window.location. But… Read More »Remove hash from window.location in Javascript
Keep Google Map v3 centered when browser is resized
Using Google Maps V3 Javascript API you can keep the map centered to the browser’s window by using the following trick when resizing the window.… Read More »Keep Google Map v3 centered when browser is resized
jQuery limit fields to alphanumeric characters only
I was trying to restrict a form’s field from only allowing the user to enter alphanumeric characters into it. I looked all around and couldn’t… Read More »jQuery limit fields to alphanumeric characters only
Disable Cache in jQuery
I usually run into this problem when dealing with good ol’ Internet Explorer (..any version of IE actually). The problem is that IE tries to… Read More »Disable Cache in jQuery
How to break out of an iframe
So someone’s trying to make their site better by opening a page on your site inside of their site using an iframe? They’re doing something… Read More »How to break out of an iframe
jQuery Colorbox not showing but background shows
I was using Colorbox for some lightbox type effects to show larger images when clicking on thumbnails, but for some reason the background was showing… Read More »jQuery Colorbox not showing but background shows
Get Value of Checkbox using jQuery
This one is quite an easy one, but a good one to mention non-the-less as it does definitely come in really handy. If you would… Read More »Get Value of Checkbox using jQuery