π Mastering JavaScript Web APIs: Unlocking the Power of Browser Features! π
The richness of Web APIs in JavaScript offers endless possibilities for enhancing user experiences and interacting with browser capabilities. From fetching data with Fetch API to storing user preferences using LocalStorage, the landscape of Web APIs is vast and incredibly potent.
I’ve curated a set of exercises focusing on JavaScript Web APIs to help deepen your understanding and application skills:
– Navigate through user interactions, animations, and data storage effortlessly.
– Harness the power of geographical location, online status, and document manipulation.
– Learn how to efficiently monitor changes in the document structure and react in real time.
Why dive into Web APIs?
– They bridge the gap between web content and browser functionality, opening up a world of interactivity.
– Understanding Web APIs expands your toolbox as a developer, allowing you to create more responsive, intuitive, and dynamic web applications.
– Staying proficient with Web APIs keeps you at the forefront of modern web development practices.
Letβs engage with these APIs, share insights, or discuss the innovative ways you’ve used Web APIs in your projects. Itβs time to push the boundaries of what’s possible in web development!
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Explore the potential, embrace the power of Web APIs, and transform your web applications! ππ»π
Exercise 1: Fetch API Basics
Problem: Use the Fetch API to retrieve data from https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1 and log the title of the post.
Explanation: Demonstrates basic usage of the Fetch API to make a GET request and handle the response as JSON.
Code:
fetch(‘https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1’)
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data.title))
.catch(error => console.error(‘Error:’, error));
Exercise 2: DOM Manipulation with API Data
Problem: Fetch a list of users from https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users, then display the names of the users in an HTML unordered list.
Explanation: Shows how to use the Fetch API to get data and dynamically update the DOM with the results.
Code:
<ul id=”user-list”></ul>
<script>
fetch(‘https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users’)
.then(response => response.json())
.then(users => {
const userList = document.getElementById(‘user-list’);
users.forEach(user => {
const li = document.createElement(‘li’);
li.textContent = user.name;
userList.appendChild(li);
});
})
.catch(error => console.error(‘Error:’, error));
</script>
Exercise 3: Handling Form Submissions
Problem: Create an HTML form for submitting a name. Use JavaScript to handle the form submission by preventing the default action and logging the inputted name to the console.
Explanation: Utilizes JavaScript to handle form events and prevent traditional form submission behavior, demonstrating client-side form handling.
Code:
<form id=”name-form”>
<input type=”text” id=”name-input” placeholder=”Enter your name”>
<button type=”submit”>Submit</button>
</form>
<script>
document.getElementById(‘name-form’).addEventListener(‘submit’, function(event) {
event.preventDefault(); // Prevent the default form submission
const name = document.getElementById(‘name-input’).value;
console.log(name);
});
</script>
Exercise 4: Event Listener Removal
Problem: Add a click event listener to a button that alerts “Button clicked!” and then removes the event listener so that it only works once.
Explanation: Teaches how to properly add and remove event listeners, demonstrating the management of event handling in JavaScript.
Code:
<button id=”my-button”>Click me</button>
<script>
const button = document.getElementById(‘my-button’);
const handleClick = () => {
alert(“Button clicked!”);
button.removeEventListener(‘click’, handleClick);
};
button.addEventListener(‘click’, handleClick);
</script>
Exercise 5: Using LocalStorage
Problem: Write JavaScript code that stores a value in localStorage and then retrieves it and logs it to the console.
Explanation: Demonstrates the usage of Web Storage API (localStorage) to persist data locally in the browser.
Code:
// Store a value
localStorage.setItem(‘myKey’, ‘myValue’);
// Retrieve and log the value
const value = localStorage.getItem(‘myKey’);
console.log(value);
Exercise 6: Implementing a Simple Animation
Problem: Use the Web Animations API to animate an HTML element moving from the left side of the screen to the right.
Explanation: Demonstrates the use of the Web Animations API to create basic animations directly in JavaScript.
Code:
<div id=”animate-me” style=”width: 50px; height: 50px; background-color: red;”></div>
<script>
document.getElementById(‘animate-me’).animate([
{ transform: ‘translateX(0px)’ },
{ transform: ‘translateX(100px)’ }
], {
duration: 1000, // 1 second
fill: ‘forwards’
});
</script>
Exercise 7: Using the Geolocation API
Problem: Use the Geolocation API to log the user’s current latitude and longitude to the console.
Explanation: Shows how to retrieve the user’s current position using the Geolocation API.
Code:
if (navigator.geolocation) {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(position => {
console.log(`Latitude: ${position.coords.latitude}, Longitude: ${position.coords.longitude}`);
});
} else {
console.log(“Geolocation is not supported by this browser.”);
}
Exercise 8: Interacting with the Document Object Model (DOM)
Problem: Create a script that changes the text content of an element with the id text-element to “Hello, DOM!”.
Explanation: Demonstrates basic manipulation of the DOM to change the content of HTML elements.
Code:
<div id=”text-element”>Original text</div>
<script>
document.getElementById(‘text-element’).textContent = “Hello, DOM!”;
</script>
Exercise 9: XMLHttpRequest to Fetch Data
Problem: Use XMLHttpRequest to make a GET request to https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1 and log the response.
Explanation: Shows how to use XMLHttpRequest to make an asynchronous HTTP request, a fundamental aspect of AJAX.
Code:
const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open(‘GET’, ‘https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1’, true);
xhr.onload = function() {
if (xhr.status === 200) {
console.log(xhr.responseText);
} else {
console.error(‘Error:’, xhr.statusText);
}
};
xhr.send();
Exercise 10: Mutation Observers
Problem: Use a MutationObserver to watch for changes to the text content of an element with the id observe-me, and log the new text content whenever it changes.
Explanation: Introduces MutationObserver to monitor DOM changes, a powerful tool for responding to dynamic changes in web applications.
Code:
<div id=”observe-me”>Watch me change</div>
<script>
const targetNode = document.getElementById(‘observe-me’);
const observer = new MutationObserver(mutations => {
mutations.forEach(mutation => {
console.log(‘New text content:’, mutation.target.textContent);
});
});
observer.observe(targetNode, { childList: true, subtree: true });
</script>