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N

\n
whitespace, newline characters : Escape Sequences in String Literals
n attribute (<nextid>) : The n attribute
n command (debugger) : Debugger Commands
n newline">\n (newline character) : Perl (UNIX, Windows, Macintosh)
-n switch, perl : Switches
name attribute
Text and Password Fields
Radio Buttons and Checkboxes
<a>
The name attribute
Hyperlink Names and Navigation
Attributes
<applet>
Attributes
The name attribute
The JavaObject Object
Interacting with Applets
<embed>
The name attribute
Attributes
The JavaObject Object
<form>
Form Element Names and Values
Naming Forms and Form Elements
The name attribute
<frame>
Attributes
Frames
The <frame> Tag
The name attribute
Attributes
Window and Frame Names
<img>
The name, onAbort, onError, and onL...
Images in tables
<input>
Attributes
The <input> Tag
Text and Password Fields
<layer> : The name attribute
<map> tag : Attributes
<meta>
The name attribute
Attributes
<object>
The id and name attributes
Attributes
<param>
The name and value attributes
Attributes
<select> tag
Attributes
The <select> Tag
with radio buttons : Radio Buttons and Checkboxes
name property
Other Window Programming Techniques
for Element object : Element.name
for form elements : Form Element Names and Values
for Image object : Image.name
for Plugin object : Plugin.name
for Window object
The Window Object
Window.name
name servers : Talking the Internet Talk
name space : The JavaScript Name Space
name=value pairs : The Set-Cookie Response Header
named pipes : Named pipes
named parameters
Passing parameters explicitly
Using named parameters with GET app...
named unary operators
Filename globbing operator
Named Unary and File Test Operators
names (see HTTP_USER_AGENT)
arrays : Variables
browser (see HTTP_USER_AGENT)
capitalization conventions : Variables
case sensitivity : Case Sensitivity
color : Color Names
commands : Verbs
current working directory : Cwd--Get Pathname of Current Workin...
entities (see entities)
file : Other literal tokens
for files (see filenames)
format (see format names)
functions : Verbs
getting from network addresses
gethostbyaddr
getnetbyaddr
getting from port number : getservbyname
global variables : vars--Predeclare Global Variable Names
hashes : Variables
labels and filehandles : Variables
modules : Modules
modules/packages : Programming with Style
package identifiers : Packages
program (see $0 variable)
protocol : getprotobynumber
getting from port number : getservbyport
signals : Signals
subroutine : Subroutines
subroutines : Variables
translating to network addresses
gethostbyname
getnetbyname
typeglobs
Typeglobs and Filehandles
Passing Symbol Table Entries (Typeglobs)
user (see REMOTE_HOST)
variable
Symbol--Generate Anonymous Globs; Q...
Programming with Style
variables
Nouns
Variables
names (identifiers) : Identifiers
browser window : Window and Frame Names
forms and form elements : Naming Forms and Form Elements
function : The Function() Constructor
function arguments : The arguments[] Array
of properties, as strings : Objects as Associative Arrays
reserved words : Reserved Words
for standard colors : JavaScript and HTML Color Names and...
names for colors : Color Names
namespace (see packages)
namespaces
creating safe : Safe--Create Safe Namespaces for Ev...
naming
case conventions
Classes in JavaScript
Event Handlers in JavaScript
socket : bind
NaN (not-a-number)
Core Language Changes
Special Numeric Values
Converting Strings to Numbers
isNaN()
equality and : Inequality (!=)
NaN (Not-a-Number) : Number.NaN
NaN (value)
isNaN( ) Function
Constants
natural languages : Natural and Artificial Languages
natural logarithms : Math Object
navigate()
The Location Object
Window.navigate()
Navigator 2.0 : Client-Side JavaScript
arrays in : Arrays in Navigator 2.0
bugs in : Commonly Encountered JavaScript Bug...
differences from 3.0 : Differences between Navigator 2.0 a...
memory management : Per-Page Memory Management in Navig...
security holes/hobbles : Security Holes and Security Hobbles
SRC attribute and : Included Files and Compatibility wi...
Navigator 3.0
JavaScript Is Not Java Simplified
Client-Side JavaScript
bugs in : Known JavaScript Bugs in Navigator 3.0
documentation : Official Netscape Documentation
enabling data tainting : Enabling Data Tainting in Navigator 3.0
image manipulation : Image Manipulation
JavaScript HTML entity
JavaScript Entities
JavaScript Entity Execution
reference counting : Reference Counting in Navigator 3.0
scripts exclusively for : The LANGUAGE Attribute
security : JavaScript Security
security hobbles in : Security Hobbles in Navigator 3.0
special numeric constants : Special Numeric Values
Navigator 4.0 : A Preview of Navigator 4.0
Navigator object
Still More Features
The Navigator, MimeType, and Plugin...
navigator
Navigator
Navigator.appCodeName
Navigator.appName
Navigator.appVersion
Navigator.javaEnabled()
Navigator.mimeTypes[]
Navigator.plugins[]
Navigator.plugins.refresh()
Navigator.taintEnabled()
Navigator.userAgent
Navigator Object
navigator property
The Navigator, MimeType, and Plugin...
navigator
Properties
NCSA imagemap program : GET vs. POST
NCSA server (see also web servers)
access log : Web Server Accesses
NDBM_File module : AnyDBM_File--Provide Framework for ...
NDBM_File mofule : NDBM_File--Tied Access to NDBM Files
ne operator : Universal Blunders
negation
arithmetic (-) operator : Ideographic Unary Operators
bitwise (~) operator : Ideographic Unary Operators
logical (!) operator : Ideographic Unary Operators
of character class : Quantifiers
negation (-) operator : Unary Negation (-)
negative infinity (-Inf)
Special Numeric Values
Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY
negative lookahead asserion : Regular expression extensions
NEGATIVE_INFINITY constant : Constants
nested
data structures, printed : Debugger Commands
destruction : Destructors
framesets : Nested Framesets
HTML tags : HTML Tag Syntax
lists
A Brief Tutorial: Manipulating List...
Data Structure Code Examples
packages : Packages
nested arrays (see multidimentional arrays)
nesting
content-based style tags : Combining Content-Based Styles
<frameset> tags : Nesting <frameset> Tags
lists : Nesting Lists
physical style tags : Combining Physical Styles
styles : Contextual Selectors
tables in forms : Building forms with nested tables
tags : Proper and Improper Nesting
Net: :Ping module : Net::Ping--Check Whether a Host Is ...
netpbm : Utilities and Applications
Netscape
Standalone JavaScript
documentation : Official Netscape Documentation
Netscape Navigator
Golden Threads
Nonstandard Extensions
Netscape Navigator HTML Exclusives
executable applications
Applets
The type and valuetype attributes
plug-ins
Video Extensions
Embedding Other Document Types
Netscape persistent cookies
Netscape Persistent Cookies
netscape property
netscape
Packages.netscape
Properties
Properties
NetSite server : Other Languages Under Microsoft Windows
network address
translating to names : getnetbyaddr
network addresses
translating to names : gethostbyaddr
Network News Transfer Protocol (see NNTP)
networking
Java activity and : Java network activity can cause exc...
networks file (see /etc/networks file)
networks, Perl and : Networking
new command : Cookie Server
new method : new
new operator
Data Type Wrapper Objects
Object Creation Operator (new)
Creating New Objects with Constructors
Creating Arrays
JavaClass object and : The JavaClass Object
new( ) : FileHandle--Supply Object Methods f...
newline (\n) characters : Perl (UNIX, Windows, Macintosh)
newline (\\n) characters : Multipart Forms
\\n (newline character) : Multipart Forms
newline characters (see whitespace)
newlines
boundary assertions and : The rules of regular expression matching
removing : Filehandles
in string literals : String literals
newpath operator : Another Example: System Load Average
news URL : The news URL
newsgroups : Usenet Newsgroups
newsgroups, JavaScript : Discussion of JavaScript
new_from_fd( ) : FileHandle--Supply Object Methods f...
next operator
Breaking out: next and last
Loop control
next
next if construct : Time Efficiency
next property
History.next
Properties
<nextid> tag
The <nextid> Header ...
<nextid>
NEXTKEY method : Tying Hashes
NFA (nondeterministic finite-state automaton) : The rules of regular expression matching
$nlink file statistic : stat
NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol)
Overview
Network News on the Web
status codes : Network News on the Web
nntp URL : The nntp URL
no declaration
Pragmas
no
"No Response" status code : The "No Response" Code
no/yes (see Boolean data type)
<nobr> tag : <nobr>
<nobr> tags
The <nobr> Tag
The <wbr> Tag
NoCache method : Form Creation and Parsing
<noembed> tag : The <noembed> Tag
<noframes> tag
The <noframes> Tag
<noframes>
Frames
nohref attribute (<area>)
The nohref attribute
Attributes
nomethod operator : No method
non-contiguous array elements (see sparse arrays)
non-HTML documents : Non-HTML Documents
non-parsed headers
Complete (Non-Parsed) Headers
Server Push
nondeterministic finite-state automaton (NFA) : The rules of regular expression matching
noresize attribute
<frame> tag
Attributes
Frame Layout
The <frame> Tag
<iframe> tag : Attributes
noresize attribute (<frame>) : The noresize attribute
<noscript> tag
The <noscript> Tag
<noscript>
Netscape Navigator HTML Exclusives
<NOSCRIPT> tags : <NOSCRIPT>
noshade attribute (<hr>) : The noshade attribute
noshade attribute, <hr> : Attributes
not (!) operator
Ideographic Unary Operators
Logical Not (!)
not (~) operator : Bitwise Not (~)
not equal operator (see inequality operator)
not equal to (!=) operator : Equality Operators
"Not Found" status code
Status Codes
Checking Hypertext (HTTP) Links
"Not Implemented" status code : Status Codes
Not-a-Number (NaN) : Number.NaN
not-a-number (NaN)
Core Language Changes
Special Numeric Values
Converting Strings to Numbers
isNaN()
equality and : Inequality (!=)
not-a-number value
isNaN( ) Function
Constants
notab attribute
<input> : The notab and taborder Attributes
<object> : The notab attribute
nouns : Nouns
nowrap attribute
<div> tags : The nowrap attribute
<th> and <td> : The nowrap attribute
<tr> : The nowrap attribute
nowrap attribute, <td> and <th>
Attributes
The <th> and <td> Tags
nph- headers
Complete (Non-Parsed) Headers
Server Push
$NR (see $. variable)
nroff utility
UNIX Manual Page Gateway
null
filehandle
angle operator and : Line input (angle) operator
list : List Values and Arrays
scalars : Boolean context
null (keyword)
The null Literal
Null
breaking cyclical references : Shortcomings of Garbage Collection ...
converting
Conversions to Strings
Conversions to Numbers
Conversions to booleans
Conversions to Objects
testing for existence with : Event Handlers
number (see _ _LINE_ _ token) : Number Object
line (see _ _LINE_ _ token)
port
getting protocol name from : getservbyport
port, getting name for : getservbyname
protocol : getprotobynumber
Number object
Number
Number.MAX_VALUE
Number.MIN_VALUE
Number.NaN
Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY
Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY
Number.prototype
Number.toString()
Number.valueOf()
Number() : Conversions to Objects
numbered lists (see ordered lists)
numbers
Numbers
Converting Strings to Numbers
binary : Bitwise Operators
command (see command history, debugger and)
comparing in awk : a2p
comparison operators for : Comparison Operators
complex : Math::Complex--Complex Numbers Package
converting (see converting)
converting to
parseFloat()
parseInt()
\d (for digit) : Regular Expressions
digits in names : Variables
floating-point
Math::BigFloat--Arbitrary-Length, F...
Conversion of floating-point values...
Still More Features
Floating-Point Literals
Numbers
parseFloat()
hexadecimal (see hexadecimal characters)
The rules of regular expression matching
hex
Octal and Hexadecimal Literals
integer : integer--Do Arithmetic in Integer I...
integers
Math::BigInt--Arbitrary-Length Inte...
Integer Literals
parseInt()
JavaScript range of
Number.MAX_VALUE
Number.MIN_VALUE
justifying by decimal point : Formats
large, underscore and : Numeric literals
Math object : Math Object
NaN (see NaN)
Number object : Number Object
octal (see octal characters)
The rules of regular expression matching
oct
Octal and Hexadecimal Literals
Escape Sequences in String Literals
for pages : Per-Filehandle Special Variables
parseFloat( )
parseFloat( ) Function
parseInt( ) Function
psuedo-random : Math.random()
random
rand
srand
size of : Floating-Point Literals
truncating with int : int
numeric context : Conversions to Numbers
numeric literals : Numeric literals


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