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November 7, 2019

Seven Essential JavaScript Functions

As a developer, you might know how important JavaScript has become. Right now, it is the most popular and commonly used programming language in the world. It is used to program desktop and server programs, webpages, web applications, mobile applications, etc. It is also used for databases like MongoDB and CouchDB.

JavaScript has come a long way since its inception. Earlier, developers were aware of only a few functions for all types of features and functionalities because every browser implemented the features according to their rendering engines, which made manual testing of web applications across browsers complicated. But, now you can automate the cross-browser testing of JavaScript web applications with the help of online Selenium Grid without writing repetitive code.

May 14, 2019

Working With ArrayDataProviders Using JavaScript Functions in Visual Builder

Storing data in ArrayDataProviders (rather than SDP) is useful whenever you want to further modify the data on the client side — for example, if you are looking to create updatable tables in your UI. A common follow up question is, "how can I do additional processing/updates on all the records I'm storing in the ADP?" This is what this post is about.

Since the records are now stored on the client-side, you can access them through JavaScript. You can, for example, write a page level module function to loop over the set of records and modify them. For example, in the video below I'm using this little function to raise the salary of all the employees:

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