Google Interview Hacks

What are two ways to enable rich text editing in your page? Answer: Embed an iframe containing a blank HTML page, set the "designMode" property of the iframe document object to "on". Apply the "contenteditable" attribute to an element on the page.

For a multiple select box that has multiple options selected, what does selectedIndex return? Answer: The index of the first option that was selected.

What are the six events related to the clipboard? Answer: before copy, copy, beforecut, cut, beforepaste, paste.

What "HTML5" textbox method can be used to select some of the text? Answer: setSelectionRange()

What "HTML5" textbox properties can be used to get the selected text? Answer: selectionStart, selectionEnd.

If multiple form controls share the same name, such as a set of radio buttons, what will the "elements" collection property of the form object return, using the common name as the index? Answer: An HTMLCollection containing all the elements with the name.

When a reset button is pressed, all of the form fields are set back to what value? Answer: The value they had when the page was first rendered.

What are three different ways to access a specific form element via JavaScript? Assigning the form an ID and accessing via document.getElementById(). Assigning the form a name and accessing via the property of the same name on the document object. Accessing the form from the document.forms collection by index or form name attribute.