HTML5 and CSS3, Second Edition

Web SQL Databases

Fully relational databases with support for creating tables, inserts,

updates, deletes, and selects, with transactions. Tied to a domain and

persistent across sessions. No longer an active specification. [C5, S3.2,

O10.5, iOS3.2, A2]

Referenced in Web SQL Databases---Awesome but Stalled, on page 202

A1.9 Additional APIs

Offline Web Applications

Defines files to be cached for offline use, allowing applications to run

without an Internet connection. [C4, F3.5, S4, O10.6, iOS3.2, A2]

Referenced in Tip 29, Working Offline, on page 203

History

Manages the browser history. [C5, F3, S4, IE8, O10.1 iOS3.2, A2]

Referenced in Tip 30, Preserving History, on page 209

Cross-Document Messaging

Sends messages between windows and <iframe>s with content loaded on

different domains.[C5, F4, S5, iOS4.1, A2]

Referenced in Tip 31, Talking across Domains, on page 213

Web Sockets

Creates a stateful connection between a browser and a server. [C5, F4,

S5, iOS4.2]

Referenced in Tip 32, Chatting with Web Sockets, on page 219

Geolocation

Gets latitude and longitude from the client’s browser. [C5, F3.5, S5, O10.6,

iOS3.2, A2]

Referenced in Tip 33, Finding Yourself: Geolocation, on page 227

Drag and Drop

API for drag-and-drop interaction. [C3, F3.5, S4, IE6, A2]

Referenced in Tip 34, Getting It All Sorted Out with Drag and Drop, on page

231

Cross-Origin Resource Sharing

Makes Ajax requests across domains. [C4, S4, F3.5, IE10, O12.0, iOS3.2,

A2.1]

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