Jquery A Beginners Guide

A hands-on, step-by-step tutorial, this comprehensive resource teaches new programmers and those new to JavaScript.

Step through each of the core concepts of the jQuery library, building an overall picture of its capabilities. Once you have thoroughly covered the basics, the book returns to each concept to cover more advanced examples and techniques.This book is for web designers who want to create interactive elements for their designs, and for developers who want to create the best user interface for their web applications. Basic JavaScript programming and knowledge of HTML and CSS is required. No knowledge of jQuery is assumed, nor is experience with any other JavaScript libraries.

Essential Skills--Made Easy! Learn the fundamentals of jQuery programming in no time. jQuery: A Beginner's Guide starts with the basics--from including the library in an HTML document to element selection, event handling, and CSS style manipulation. Next, it's on to JavaScript and the DOM, animation and effects, the Event object, and form validation. The book then delves into AJAX and plugins and covers more advanced techniques such as debugging and unit testing. Get started with jQuery right away using this fast-paced tutorial! Designed for Easy Learning Key Skills & Concepts -- Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter Ask the Expert -- Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips Try This -- Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills Notes -- Extra information related to the topic being covered Tips -- Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things Cautions -- Errors and pitfalls to avoid Annotated Syntax -- Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated Self Tests -- Chapter-ending quizzes to reinforce your skills Ready-to-use code at www.mhprofessional.com/computingdownload

jQuery is a popular JavaScript library that simplifies event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. Many companies are using jQuery including: Amazon, Google, Twitter, Bank of America, BBC, ESPN, CBS News, Digg, Reuters, IBM, Netflix, Dell, Oracle, Slashdot, Tecnorati, and Intuit. Even casual web designers, who create web pages for fun, want to add the latest cool effects to their sites, and jQuery--the fast, flexible JavaScript library--is a tool of choice. Just as CSS separates "display" characteristics from the HTML structure, jQuery separates the "behavior" characteristics from the HTML structure. From visual effects, special controls, and Ajax made easy, the jQuery Visual QuickStart Guide will teach readers how to make the most of jQuery using the task-based, step-by-step, visual format they love. It's crammed with examples and there's a special section on widgets.

Explains how to build complex scripting functionality with minimal coding, providing coverage of functions ranging from incorporating Ajax apps and overcoming the limits of HTML and CSS to building plug-ins and using animation

Beginning jQuery is your step-by-step guide to learning the jQuery library. jQuery is the most popular JavaScript library in the web developer’s toolkit. Jack Franklin takes you from the basics of getting you started with jQuery, right through to extending jQuery by writing your own plug-ins. You'll discover best practices you can follow, how you can avoid common mistakes, and you'll learn about so many of the things that jQuery has to offer, including how you can: Use jQuery’s powerful tools to dynamically update content on your site, including DOM manipulation. Extend jQuery’s capabilities by writing your own plugins on top of the framework. Animate elements and build your own jQuery slider. Employ best practices and avoid common errors made by beginners. JavaScript is a powerful language but every web developer must navigate the tricky issues around cross-browser inconsistencies. Beginning jQuery teaches you how to use jQuery to avoid spending your time fixing these browser bugs - letting you concentrate on what really matters to you. Throughout Beginning jQuery, you'll discover how expressive yet concise jQuery’s code is and how much quicker and efficient you can develop with jQuery!

From the author of the #1 best seller "The Joy of PHP" comes another great beginner's guide for those seeking to learn jQuery.jQuery is a programming language you can use to create cool web applications. It's free, powerful, simple to reference in your web pages, and now easy to learn too. You can get started quickly, and you won't outgrow it later when you get really good at it. Learning jQuery is well worth it the time and effort you put into it. Frankly, it's just plain fun too. That's what inspired this book. Most programming books are dry and boring, and while you can't get away from all of that, you can inject some humor into the learning process to keep it light and fun. We use the example of a used car salesman's web site to give the learning some context. The Joy of PHP, is consistently the top-rated book in its category precisely because it made learning PHP fun. This book does the same for jQuery.jQuery is a fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library. (JavaScript 'library' means that it is full of JavaScript that you don't need to understand to be able to use-- in the same way that an automobile is a car parts 'library'. The parts are there and we can use them, so who cares how they work? ) jQuery makes things like HTML manipulation, event handling, animation, and Ajax much simpler. jQuery even works across a multitude of browsers. With a combination of versatility and extensibility, jQuery has changed the way that millions of people write JavaScript, and this book can change how YOU code too!Book Contents Include:What is jQuery?Get the Source CodeGetting Started with jQueryIntroduction to HTMLIntroduction to CSSjQuery SelectorsjQuery UI Widgets: Dramatic Page EnhancementsUsing jQuery for Form ValidationjQuery AJAXjQuery MobilejQuery Animation

jQuery simplifies building rich, interactive web frontends. Getting started with this JavaScript library is easy, but it can take years to fully realize its breadth and depth; this cookbook shortens the learning curve considerably. With these recipes, you'll learn patterns and practices from 19 leading developers who use jQuery for everything from integrating simple components into websites and applications to developing complex, high-performance user interfaces. Ideal for newcomers and JavaScript veterans alike, jQuery Cookbook starts with the basics and then moves to practical use cases with tested solutions to common web development hurdles. You also get recipes on advanced topics, such as methods for applying jQuery to large projects. Solve problems involving events, effects, dimensions, forms, themes, and user interface elements Learn how to enhance your forms, and how to position and reposition elements on a page Make the most of jQuery's event management system, including custom events and custom event data Create UI elements-such as tabs, accordions, and modals-from scratch Optimize your code to eliminate bottlenecks and ensure peak performance Learn how to test your jQuery applications The book's contributors include: Cody Lindley James Padolsey Ralph Whitbeck Jonathan Sharp Michael Geary and Scott González Rebecca Murphey Remy Sharp Ariel Flesler Brian Cherne Jörn Zaefferer Mike Hostetler Nathan Smith Richard D. Worth Maggie Wachs, Scott Jehl, Todd Parker, and Patty Toland Rob Burns

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Get up and running on the latest JavaScript standard using this fully updated beginner’s guide This hands-on, fast-paced guide shows, from start to finish, how to create dynamic Web pages complete with special effects using JavaScript. This edition contains updates for all major new features and the latest Web development techniques and practices. You will discover how to extend JavaScript’s capabilities to the server side using Node.js. JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide, Fifth Edition begins by clearly explaining the fundamentals, including variables, functions, operators, event handlers, objects, arrays, strings, and forms. From there, the book moves on to more advanced techniques, such as debugging, accessibility, and security. Throughout, “Ask the Expert,” “Try This,” notes, tips, and self tests highlight salient points and aid in learning. •Teaches, step by step, how to get started developing Web applications•Features detailed examples and downloadable project files•Written by an experienced Web developer and JavaScript expert

From the author of the #1 best seller "The Joy of PHP" comes another great beginner's guide for those seeking to learn jQuery. jQuery is a programming language you can use to create cool web applications. It's free, powerful, simple to reference in your web pages, and now easy to learn too. You can get started quickly, and you won't outgrow it later when you get really good at it. Learning jQuery is well worth it the time and effort you put into it. Frankly, it's just plain fun too. That's what inspired this book. Most programming books are dry and boring, and while you can't get away from all of that, you can inject some humor into the learning process to keep it light and fun. We use the example of a used car salesman's web site to give the learning some context. The Joy of PHP, is consistently the top-rated book in its category precisely because it made learning PHP fun. This book does the same for jQuery. jQuery is a fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library. (JavaScript 'library' means that it is full of JavaScript that you don't need to understand to be able to use-- in the same way that an automobile is a car parts 'library'. The parts are there and we can use them, so who cares how they work? ) jQuery makes things like HTML manipulation, event handling, animation, and Ajax much simpler. jQuery even works across a multitude of browsers. With a combination of versatility and extensibility, jQuery has changed the way that millions of people write JavaScript, and this book can change how YOU code too! Book Contents Include: What is jQuery? Get the Source Code Getting Started with jQuery Introduction to HTML Introduction to CSS jQuery Selectors jQuery UI Widgets: Dramatic Page Enhancements Using jQuery for Form Validation jQuery AJAX jQuery Mobile jQuery Animation