Beginning jQuery: From the Basics of jQuery to Writing your Own Plug-ins

Description

Navigate the tricky issues around cross-browser inconsistencies and use jQuery to avoid wasting time fixing these bugs. This book is your step-by-step guide to learning the jQuery library and allows you to concentrate on what really matters to you, mastering the most popular JavaScript library in a web developer’s toolkit. Throughout this book, you'll discover how expressive yet concise jQuery’s code is and how much quicker and efficiently you can develop with jQuery. Beginning jQuery 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 learn about the many other assets that jQuery has to offer. This second edition is completely updated for jQuery version 3.x, including integration with npm, using Yeoman and Jasmine, and guidelines for working with the Dataset API specification. What You'll Learn 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. Who This Book is For Web developers confident with HTML and CSS and now ready to get to grips with JavaScript and for the developers wanting to enhance their skill set and learn new tools. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi JavaScript You Need to Know (Jack Franklin, Russ Ferguson)....Pages 1-15 The Basics of jQuery (Jack Franklin, Russ Ferguson)....Pages 17-31 Traversing the DOM (Jack Franklin, Russ Ferguson)....Pages 33-46 DOM Manipulation with jQuery (Jack Franklin, Russ Ferguson)....Pages 47-61 An Introduction to Events (Jack Franklin, Russ Ferguson)....Pages 63-75 More Events (Jack Franklin, Russ Ferguson)....Pages 77-89 Animation (Jack Franklin, Russ Ferguson)....Pages 91-111 Ajax with jQuery (Jack Franklin, Russ Ferguson)....Pages 113-125 Writing a jQuery Plug-in (Jack Franklin, Russ Ferguson)....Pages 127-144 More jQuery Plug-ins (Jack Franklin, Russ Ferguson)....Pages 145-151 A jQuery Image Slider (Jack Franklin, Russ Ferguson)....Pages 153-175 Back Matter ....Pages 177-179