JQuery in action

"JQuery in Action, Third Edition, is a fast-paced and complete guide to jQuery, focused on the tasks you'll face in nearly any web dev project. Written for readers with minimal JavaScript experience, this revised edition adds new examples and exercises, along with the deep and practical coverage you expect from an In Action book. You'll learn how to traverse HTML documents, handle events, perform animations, write plugins, and even unit test your code. The unique lab pages anchor each concept with real-world code. Several new chapters teach you how to interact with other tools and frameworks to build modern single-page web applications.jQuery in Action, Third Edition, is a fast-paced guide to jQuery, focused on the tasks you'll face in nearly any web dev project. In it, you'll learn how to traverse the DOM, handle events, perform animations, write jQuery plugins, perform Ajax requests, and even unit test your code. Its unique Lab Pages anchor each concept in real-world code. This expanded Third Edition adds new chapters that teach you how to interact with other tools and frameworks and build modern single-page web applications."--Publisher.

Includes index.

1.Introducing jQuety -- 1.1.Write less, do more -- 1.2.Unobtrusive JavaScript -- Separating behavior from structure -- Segregating the script -- 1.3.Installing jQuery -- Choosing the right version -- Improving performances using a CDN -- 1.4.How jQuery is structured -- Save space creating your own custom build -- 1.5.jQuery fundamentals -- Properties, utilities, and methods -- The jQuery object -- The document ready handler -- Summary -- 2.Selecting elements -- 2.1.Selecting elements for manipulation -- 2.2.Basic selectors -- The All (or Universal) selector -- The ID selector -- The Class selector -- The Element selector -- 2.3.Retrieving elements by their hierarchy -- 2.4.Selecting elements using attributes -- 2.5.Introducing filters -- Position filters -- Child filters -- Form filters -- Content filters -- Other filters -- How to create custom filters -- 2.6.Enhancing performances using context -- 2.7.Testing your skills with some exercises -- Exercises -- Solutions -- 2.8.Summary -- 3.Operating on a jQuery collection -- 3.1.Generating new HTML -- 3.2.Managing the jQuery collection -- Determining the size of a set -- Obtaining elements from a set -- Getting sets using relationsh…