Throughout the first four chapters of this book, we have been using the .addClass() and .removeClass() methods to demonstrate how we can change the appearance of elements on a page. Although we discussed these methods informally in terms of manipulating the class attribute, jQuery actually modifies a DOM property called className. The .addClass() method creates or adds to the property, while .removeClass() deletes or shortens it. Add to these the .toggleClass() method, which alternates between adding and removing class names, and we have an efficient and robust way of handling classes. These methods are particularly helpful in that they avoid adding a class if it already exists on an element (so we don't end up with <div class="first first">, for example), and correctly handle cases where multiple classes are applied to a single element, such...
Learning jQuery 3
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Learning jQuery 3
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Overview of this book
If you are a web developer and want to create web applications that look good, are efficient, have rich user interfaces, and integrate seamlessly with any backend using AJAX, then this book is the ideal match for you. We’ll show you how you can integrate jQuery 3.0 into your web pages, avoid complex JavaScript code, create brilliant animation effects for your web applications, and create a flawless app.
We start by configuring and customising the jQuery environment, and getting hands-on with DOM manipulation. Next, we’ll explore event handling advanced animations, creating optimised user interfaces, and building useful third-party plugins. Also, we'll learn how to integrate jQuery with your favourite back-end framework.
Moving on, we’ll learn how the ECMAScript 6 features affect your web development process with jQuery. we’ll discover how to use the newly introduced JavaScript promises and the new animation API in jQuery 3.0 in great detail, along with sample code and examples.
By the end of the book, you will be able to successfully create a fully featured and efficient single page web application and leverage all the new features of jQuery 3.0 effectively.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Getting Started
Selecting Elements
Handling Events
Styling and Animating
Manipulating the DOM
Sending Data with Ajax
Using Plugins
Developing Plugins
Advanced Selectors and Traversing
Advanced Events
Advanced Effects
Advanced DOM Manipulation
Advanced Ajax
Appnedix A – Testing JavaScript with QUnit
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