Create efficient and smart web applications with jQuery 3.0 using this step-by-step practical tutorial About This Book Create a fully featured and responsive client-side application using jQuery Explore all the latest features of jQuery 3.0 and code examples updated to reflect modern JavaScript environments Develop high performance interactive pages Who This Book Is For This book is ideal for client-side JavaScript developers. You do need to have any previous experience with jQuery, although basic JavaScript programming knowledge is necessary. What You Will Learn Create custom interactive elements for your web designs Find out how to create the best user interface for your web applications Use selectors in a variety of ways to get anything you want from a page when you need it Master events to bring your web pages to life Add flair to your actions with a variety of different animation effects Discover the latest features available in jQuery with the latest update of this incredibly popular title Using jQuery npm Packages In Detail 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. Style and approach Create efficient client-side apps that look great and run seamlessly across all devices with this step-by-step practical guide. There are illustrative examples for those who need extra help to get started with jQuery web development.

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.

" ... Clearly explains the basics, and walks readers step-by-step through applying jQuery in many everyday web development tasks. Through practical examples, he covers all this, and much more: * Adding CSS effects and creating animations * Designing multimedia slideshows and lightboxes * Understanding and using jQuery plugins * Creating sortable lists, drag and droppable elements, and resizable images * Building interactive forms with Ajax * Using and creating jQuery plugins * Building mobile front-ends with jQuery Mobile Practical, hands-on, and easy to understand, Learning jQuery will help readers quickly use what they've learned. Steyer integrates coverage of the latest jQuery features and add-ons into every chapter, helping developers get even more out of jQuery by leveraging the community's most innovative new resources."--Publisher's description.

If you’re comfortable with jQuery but a bit shaky with JavaScript, this concise guide will help you expand your knowledge of the language—especially the code that jQuery covers up for you. Many jQuery devotees write as little code as possible, but with some JavaScript under your belt, you can prevent errors, reduce overhead, and make your application code more efficient. This book explores event handling, prototypes, and working with the DOM and AJAX through examples and lots of code. You’ll learn common conventions and patterns in JavaScript and—if you’ve never coded with JavaScript before—a tutorial will take you through the basics. Enhance your jQuery code by using object constructors and prototypes Reduce overhead and gain more control by handling events with JavaScript Work with the DOM much faster with JavaScript than you can with jQuery Send a few AJAX requests without having to load the entire jQuery library Understand the importance of JavaScript code standards, comments, code reuse, and anti-patterns Enlist JavaScript resources, such as a good IDE, a syntax checker, and version control

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

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

Build interactive, data-driven websites with the potent combination of open source technologies and web standards, even if you have only basic HTML knowledge. In this update to this popular hands-on guide, you’ll tackle dynamic web programming with the latest versions of today’s core technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, and key jQuery libraries. Web designers will learn how to use these technologies together and pick up valuable web programming practices along the way—including how to optimize websites for mobile devices. At the end of the book, you’ll put everything together to build a fully functional social networking site suitable for both desktop and mobile browsers. Explore MySQL, from database structure to complex queries Use the MySQLi extension, PHP’s improved MySQL interface Create dynamic PHP web pages that tailor themselves to the user Manage cookies and sessions and maintain a high level of security Enhance the JavaScript language with jQuery and jQuery mobile libraries Use Ajax calls for background browser-server communication Style your web pages by acquiring CSS2 and CSS3 skills Implement HTML5 features, including geolocation, audio, video, and the canvas element Reformat your websites into mobile web apps

What is this book about? JavaScript is the language of the Web. Used for programming all major browsers, JavaScript gives you the ability to enhance your web site by creating interactive, dynamic, and personalized pages. Our focus in this book is on client-side scripting, but JavaScript is also hugely popular as a scripting language in server-side environments, a subject that we cover in later chapters. What does this book cover? Beginning JavaScript assumes no prior knowledge of programming languages, but will teach you all the fundamental concepts that you need as you progress. After covering the core JavaScript language, you'll move on to learn about more advanced techniques, including Dynamic HTML, using cookies, debugging techniques, and server-side scripting with ASP. By the end of this book, you will have mastered the art of using JavaScript to create dynamic and professional-looking web pages. Here are a few of the things you'll learn in this book: Fundamental programming concepts Comprehensive practical tutorial in JavaScript Cross-browser scripting, including Netscape 6 Cookie creation and use Plug-ins and ActiveX controls Dynamic HTML Scripting the W3C DOM Server-side JavaScript with ASP Who is this book for? This book is for anyone who wants to learn JavaScript. You will need a very basic knowledge of HTML, but no prior programming experience is necessary. Whether you want to pick up some programming skills, or want to find out how to transfer your existing programming knowledge to the Web, then this book is for you. All you need is a text editor (like Notepad) and a browser, and you're ready to go!

JavaScript lets you supercharge your HTML with animation, interactivity, and visual effects—but many web designers find the language hard to learn. This easy-to-read guide not only covers JavaScript basics, but also shows you how to save time and effort with the jQuery and jQuery UI libraries of prewritten JavaScript code. You’ll build web pages that feel and act like desktop programs—with little or no programming. The important stuff you need to know: Pull back the curtain on JavaScript. Learn how to build a basic program with this language. Get up to speed on jQuery. Quickly assemble JavaScript programs that work well on multiple web browsers. Transform your user interface. Learn jQuery UI, the JavaScript library for interface features like design themes and controls. Make your pages interactive. Create JavaScript events that react to visitor actions. Use animations and effects. Build drop-down navigation menus, pop-ups, automated slideshows, and more. Collect data with web forms. Create easy-to-use forms that ensure more accurate visitor responses. Practice with living examples. Get step-by-step tutorials for web projects you can build yourself.

Jon Duckett’s best-selling, full-color introduction to JavaScript—filled with techniques to make websites more interactive and engaging Learn JavaScript and jQuery from the author who has inspired hundreds of thousands of beginner-to-intermediate coders. Build upon your HTML and CSS foundation and take the next step in your programming journey with JavaScript. The world runs on JavaScript and the most influential tech companies are looking for new and experienced programmers alike to bring their websites to life. Finding the right resources online can be overwhelming. Take a confident step in the right direction by choosing the simplicity of JavaScript & jQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development by veteran web developer and programmer Jon Duckett. Widely regarded for setting a new standard for those looking to learn and master web development, Jon Duckett has inspired web developers through his inventive teaching format pioneered in his bestselling HTML & CSS: Design and Build Websites. He also has helped global brands like Philips, Nike, and Xerox create innovative digital solutions, designing and delivering web and mobile projects with impact and the customer at the forefront. In JavaScript & jQuery, Duckett shares his real-world insights in his unique and highly visual style: Provides an efficient and user-friendly structure that allows readers to progress through the chapters in a self-paced format Combines full-color design graphics and engaging photography to explain the topics in an in-depth yet straightforward manner Recreates techniques seen on other websites such as sliders, content filters, form validation, Ajax content updates, and much more Is perfect for anyone looking to create web applications and games, design mobile apps, or redesign a website using popular web development tools JavaScript & jQuery is clear and actionable, providing organized instruction in ways that other online courses, tutorials, and books have yet to replicate. For readers seeking a personable yet professional guide to using JavaScript in the real world, this one-of-a-kind guide is for you. JavaScript & jQuery is also available as part of two hardcover and paperback sets depending on your web design and development needs: Web Design with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery Set Paperback: 9781118907443 Hardcover: 9781119038634 Front-End Back-End Development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and MySQL Set Paperback: 9781119813095 Hardcover: 9781119813088