Aurelio De Rosa – författare

Thanks to jQuery, almost no one remembers the bad old days when developers had to manually manage browser inconsistencies, CSS support, and DOM navigation, and every animation was a frustrating exercise in hand-coded JavaScript. jQuery beautifully manages these concerns, and more, through an elegant, instantly-intuitive library that's become a nearly-universal part of the web. And the latest version of jQuery adds even more features and components to make life as a web developer smooth and productive.   jQuery in Action, Third Edition, is a fast-paced complete guide to jQuery, focused on the tasks faced 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.   　 RETAIL SELLING POINTS Complete, up-to-date, fast-paced guide Focuses on tasks faced in nearly any web dev project Revised edition adds new examples and exercises  AUDIENCE Readers need only beginning-level JavaScript knowledge. No prior experience with jQuery is required.  ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY jQuery is a fast and small JavaScript library that makes things like HTML document traversal and manipulation, event handling, animation, and Ajax much simpler than using native methods.

SummaryjQuery 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.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.About the TechnologyThanks to jQuery, no one remembers the bad old days when programmers manually managed browser inconsistencies, CSS selectors support, and DOM navigation, and when every animation was a frustrating exercise in raw JavaScript. The elegant, intuitive jQuery library beautifully manages these concerns, and jQuery 3 adds even more features to make your life as a web developer smooth and productive.About the BookjQuery 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.What''s InsideUpdated for jQuery 3DOM manipulation and event handlingAnimations and effectsAdvanced topics including Unit Testing and PromisesPractical examples and labsAbout the ReadersReaders are assumed to have only beginning-level JavaScript knowledge.About the AuthorsBear Bibeault is coauthor of Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, Ajax in Practice, and Prototype and Scriptaculous in Action. Yehuda Katz is an early contributor to jQuery and cocreator of Ember.js. Aurelio De Rosa is a full-stack web developer and a member of the jQuery content team.Table of Contents

PART 1 STARTING WITH JQUERY

Introducing jQuery

PART 2 CORE JQUERY

Selecting elementsOperating on a jQuery collectionWorking with properties, attributes, and dataBringing pages to life with jQueryEvents are where it happens!Demo: DVD discs locatorEnergizing pages with animations and effectsBeyond the DOM with jQuery utility functionsTalk to the server with Ajax 260Demo: an Ajax-powered contact form

PART 3 ADVANCED TOPICS

When jQuery is not enough...plugins to the rescue!Avoiding the callback hell with DeferredUnit testing with QUnitHow jQuery fits into large projects

Learn how to master the art of effectively using jQuery s selectorsKey FeaturesLearn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate resultsCreate your own jQuery filters to retrieve elements using a mnemonic name chosen by youLearn how to improve performances by just tweaking selectorsCombine multiple selectors to express complex criteriaFilter a collection of elements using the myriad of filters available in jQueryBook DescriptionjQuery's selectors is one of the most important concepts of the jQuery library. Usually, the first thing you do is to select one or more elements of a page in order to manipulate them. Therefore, to efficiently learn the usage of jQuery's selectors is one of the first steps to successfully build your website.Instant jQuery Selectors is a practical guide that will teach you how to use jQuery's selectors efficiently in order to easily select theelements of your pages to operate upon with jQuery's methods. You will go through the most common problems that you could face while developing your project and will learn how to solve them with the help of focused examples that Instant jQuery Selectors has to offer.Instant jQuery Selectors, starting from how to set up jQuery and how to choose the right version for your project, explains to you all the selectors available using a multitude of simple and practical recipes that will help you start using selectors in the right way. Reading the presented recipes you'll learn about the numerous selectors and filters of jQuery – almost 100 of them! You will see how to reuse collections, the methods to filter collections, and how to take advantage of the lesser known parameter of jQuery's constructor: context. Also, you'll discover the methods to traverse the DOM and the techniques to improve the performance of your website by just tweaking selectors.Instant jQuery Selectors is the resource to learn everything you need to know about jQuery's selectors.What you will learnInclude the jQuery framework in your websiteChoose the right version for your projectUse basic selectors like the Universal, the ID, and the Class selectorCombine multiple selectors to create a complex oneSelect elements based on their position in the DOM or by their relation with other elementsLearn and master jQuery s filters and create your own to fit your needsDiscover the methods to find elements starting from a matched set of nodesWho this book is forInstant jQuery Selectors is for web developers who want to delve into jQuery from its very starting point: selectors. Even if you're already familiar with the framework and its selectors, you could find several tips and tricks that you aren't aware of, especially about performance and how jQuery acts behind the scenes.