Leon Revill - JQuery 2.0 Development Cookbook

jQuery 2.0 Development Cookbook Over 80 recipes providing modern solutions to web development problems with real-world examples Leon Revill BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI jQuery 2.0 Development Cookbook Copyright 2014 Packt Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book. Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals.

However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. First published: February 2014 Production Reference: 1140214 Published by Packt Publishing Ltd. Livery Place 35 Livery Street Birmingham B3 2PB, UK. ISBN 978-1-78328-089-6 www.packtpub.com Cover Image by Karl Moore (karl.moore@ukonline.co.uk) Credits AuthorProject Coordinator Leon Revill Joel Goveya ReviewersProofreaders Gary Gilbert Maria Gould Joni Halabi Ameesha Green Paul Hindle Acquisition Editors Akram Hussain Indexer Sam Wood Rekha Nair Content Development EditorProduction Coordinator Arvind Koul Alwin Roy Technical EditorsCover Work Dennis John Alwin Roy Pankaj Kadam Gaurav Thingalaya Copy Editors Tanvi Gaitonde Dipti Kapadia Aditya Nair About the Author Leon Revill has over five years' commercial web development experience with PHP5 and MySQL technologies on large and small projects. His development skillset extends over many JavaScript technologies, such as jQuery, AngularJS, and NodeJS. Being an all-round tech enthusiast, some of Leon's spare time is spent working on personal projects to allow him get to grips with new technologies quickly.

Leon runs a web development blog (http://www. revillweb.com/), where he shares his knowledge in the form of articles and tutorials. I would like to thank my friends and family, who have been incredibly supportive while writing this book. A special thanks goes to Allce Wolverson, whose support during long days and difficult times has given me the opportunity to complete this title. Finally, I would like to thank everyone at Packt Publishing for all their hard work in making this book possible. About the Reviewers Gary Gilbert first got his start with programming, hacking on Ti 99/4a and VIC-20 systems in his early teens in Canada, and was instantly hooked.

After graduating from University, Gary moved to England to work for an IT consultancy, where he developed desktop applications. Two years and seven addresses later, Gary found himself working for a government contractor in Washington DC, building web applications using a variety of client/server technologies, such as HTML and pure JavaScript. In early 2007, Gary was introduced to jQuery 1.1 and in 2010, he began developing web applications with jQuery full time. Gary Gilbert is currently Deputy Manager of software development at CONTENS Software GmbH in Munich, Germany, where he helps develop the company's next-generation content management software. I would like to personally thank the jQuery team for their dedication and hard work in developing the library; their tireless efforts have made my work much, much easier. I would also like to thank Packt Publishing for giving me the opportunity to review this book.

Joni Halabi is a Senior User Experience Developer at Optaros with over 10 years' experience in frontend website development. In this role, she has worked with a wide variety of clients to provide them with robust and user-focused solutions. Joni's technical expertise includes the frontend development of complex website designs on a variety of popular frameworks, including Magento, Hybris, Drupal, and WordPress. Her talents also include JavaScript and jQuery development, as well as code optimization to meet cross-browser and mobile browser requirements. Prior to Optaros, Joni managed and developed with a team of talented U/I engineers for a Cambridge-based online gaming company and taught web development and graphic design at several elementary schools in upstate New York. www.PacktPub.com Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more You might want to visit www.PacktPub.com for support files and downloads related to your book. www.PacktPub.com Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more You might want to visit www.PacktPub.com for support files and downloads related to your book.

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Simply use your login credentials for immediate access. Table of Contents Chapt Chapt Table of Contents Chapt Chapt Chapt Chapt ii Table of Contents Chapter 7 Chapt Chapt Chapter 1 iii Table of Contents iv Preface jQuery 2.0 Development Cookbook will provide you with many reusable code recipes to create common and unique website and web application elements, plugins, and interfaces using the most popular client-side framework, jQuery. Following the step-by-step instructions for each of the recipes will not only provide you with useable code, but also the understanding needed to extend and improve on it. What this book covers Chapter 1, Document Object Model Manipulation, covers how to use jQuery to manipulate the 186 web page's HTML code on the client to create a rich and visual user experience. Chapter 2, Interacting with the User by Making Use of jQuery Events, harnesses the power of jQuery to detect and respond to user interactions, which creates intuitive user interfaces. Chapter 4, Adding Attractive Visuals with jQuery Effects, explains how to add shine to your website or web application with jQuery's effects and basic animations to create unforgettable designs. Chapter 5, Form Handling, covers how to use jQuery to build robust client-side validation and an intuitive user experience for web forms. Chapter 6, User Interface, covers how to break the mold and create powerfully intuitive interfaces from scratch and engage the user with a high level of interactivity.