Sams Teach Yourself JQuery and JavaScript in 24 Hours

2013 | Computing & IT

Learn jQuery and JavaScript in 24 one-hour lessons Sams Teach Yourself jQuery and JavaScript in 24 Hours helps you build dynamic single-page web apps that deliver the rich experiences your users want. This book's straightforward, step-by-step approach shows you how to create effects, animations, lists, complex forms, and more. In just a few hours, you'll be building great user interfaces for any device, even the newest smartphones and tablets. Every lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success. *Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common jQuery and JavaScript development tasks.*Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn.*Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills*Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions Learn how to...*

Quickly start building web pages with jQuery and JavaScript* Master jQuery syntax, logic, functions, and objects* Efficiently access, manipulate, and navigate DOM elements* Build highly interactive web pages with events and event handlers* Implement cookies, pop-up windows, and timers* Create animations, special effects, and image galleries* Construct, interact with, and validate forms* Use advanced elements, such as table filters, custom dialogs, and dynamic sparklines* Access server-side data via AJAX* Work with data using JSON, XML, queues, and binding* Build superior user interfaces more quickly with jQuery UI* Add richer page interactions with jQuery UI Widgets* Create mobile-friendly pages with jQuery Mobile* Customize your mobile pages with jQuery Mobile ThemeRoller Contents at a Glance PART I: Introduction to jQuery and JavaScript Development HOUR 1: Intro to Dynamic Web Programming HOUR 2: Debugging jQuery and JavaScript Web Pages HOUR 3: Understanding Dynamic Web Page Anatomy HOUR 4: Adding CSS/CSS3 Styles to Allow Dynamic Design and Layout HOUR 5: Jumping into jQuery and JavaScript Syntax HOUR 6: Understanding and Using JavaScript Objects PART II: Implementing jQuery and JavaScript in Web Pages HOUR 7: Accessing DOM Elements Using JavaScript and jQuery Objects HOUR 8: Navigating and Manipulating jQuery Objects and DOM Elements with jQuery HOUR 9: Applying Events for Richly Interactive Web Pages HOUR 10: Dynamically Accessing and Manipulating Web Pages HOUR 11: Accessing Data Outside the Web Page PART III: Building Richly Interactive Web Pages HOUR 12: Enhancing User Interaction Through Animation and Other Special Effects HOUR 13: Interacting with Web Forms HOUR 14: Creating Advanced Web Page Elements PART IV: Advanced Concepts HOUR 15: Accessing Server-Side Data via AJAX HOUR 16: Interacting with External Services, Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Flickr PART V: jQuery UI HOUR 17: Introducing jQuery UI HOUR 18: Using jQuery UI Effects HOUR 19: Advanced Interactions Using jQuery UI Interaction Widgets HOUR 20: Using jQuery UI Widgets to Add Rich Interactions to Web Pages PART VI: jQuery Mobile HOUR 21: Introducing Mobile Website Development HOUR 22: Implementing Mobile Web Pages HOUR 23: Formatting Content in Mobile Pages HOUR 24: Implementing Mobile Form Elements and Controls

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