jQuery Training: DOM Scripting and Ajax Development using jQuery

    

Summary:
jQuery has taken over the web development world. More and more developers are recognizing that JavaScript is a capable and robust programming language that can be used to do amazing things to any web page, transforming it from a boring, static group of pages into a fulfilling and dynamic web experience!

The only problem is that JavaScript isn't easy to work with. Enter jQuery. jQuery simplifies all client-side scripting tasks. jQuery makes JavaScript accessible to the masses and does it in a way that retains its power. jQuery has become the basis for hundreds of plug-ins and user-interface widgets that make web pages come alive!

This very practical and hands-on course teaches jQuery to web developers and designers, especially those who have seen JavaScript and understand the basics of how it works. Major focus is given to learning real-world applications and how it interacts with other tools to create useful, feature-rich, compelling web sites.

Duration:
3 days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
Web application programmers who may know JavaScript but want to learn jQuery

Topics:

• Hello, jQuery - an intro to jQuery.
• Unobtrusive JavaScript
• jQuery fundamentals
• Ajax with jQuery - get, post, getJSON, getScript, and so forth.
• jQuery Ajax callbacks - because it is asynchronous after all.
• How to get the ultimate control with Ajax.
• Pointing to DOM elements in jQuery using CSS selectors
• Using selectors - Children, container, and classes
• Handling jQuery wrapped sets
• Getting and setting styles and DOM element attributes
• Getting and setting DOM contents, both innerText and innerHTML
• The jQuery Event model - how to respond to events like click, hover, enter, and more.
• Adding triggers
• Smooth transitions using animation- showing and hiding, moving, fading in and out.
• jQuery utility functions - string manipulation, array functions, etc.
• Reading and writing JSON.
• jQuery widgets
• jQuery UI effects and interactions
• Putting it all together Real world examples and applications
• jQuery templates plug-in Getting and displaying data (Time permitting)

Prerequisites:
Some experience with JavaScript and HTML.

Last Update: June 17, 2013