7007 jQuery Introduction

COURSE OVERVIEW:

jQuery is one of the most popular JavaScript library in use today It serves many roles in web development today. It mitigates browser incompatibilities by providing consistent and sensible interfaces for complex actions (such as Ajax and animation) and allows developers to add a visual spark to their sites with ease. jQuery’s tagline is “Write less, do more,” and that is exactly what you will learn in this two-day class.

PREREQUISITES:

• Some experience writing HTML and CSS.
• Basic JavaScript highly recommended

AGENDA TOPICS:

Unit 1- The Fundamentals

• Learn about how jQuery fits in with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Install jQuery, and write some basic expressions.
• Run code only when the page is ready.

Unit 2- Select Elements with jQuery

• Use CSS selectors that you already know to get elements.
• Employ jQuery-specific selectors to increase your selection capabilities.

Unit 3- Work with HTML Elements

• Read and alter HTML elements’ attributes on the fly.
• Update text and styles based on the user’s actions.
• Modify the height and width of elements
• Create New HTML Elements programmatically.

Unit 4- Event Handling

• React to clicks on the page.
• Bind actions to keystrokes.

Unit 5- Add Animation to Your Website

• Show and hide page elements on demand.
• Learn how to fade and slide objects in and out.
• Design custom visual effects to add your own pizazz.

Unit 6- Harness jQuery’s Most Powerful Features

• Don’t reinvent the wheel; discover jQuery’s utility functions.
• Create, search, and filter arrays with ease.

Unit 7- Build Ajax Applications using jQuery

• Dynamically load content without a page refresh.
• Pass data to the server with minimal code.

Unit 8- Discover jQuery Widgets

• Add a date picker with only a few lines of code.
• Build dialog boxes with the dialog widget.
• Include progress bars and sliders in your website.