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jQuery 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.



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FOREWORD TO THE THIRD EDITION
FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
AUTHOR ONLINE
ABOUT THE COVER ILLUSTRATION
PART 1: STARTING WITH JQUERY
1. INTRODUCING JQUERY
1.1. Write less, do more
1.2. Unobtrusive JavaScript
1.2.1. Separating behavior from structure
1.2.2. Segregating the script
1.3. Installing jQuery
1.3.1. Choosing the right version
1.3.2. Improving performances using a CDN
1.4. How jQuery is structured
1.4.1. Save space creating your own custom build
1.5. jQuery fundamentals
1.5.1. Properties, utilities, and methods
1.5.2. The jQuery object
1.5.3. The document ready handler
1.6. Summary
PART 2: CORE JQUERY
2. SELECTING ELEMENTS
2.1. Selecting elements for manipulation
2.2. Basic selectors
2.2.1. The All (or Universal) selector
2.2.2. The ID selector
2.2.3. The Class selector
2.2.4. The Element selector
2.3. Retrieving elements by their hierarchy
2.4. Selecting elements using attributes
2.5. Introducing filters
2.5.1. Position filters
2.5.2. Child filters
2.5.3. Form filters
2.5.4. Content filters
2.5.5. Other filters
2.5.6. How to create custom filters
2.6. Enhancing performances using context
2.7. Testing your skills with some exercises
2.7.1. Exercises
2.7.2. Solutions
2.8. Summary
3. OPERATING ON A JQUERY COLLECTION
3.1. Generating new HTML
3.2. Managing the jQuery collection
3.2.1. Determining the size of a set
3.2.2. Obtaining elements from a set
3.2.3. Getting sets using relationships
3.2.4. Slicing and dicing a set
3.2.5. Even more ways to use a set
3.3. Summary
4. WORKING WITH PROPERTIES, ATTRIBUTES, AND DATA
4.1. Defining element properties and attributes
4.2. Working with attributes
4.2.1. Fetching attribute values
4.2.2. Setting attribute values
4.2.3. Removing attributes
4.2.4. Fun with attributes
4.3. Manipulating element properties
4.4. Storing custom data on elements
4.5. Summary
5. BRINGING PAGES TO LIFE WITH JQUERY
5.1. Changing element styling
5.1.1. Adding and removing class names
5.1.2. Getting and setting styles
5.2. Setting element content
5.2.1. Replacing HTML or text content
5.2.2. Moving elements
5.2.3. Wrapping and unwrapping elements
5.2.4. Removing elements
5.2.5. Cloning elements
5.2.6. Replacing elements
5.3. Dealing with form element values
5.4. Summary
6. EVENTS ARE WHERE IT HAPPENS!
6.1. Understanding the browser event models
6.1.1. The DOM Level 0 Event Model
6.1.2. The DOM Level 2 Event Model
6.1.3. The Internet Explorer Model
6.2. The jQuery Event Model
6.2.1. Attaching event handlers with jQuery
6.2.2. Removing event handlers
6.2.3. Inspecting the Event instance
6.2.4. Triggering event handlers
6.2.5. Shortcut methods
6.2.6. How to create custom events
6.2.7. Namespacing events
6.3. Summary
7. DEMO: DVD DISCS LOCATOR
7.1. Putting events (and more) to work
7.1.1. Filtering large data sets
7.1.2. Element creation by template replication
7.1.3. Setting up the mainline markup
7.1.4. Adding new filters
7.1.5. Adding the controls templates
7.1.6. Removing unwanted filters and other tasks
7.1.7. Showing the results
7.1.8. There's always room for improvement
7.2. Summary
8. ENERGIZING PAGES WITH ANIMATIONS AND EFFECTS
8.1. Showing and hiding elements
8.1.1. Implementing a collapsible ´module´
8.1.2. Toggling the display state of elements
8.2. Animating the display state of elements
8.2.1. Showing and hiding elements gradually
8.2.2. Introducing the jQuery Effects Lab Page
8.2.3. Fading elements into and out of existence
8.2.4. Sliding elements up and down
8.2.5. Stopping animations
8.3. Adding more easing functions to jQuery
8.4. Creating custom animations
8.4.1. A custom scale animation
8.4.2. A custom drop animation
8.4.3. A custom puff animation
8.5. Animations and queuing
8.5.1. Simultaneous animations
8.5.2. Queuing functions for execution
8.5.3. Inserting functions into the effects queue
8.6. Summary
9. BEYOND THE DOM WITH JQUERY UTILITY FUNCTIONS
9.1. Using the jQuery properties
9.1.1. Disabling animations
9.1.2. Changing the animations rate
9.1.3. The $.support property
9.2. Using other libraries with jQuery
9.3. Manipulating JavaScript objects and collections
9.3.1. Trimming strings
9.3.2. Iterating through properties and collections
9.3.3. Filtering arrays
9.3.4. Translating arrays
9.3.5. More fun with JavaScript arrays
9.3.6. Extending objects
9.3.7. Serializing parameter values
9.3.8. Testing objects
9.3.9. Parsing functions
9.4. Miscellaneous utility functions
9.4.1. Doing nothing
9.4.2. Testing for containment
9.4.3. Prebinding function contexts
9.4.4. Evaluating expressions
9.4.5. Throwing exceptions
9.5. Summary
10. TALK TO THE SERVER WITH AJAX
10.1. Brushing up on Ajax
10.1.1. Creating an XHR instance
10.1.2. Initiating the request
10.1.3. Keeping track of progress
10.1.4. Getting the response
10.2. Loading content into elements
10.2.1. Loading content with jQuery
10.2.2. Loading dynamic HTML fragments
10.3. Making GET and POST requests
10.3.1. Getting data with GET
10.3.2. Getting JSON data
10.3.3. Dynamically loading script
10.3.4. Making POST requests
10.3.5. Implementing cascading dropdowns
10.4. Taking full control of an Ajax request
10.4.1. Making Ajax requests with all the trimmings
10.4.2. Setting request defaults
10.4.3. Handling Ajax events
10.4.4. Advanced Ajax utility functions
10.5. Summary
11. DEMO: AN AJAX-POWERED CONTACT FORM
11.1. The features of the project
11.2. Creating the markup
11.3. Implementing the PHP backend
11.4. Field validation using Ajax
11.5. Even more fun with Ajax
11.5.1. Hiding the dialog box
11.6. Improving the user experience using effects
11.6.1. Toggling the effects
11.7. A note on accessibility
11.8. Summary
PART 3: ADVANCED TOPICS
12. WHEN JQUERY IS NOT ENOUGH.?PLUGINS TO THE RESCUE!
12.1. Why extend jQuery?
12.2. Where to find plugins
12.2.1. How to use a (well-written) plugin
12.2.2. Great plugins for your projects
12.3. The jQuery plugin authoring guidelines
12.3.1. File- and function-naming conventions
12.3.2. Beware the $
12.3.3. Taming complex parameter lists
12.3.4. Keep one namespace
12.3.5. Namespacing events and data
12.3.6. Maintaining chainability
12.3.7. Pr