Learning jQuery 3 - Fifth Edition by Karl Swedberg

Key FeaturesCreate a fully featured and responsive client-side application using jQueryExplore all the latest features of jQuery 3.0 and code examples updated to reflect modern JavaScript environmentsDevelop high performance interactive pagesBook DescriptionIf you are a web developer and want to create web applications that look good, are efficient, have rich user interfaces, and integrate seamlessly with any backend using AJAX, then this book is the ideal match for you. Well show you how you can integrate jQuery 3.0 into your web pages, avoid complex JavaScript code, create brilliant animation effects for your web applications, and create a flawless app.We start by configuring and customising the jQuery environment, and getting hands-on with DOM manipulation. Next, well explore event handling advanced animations, creating optimised user interfaces, and building useful third-party plugins. Also, well learn how to integrate jQuery with your favourite back-end framework.Moving on, well learn how the ECMAScript 6 features affect your web development process with jQuery. well discover how to use the newly introduced JavaScript promises and the new animation API in jQuery 3.0 in great detail, along with sample code and examples.By the end of the book, you will be able to successfully create a fully featured and efficient single page web application and leverage all the new features of jQuery 3.0 effectively.What you will learnCreate custom interactive elements for your web designsFind out how to create the best user interface for your web applicationsUse selectors in a variety of ways to get anything you want from a page when you need itMaster events to bring your web pages to lifeAdd flair to your actions with a variety of different animation effectsDiscover the latest features available in jQuery with the latest update of this incredibly popular titleUsing jQuery npm PackagesAbout the AuthorAdam Boduch has been involved with large-scale JavaScript development for nearly 10 years. Before moving to the frontend, he worked on several large-scale cloud computing products, using Python and Linux. No stranger to complexity, Adam has practical experience with real-world software systems, and the scaling challenges they pose.He is the author of several JavaScript books, including React and React Native, and is passionate about innovative user experiences and high performance.Jonathan Chaffer is a member of Rapid Development Group, a web development firm located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His work there includes overseeing and implementing projects in a wide variety of technologies, with an emphasis on PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript. In the open source community, he has been very active in the Drupal CMS project, which has adopted jQuery as its JavaScript framework of choice. He is the creator of the Content Construction Kit, now a part of the Drupal core used for managing structured content. He is also responsible for major overhauls of Drupals menu system and developer API reference. In his spare time, he designs board and card games for the hobby market. He lives in Grand Rapids with his wife, Jennifer.Karl Swedberg is a web developer at Fusionary Media in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he spends much of his time writing both client-side and server-side JavaScript. When he isnt coding, he likes to hang out with his family, roast coffee in his garage, and exercise at the local gym.Table of ContentsGetting Started Selecting ElementsHandling EventsStyling and Animating Manipulating the DOM Sending data with AjaxUsing Plugins Developing PluginsAdvanced Selectors and TraversingAdvanced EventsAdvanced EffectsAdvanced DOM ManipulationAdvanced AjaxTesting JavaScript with QUnit Quick Reference