jQuery by Jarques Pretorius

by Jarques Pretorius

What is jQuery? jQuery is a fast, concise, JavaScript Library.

jQuery is a fast, concise, JavaScript Library.

Advantages Only 15kb in size Pre-written, spend more time on design rather than code It’s free!

Only 15kb in size

Pre-written, spend more time on design rather than code

It’s free!

What does it look like? Show me how to fade something in. function fadein(){ $(“#fademe”).fadeIn(“slow”); }

Show me how to fade something in.

Breaking it down Selectors: $(“#main”) $(“.progress”) Actions: .load(“mytext.html”) .css(“border”,”3px solid red”)

Selectors:

Actions:

How do I use it? Download latest jQuery Link in your page <script src=”jquery.js” type=”text/javascript></script>

Download latest jQuery

Link in your page

How do I learn it? Study the documentation Experiment Have fun

Study the documentation

Experiment

Have fun

Resources, places to go.. docs.jquery.com “Learning jQuery” book

docs.jquery.com

“Learning jQuery” book

Demos