The document appears to be a presentation about using jQuery with SharePoint. It discusses open wireless access being available and encourages attendees to tweet about the session and blog. It then provides information about the presenter and their background as well as an outline of the topics to be covered in the presentation, including what jQuery is, how to deploy and develop with it, interacting with SharePoint and the DOM, reading and writing list data, using third party libraries, and demos.

1. March 16, 2012

2. • Open wireless access is available.
• Feel free to Tweet (#SPcincy2012) and blog during the
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4. Solutions Architect / SharePoint Practice
Lead / Developer
Email: mrackley@gmail.com
Blog: http://www.sharepointhillbilly.com
Twitter: @mrackley
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5.  What is jQuery and Why should I care?
 jQuery Overview
 Deployment & Development
 Interacting with SharePoint & the DOM
 Reading / Writing SharePoint List Data
 Using Third Party Libraries
 Demos
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6.  What / Why jQuery?
◦ JavaScript utility library supported by Microsoft
◦ Don‟t have to crack open Visual Studio or deploy
solutions (ideal for SharePoint online and tightly
controlled environments)
◦ It‟s the future

7.  What skills do you need?
◦ JavaScript
◦ CSS, XML
◦ A development background
 It IS code
 Uses development constructs
 If you can‟t write code, your ability to do magic will be
limited to what you can copy/paste
◦ CAML, CAML, CAML… Sorry…
◦ Ability to think outside the box
 Use all the pieces together

8. Resolves many common SharePoint complaints
without having to crack open Visual Studio

9. “It looks like SharePoint”

10. “That‟s SharePoint?”

11. “I‟m so sorry… SharePoint can‟t do that out of the box”

12. “Sure, no problem”

13. “That will take 3 weeks???” becomes “2 days?
Awesome! I love you… here, please accept this
bonus for being such a wonderful developer”

15.  What you need to be aware of
◦ It is secure
 It uses SharePoint‟s security. All scripts run with privileges of
current user
◦ It performs well… if done correctly
 Reduce postbacks
 Can delay queries more effectively
◦ Privileges
 They can not be elevated… thank goodness…

16.  What you need to be careful of
◦ It can perform horribly
 Executes on client computer
 Don‟t send too much data over the wire
 Minify your scripts
◦ Inconsistent results
 Different browsers
 Network speed
 Client machine differences
◦ Changes in the jQuery library
◦ It CAN harm your farm!

17. JavaScript Description
Classes / Objects var myCar = {
id: 1,
make: “Jeep”,
model: “Wrangler”,
color: “Silver”
}
var vehicles = {};
vehicles[myCar.ID] = myCar;
For each loops For (car in vehicles)
{
var thisCar = vehicles[car];
}
.split() Var numbers = “1,2,3,4,5”;
Var myArray = numbers.split(“,”);
myArray[0] == “1”
.replace() var myString = “This string has spaces”;
var newString = myString.replace(“ “,””);
newString == “Thisstringhasspaces”;

18. Method Description
$(document).ready(function($){ Where code execution begins after page is loaded
})
$(“#ElementID”) Returns element with given id
$(“Type[attrib=„value‟]”) Gets element of specific type and attribute value
$(“input[Title=„First Name‟]”)
.show(), .hide(), .toggle() Shows, hides, toggles
.html() Gets the raw html for an element with tags
.text() Contents of an element with HTML tags stripped out

19. Method Description
.each(function() {}) Iterate through all elements that are found.
$(“tr”).each(function() { }) would iterate through every row
on the page.
.closest(selector) Get the first element that matches the selector, beginning
at the currently element and progressing UP the DOM
$("input[title=„Field Name']").closest("tr").hide();
.contains() Check to see if a DOM element is within another DOM
element
.find() Get the child elements of current element, filtered by a
selector
Chaining:
$("#WebPartWPDnn").find("nobr b:contains('Sum = ')").html().split(" = ")[1].replace(",","");

20.  Deployment Options
◦ Document Library
 Easily modify scripts
 Keep track of changes with Metadata
 Recover from screw ups with Versioning
 Less control, more flexibility versus other options
◦ File System
 Deployed with a WSP (don‟t think of manually copying)
 Not an option for Office 365 or hosted SharePoint
2010
◦ CDN

22.  ScriptLink
 MasterPages, Delegate Controls, Web Parts, Controls,
Custom Pages
 Ensures Script is not loaded multiple times
 Renders in the correct place in the markup
 Need Visual Studio or SPD
 More upfront work
 Content Editor Web Part (CEWP)
 Quick & Easy
 Don‟t have to deploy anything
 Adds CEWP overhead

23.  Custom Action
 Loads Script for entire Site Collection
 Works in sandbox
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<CustomAction
ScriptSrc="~sitecollection/SiteAssets/jquery.min.js"
Location="ScriptLink"
Sequence="100"
>
</CustomAction>
</Elements>

24.  Development Tools
◦ IDE
 Visual Studio
 Notepad++
 SharePoint Designer
◦ Debugging
 IE Developer Tools
 Chrome debugger
 Fiddler
 Alerts… lots and lots of alerts
 Avoid Console.log (or use it wisely)

25.  View the DOM to understand what elements
and classes exist on the page.
 “View page source” (Chrome) and “View
Source” (IE) displays the contests of the DOM
when the page is initially loaded.
 The DOM is always being modified, view the
active DOM in your chosen debugger to view
the DOM as it currently exists.

26. Getting/Setting SharePoint Form Fields
 Text Boxes
◦ $(“input[title=‟My Text Field‟]”).val()
 Selects
◦ $(“select[title=‟My Choice‟]”).val(mySelectValue);
 Checkboxes
◦ $("input[title='My Check
box']").removeAttr('checked');
◦ $("input[title='My Check
box']").attr('checked','checked');
http://sharepointhillbilly.com/archive/2011/08/20/a-dummies-guide-to-
sharepoint-and-jqueryndashgetting-amp-setting-sharepoint.aspx

27.  SPServices vs. Client Object Model
Feature SPServices COM
Allows CRUD against SharePoint List Data Yes Yes
Works in SharePoint 2007 Yes No
Works in SharePoint 2010 Yes Yes
Works with Anonymous Access Yes No
Comes with additional helper functions Yes Yes
Works cross-site Yes No

28.  Tips for selection and integration
◦ Look for supported / document libraries
◦ Test in target browsers before implementing
◦ Duplicate file structure
◦ Test “vanilla” in SharePoint first

29.  Some of my favorites
◦ Content Slider -
http://www.awkwardgroup.com/sandbox/awkwa
rd-showcase-a-jquery-plugin/
◦ Formatted Tables - http://www.datatables.net/
◦ Modal Window -
http://www.ericmmartin.com/projects/simplemo
dal/
◦ SPServices - http://spservices.codeplex.com/
◦ Calendar - http://arshaw.com/fullcalendar/

30. And Nifty Stuff

32.  You don‟t have to be a SharePoint Guru
 It‟s Cheap
 It‟s Quick
 It‟s Easy
 It gets the job done

33.  Don‟t abuse it, You‟ll pay for it later
 Limited choices
 There are healthier options
 Adds page bloat
 Can slow your performance

34. Don’t drink the
haterade…
Mark Rackley
mrackley@juniper-strategy.com
www.twitter.com/mrackley
www.sharepointhillbilly.com
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