- "jQuery is a JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, as well as event handling, CSS animation, and Ajax."
A popular library that simplifies the use of JavaScript on web pages.
Introduction to jQuery: A brief overview of what jQuery is and how it works.
Selectors: Understanding how to target specific HTML elements in a web page using jQuery selectors.
Events: Learning how to respond to user interactions with the web page, such as clicks and mouseovers.
Animations: How to create smooth, dynamic animations with jQuery.
DOM manipulation: Understanding how to modify the HTML structure of a web page using jQuery DOM manipulation.
Effects: Exploring various visual effects that can be added to webpages.
AJAX: How to use jQuery to send and receive data asynchronously from a server without reloading the page.
Plugins: Understanding how to use and develop jQuery plugins to add advanced functionality.
Form validation: Learning how to use jQuery to validate user inputs on a form.
Performance optimization: Tips and techniques for optimizing jQuery code for better performance and faster page loads.
Mobile responsiveness: Strategies for making jQuery code mobile-responsive and compatible with different devices.
Best practices: Learning the best practices for writing clean, efficient, and maintainable jQuery code.
Debugging and troubleshooting: Techniques for debugging and troubleshooting jQuery code when something goes wrong.
jQuery Core: Also known as just "jQuery," this refers to the base library that contains the core functionalities of jQuery, such as DOM manipulation, event handling, and animation.
jQuery UI: A library built on top of jQuery Core that provides user interface elements and interactions, such as dialogs, menus, tooltips, and drag-and-drop functionality.
jQuery Mobile: A library that enables developers to create mobile-friendly web pages and applications using jQuery.
jQuery Validation Plugin: A plugin that provides easy validation of form inputs, enabling the validation of required fields, email addresses, and other data types.
jQuery Form Plugin: A plugin that abstracts the complexities of submitting forms via AJAX, enabling smooth, asynchronous form submission without having to reload the entire page.
jQuery DataTables: A plugin that enhances HTML tables with features such as sorting, filtering, pagination, and more.
jQuery Cycle Plugin: A plugin that enables developers to create attractive and highly customizable slideshows, carousels, and other types of image galleries.
jQuery ScrollTo Plugin: A plugin that allows for smooth scrolling to specific elements on a webpage, or to predetermined positions on the same page.
jQuery Parallax Plugin: A plugin that creates the illusion of a 3D effect as users scroll down the page by moving multiple layers or objects at different speeds.
jQuery FullCalendar Plugin: A plugin that provides an easily customizable and interactive calendar interface for scheduling and organizing events.
- "It is free, open-source software using the permissive MIT License."
- "As of August 2022, jQuery is used by 77% of the 10 million most popular websites."
- "Web analysis indicates that it is the most widely deployed JavaScript library by a large margin, having at least 3 to 4 times more usage than any other JavaScript library."
- "jQuery's syntax is designed to make it easier to navigate a document, select DOM elements, create animations, handle events, and develop Ajax applications."
- "jQuery also provides capabilities for developers to create plug-ins on top of the JavaScript library."
- "The modular approach to the jQuery library allows the creation of powerful dynamic web pages and Web applications."
- "The set of jQuery core features—DOM element selections, traversal, and manipulation—enabled by its selector engine (named "Sizzle" from v1.3)."
- "This style influenced the architecture of other JavaScript frameworks like YUI v3 and Dojo."
- "Microsoft includes it with Visual Studio for use within Microsoft's ASP.NET AJAX and ASP.NET MVC frameworks."
- "Nokia has integrated it into the Web Run-Time widget development platform." Quotes from the paragraph: