jQuery Fundamentals Training

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Class Description

Class Overview

Class Goals

• Review JavaScript basics.
• Get started with jQuery.
• Learn to work with the jQuery Core.
• Learn to handle events with jQuery.
• Learn to create cool effects with jQuery.
• Learn to build Ajax applications with jQuery.
• Learn to write and use jQuery plugins.
• Learn to write high-performing jQuery applications.
• Learn to organize your jQuery code.

Class Outline

1. JavaScript Basics
   1. Syntax Basics
   2. Reserved Words
   3. Operators
      1. Basic Operators
   4. Operations on Numbers and Strings
   5. Logical Operators
      1. Truthy and Falsy Values
   6. Comparison Operators
   7. Conditional Code
   8. Conditional Variable Assignment with the Ternary Operator
   9. Switch Statements
   10. Loops
       1. The while loop
       2. The do . while Loop
       3. The for Loop
       4. The for . in Loop
       5. Breaking and Continuing
   11. Arrays
   12. Objects
       1. Creating an Object Literal
       2. Accessing Elements of an Object
   13. Functions
       1. Using Functions
       2. Self-Executing Anonymous Functions
       3. Functions as Arguments
   14. Testing Type
   15. Scope
   16. Closures
2. jQuery Basic Concepts
   1. Basic Flow of a jQuery Application
   2. Using $(document).ready()
   3. Selecting Elements
      1. Choosing Selectors
      2. Does My Selection Contain Any Elements?
      3. Saving Selections
   4. Operating on Selections
      1. The $.fn Methods
      2. Refining and Filtering Selections
      3. Chaining
   5. Working with Selections
      1. Getting and Setting Information About Elements
   6. CSS, Styling, and Dimensions
      1. Dimensions
      2. Attributes
      3. Showing and Hiding Elements
      4. Iterating Over a Selection
   7. Traversing
      1. Traversal Methods
   8. Manipulating the DOM
      1. Moving, Copying, and Removing Elements
      2. Cloning Elements
      3. Removing Elements
      4. Creating New Elements
3. jQuery Core
   1. $ vs jQuery
   2. $ vs $()
   3. Utility Methods
      1. Checking Types
      2. Storing and Retrieving Data Related to an Element
      3. DOM-Related Utilities
      4. Feature and Browser Detection
      5. Avoiding Conflicts with Other Libraries
4. Events and Event Handlers
   1. Connecting Events to Elements
      1. Connecting Events to Run Only Once
      2. Disconnecting Events
      3. Namespacing Events
      4. Using mouseenter/mouseleave Instead of mouseover/mouseout
   2. Inside the Event Handling Function
   3. Triggering Event Handlers
   4. Increasing Performance with Event Delegation
      1. Unbinding Delegated Events
   5. The on and off Functions
   6. Event Helpers
      1. $.fn.hover
      2. $.fn.toggle
5. Effects
   1. Built-in Effects
      1. Basic Use of a Built-in Effects
      2. Changing the Duration of Built-in Effects
      3. jQuery.fx.speeds
   2. Limitations on Effects
   3. Queuing of Effects with Other Operations
   4. Callbacks - Doing Something When an Effect Is Done
      1. Running Code When an Effect is Complete
   5. Custom Effects with $.fn.animate
      1. Custom effects with $.fn.animate
      2. Easing
   6. Managing Effects
      1. jQuery.fx.off
6. Ajax
   1. Key Concepts
      1. GET vs. POST
      2. The Same Origin Policy
      3. Data Types
      4. A is for Asynchronous
      5. Same-Origin Policy and JSONP
      6. Ajax and Firebug
   2. jQuery's Ajax-Related Methods
   3. $.ajax
   4. Convenience Methods
   5. $.fn.load
   6. Ajax and Forms
   7. Working with JSONP
   8. Ajax Events
7. Plugins
   1. How to Create a Basic Plugin
      1. Testing Our Plugin
   2. Finding and Evaluating Plugins
   3. Writing Stateful Plugins with the jQuery UI Widget Factory
      1. A Simple, Stateful Plugin Using the jQuery UI Widget Factory (Optional)
      2. Adding Callbacks to a Plugin
      3. Adding Custom Event Callbacks
      4. The Widget Factory: Under the Hood
      5. Cleaning Up
      6. Conclusion
8. Best Practices
   1. JavaScript Best Practices
      1. Namespacing Variables
      2. Cache Frequently Used Values
      3. Beware Anonymous Functions
   2. jQuery Best Practices
      1. Optimize Selectors
      2. Use "Safe" Selectors
      3. Use Event Delegation
      4. Detach Elements to Work with Them
      5. Use Stylesheets for Changing CSS on Many Elements
      6. Use $.data Instead of $.fn.data
      7. Don't Act on Absent Elements
   3. Code Organization
      1. Key Concepts
      2. Encapsulation
   4. Don't Treat jQuery as a Black Box
9. Custom Events
   1. About Custom Events
      1. Examples Without Using Custom Events
      2. Examples Using Custom Events
      3. Recap: $.fn.bind, $.fn.trigger, and $.fn.triggerHandler
   2. In Summary

Class Materials

Each student in our Live Online and our Onsite classes receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

• HTML
• JavaScript

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial:

• CSS

Technical Requirements

Our computer technical requirements and setup process is easy, with support just a click away.

• Instructor-led Online course technical requirements and setup instructions.
• WebEx system requirements for Instructor-led Online delivery option.
• Onsite course technical requirements and setup instructions.
• Self-paced course technical requirements and setup instructions.