Murach’s JavaScript and jQuery

Book Description

Today, jQuery is used by more than half of the 10,000 most-visited web sites, and jQuery is one of the technologies that every web developer should master. The trouble is that jQuery is difficult to learn, especially for programming novices. Now, this new book makes it easier than ever to learn jQuery, jQuery UI (User Interface), and jQuery Mobile.

In essence, sections 2 and 3 of this book present all of the jQuery and jQuery UI skills that you need for developing professional jQuery applications. With those skills, you’ll be able to add all of the popular jQuery applications to your web pages: image swaps, image rollovers, collapsible panels, slide shows, accordions, tabs, carousels, and more. Beyond that, though, you’ll have all the skills that you need for developing unique jQuery applications of your own.

But that’s just two of the five sections in the book. Because you need to know JavaScript in order to use jQuery, section 1 presents the least you need to know about JavaScript to get the most from jQuery. This is essential for programming novices, but this is also valuable for experienced programmers who may not remember how a specific JavaScript statement or method works. In short, this section makes this book a complete reference for jQuery programmers.

In contrast, section 4 takes jQuery to a new level by showing you how to use Ajax and JSON to get data from a web server and add it to a web page without reloading the page. It also shows how to use Ajax and JSON with the APIs for popular web sites like Blogger, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, and Google Maps. These are powerful skills for enhancing a web site.

To complete this package, section 5 presents a complete course in jQuery Mobile, which offers an exciting, new way to develop web sites for mobile devices. Today, the best web sites are available in both full and mobile versions, so this section also shows how to use a JavaScript plugin to redirect a mobile device from the full version of a web site to its mobile version.

Table of Contents

Section 1 JavaScript essentials
Chapter 1 Introduction to web development
Chapter 2 Getting started with JavaScript
Chapter 3 How to work with objects, functions, and events
Chapter 4 How to test and debug a JavaScript application
Chapter 5 How to work with arrays
Chapter 6 How to script the DOM with JavaScript

Section 2 jQuery essentials
Chapter 7 Get off to a fast start with jQuery
Chapter 8 How to use effects and animations
Chapter 9 How to use the DOM manipulation and traversal methods
Chapter 10 How to work with forms and data validation
Chapter 11 How to create and use plugins

Section 3 jQuery UI essentials
Chapter 12 Get off to a fast start with jQuery UI themes and widgets
Chapter 13 How to use jQuery UI interactions and effects

Section 4 Ajax, JSON, and API essentials
Chapter 14 How to use Ajax, JSON, and Blogger
Chapter 15 How to use the APIs for YouTube, Twitter, and Flickr
Chapter 16 How to use the API for Google Maps

Section 5 jQuery Mobile essentials
Chapter 17 Get off to a fast start with jQuery Mobile
Chapter 18 How to enhance a jQuery Mobile web site

Appendix A How to set up your computer for this book
Appendix B A summary of the applications in this book
Appendix C How to resolve $ conflicts

中文：

书名：Murach’s JavaScript and jQuery

今天，在10,000个访问量最大的网站中，超过一半的网站使用jQuery，而jQuery是每个Web开发人员都应该掌握的技术之一。问题是jQuery很难学习，特别是对于编程新手来说。现在，这本新书使学习jQuery、jQuery UI(用户界面)和jQuery Mobile变得比以往任何时候都更容易。

从本质上讲，本书的第2和第3节介绍了开发专业jQuery应用程序所需的所有jQuery和jQuery UI技能。有了这些技能，你将能够将所有流行的jQuery应用程序添加到你的网页中：图像交换、图像滚动、可折叠面板、幻灯片放映、手风琴、标签、旋转木马等等。除此之外，您将拥有开发自己独特的jQuery应用程序所需的所有技能。

但这只是本书五节中的两节。因为要使用jQuery，您需要了解JavaScript，所以第1节介绍了要充分利用jQuery，您至少需要了解一些关于Java的知识。这对于编程新手来说是必不可少的，但对于经验丰富的程序员来说也很有价值，因为他们可能不记得特定的JavaScript语句或方法是如何工作的。简而言之，这一节使本书成为jQuery程序员的完整参考。

相反，第4节将jQuery带到了一个新的水平，向您展示了如何使用AJAX和JSON从Web服务器获取数据并将其添加到Web页面，而无需重新加载页面。它还展示了如何通过Bloger、YouTube、Twitter、Flickr和Google Maps等流行网站的API使用AJAX和JSON。这些都是增强网站的强大技能。

为了完成这个包，第5节提供了完整的jQuery Mobile课程，它提供了一种令人兴奋的新方法来为移动设备开发网站。目前，最好的网站有完整版和移动版两种版本，因此本节还介绍了如何使用JavaScript插件将移动设备从完整版网站重定向到移动版。

目录表

第1节JavaScript要点
第1章Web开发简介
第2章：JavaScript快速入门
第3章如何使用对象、函数和事件
第4章如何测试和调试JavaScript应用程序
第5章如何使用数组
第6章如何使用JavaScript编写DOM脚本

第2节jQuery要点
第7章快速开始使用jQuery
第八章如何使用特效和动画
第9章如何使用DOM操作和遍历方法
第10章如何使用表单和数据验证
第11章如何创建和使用插件

第三节jQuery用户界面要点
第12章快速了解jQuery UI主题和小部件
Chapter 13 How to use jQuery UI interactions and effects

第4节AJAX、JSON和API要点
第14章如何使用AJAX、JSON和Blogger
第15章如何使用YouTube、Twitter和Flickr的API
第16章如何使用Google Maps的API

Section 5 jQuery Mobile essentials
第17章快速开始使用jQuery Mobile
Chapter 18 How to enhance a jQuery Mobile web site

附录A如何为本书设置您的计算机
附录B本书中的应用摘要
附录C如何解决$冲突