Summary

In this chapter, we've covered the complete range of UI effects available in the jQuery UI library. We've seen how easy it is to use the jquery.ui.effect.js base component to construct attractive color animations and smooth class transitions.

We also saw that the following effects can be used in conjunction with the simple effect API:

• Bounce

• Highlight

• Shake

• Transfer

An important point is that most of the individual effects can be used not only with the effect API but can also make use of show/hide and toggle logic, making them incredibly flexible and robust. The following effects can be used with this advanced API:

• Blind

• Clip

• Drop

• Explode

• Fold

• Puff

• Pulsate

• Scale

• Slide

We also saw that the jQuery UI effects' core files also include all of the easing functions used in the jquery.easing.js plugin that must be used with jQuery when we are not using jQuery UI.

This now brings us to the end of this chapter. There is a saying that I'm sure almost all of you will have heard before. It's the "Give a man a...