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JavaScript Projects for Kids

You're reading from   JavaScript Projects for Kids Gear up for a roller-coaster ride into the world of JavaScript and programming with this easy-to-follow, fun, and entertaining project-based guide

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785287176
Length 188 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Syed Omar Faruk Towaha Syed Omar Faruk Towaha
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Going deeper


Let's discuss jQuery functions/methods that we use frequently in detail.

All the methods should be written in the ready() function. Some of the commonly used methods are as follows:

  • Load

  • Keyup

  • Keydown

  • Change

  • Focus

  • Blur

  • Resize

  • Scroll

The load() method

Using this method, you can load a file on your browser. Consider that you want to fetch some text from a .txt file on your browser. You can do the following coding:

<html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/JavaScript" src="jquery.js"></script>
  </head>
  <script>
    $(document).ready(function(){
      $("button").click(function(){
        $("#click").load("test.txt");
      });
    });
  </script>
  <body>
    <div id="click">
      Hello;
    </div>
    <button type="button" name="button">Click to replace "Hello" from text file</button>
  </body>
</html>

After clicking the button, the text in the click div will be changed to Congratulations! You have loaded...

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