Introduction

jQuery plugins allow the developer to write portable code that can be reused within any jQuery project quickly. As part of this book, we have created a lot of functionality that you may want to use in multiple projects. By creating a jQuery plugin with the required functionality, you can abstract the complexity of this functionality and make it simple to include wherever you need it.

Before you start this chapter, create an easily accessible directory called chapter8. Within this folder, add the latest version of the jQuery library, which will be used throughout this chapter.