Introduction

Events are actions that execute some JavaScript code for producing the desired result. They can be either some sort of manipulation of a document or some internal calculations.

Since different browsers handle events differently, it takes a lot of effort to write JavaScript code that is compatible with all browsers. This chapter will help you understand event handling and explore related methods of jQuery that can make scripts compatible on different browsers. You will learn to work with the keyboard and mouse events. Advanced event handling topics like dragging and keyboard shortcuts are also discussed.