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Advanced JavaScript

You're reading from   Advanced JavaScript Speed up web development with the powerful features and benefits of JavaScript

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2019
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ISBN-13 9781789800104
Length 330 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Zachary Shute Zachary Shute
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JQuery


jQuery is a lightweight JavaScript library that's designed to simplify DOM interaction. It is one of the most popular libraries used in web development. jQuery is designed to simplify calls to the DOM and to make code more streamlined. In this topic, we will outline what jQuery is, how to install jQuery in a project, jQuery basics, using jQuery for DOM manipulation, and handling events with jQuery.

jQuery is a library that's designed to make DOM traversal, manipulation, event handling, animation, and AJAX requests simpler to use and to make code that uses those elements more streamlined. jQuery is an extensive JavaScript library. A strong grasp of JavaScript is essential for harnessing all of the power of jQuery.

jQuery provides an easy to use API that has extensive cross browser compatibility. jQuery implements what they call "current " browser support. This simply means that JQuery will run and is supported on a browser's current release version and previous release (v23.x and 22...

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