This is a 1 day overview of the features that jQuery provides, and how it can make it easier to create web applications with cool features.
Anyone who wants to get up to speed with jQuery features and then be able to go off and find further examples and documentation to make more complex web applications.
Since this is a 1 day course the main focus is to impart useful information with examples and demonstrations. There are some exercises included if time allows.
An understanding of HTML and JavaScript, and being able to create a web page.
1st Day: Start 9:00am - Finish 5:00pm
Understand what jQuery is and the features it provides and what can be done with jQuery. Syntax and how to include it in your web page.
Providers of jQuery, downloading or using from an online source. Where to get documentation, using different versions and speeding up jQuery load
Overview of the DOM, how jQuery works with the DOM, adding callbacks and working with CSS, dimensions and elements
Understand what events are, what the common DOM events are and how to use them with jQuery
Use jQuery to manipulate and manage CSS, animate elements using jQuery methods built for the task
Understand what plug-ins are, where to get them and how to include and use
What is AJAX, functions built-in to jQuery for handling AJAX and how to use them