Applied jQuery (Imported Edition)

Overview
This jQuery book is from the Peachpit press, this book is for jQuery beginners who are already using JavaScript, CSS and HTML, The initial chapters focus on introducing jQuery and the concepts, the later chapters explain concepts like Ajax and Widgets using jQuery.

Applied jQuery teaches readers how to quickly start writing application interfaces. The beautifully designed book offers practical techniques and provides lots of real-world advice and guidance. The Author, Jay Blanchard, has practical experience working in the field and wastes no time getting to the instruction, taking the reader from a beginner to a proficient interface programmer by the end of the book.

Title	Applied jQuery (Imported Edition)
Author	Jay Blanchard
Publisher	Peachpit Press
Publishing Date	2011
Pages	256
Price	Rs. 1956/-
Price @ Flipkart	Rs. 1604/-

Table of Contents

Introduction  

Welcome to jQuery  

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING JQUERY  .

Making jQuery Work  

Working with the DOM.

Learning a Few jQuery Tips  

Selecting Elements Specifically .

Making Quick Work of DOM Traversal .

Troubleshooting with Firebug  .

Packing Up Your Code.

Using Return False  .

Fiddling with jQuery Code

Combining jQuery with Other Code .

Starting with HTML  

Styling Web Pages with CSS .

Using PHP and MySQL  

Progressive Enhancement .

Planning Design and Interaction

Wrapping Up .

CHAPTER 2 WORKING WITH EVENTS

Using the Photographer’s Exchange Web site

Making Navigation Graceful

Creating and Calling Modal Windows  .

Binding Events to Other Elements  

Building an Image Carousel  

Creating Sprite-based Navigation  .

Wrapping Up .

CHAPTER 3 MAKING FORMS POP .

Leveraging Form Events  .

Focusing on a Form Input

Validating Email Addresses.

Making Sure an Input Is Complete  

Tackling Uploads .

Performing Client-side Validation
Developing Server-side Validation .

Uploading Files .

Wrapping Up .

CHAPTER 4 BEING EFFECTIVE WITH AJAX.

Using AJAX for Validation

Building the PHP Registration and Validation File .

Setting Up the jQuery Validation and Registration Functions  .

Logging in the User  .

Using AJAX to Update Content.

Getting Content Based on the Current User

Loading Content Based on Request .

Loading Scripts Dynamically  .

Using jQuery’s AJAX Extras  

Using JSON

Securing AJAX Requests .

Preventing Form Submission  .

Using Cookies to Identify Users

Cleansing User-supplied Data

Transmitting Data Securely

Wrapping Up .

CHAPTER 5 APPLYING JQUERY WIDGETS.

Using the jQuery UI Widgets  .

Customizing the jQuery UI

Including jQuery UI Widgets  

Using jQuery Plugins

Beefing Up Your Apps with Plugins .

Pumping Up Your Sites

Rolling Your Own Plugins

Wrapping Up .

CHAPTER 6 CREATING APPLICATION INTERFACES  

Establishing the Foundation  

Creating the HTML

Applying the CSS .

Making the Interface Resizable .
Improving the Application Interface .

Creating Better Sprites

Loading Content with AJAX

Configuring Additional Enhancements  .

Wrapping up .