jQuery 1.4 Reference Guide Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Anatomy of a jQuery Script
Chapter 2: Selector Expressions
Chapter 3: DOM Traversal Methods
Chapter 4: DOM Manipulation Methods
Chapter 5: Event Methods
Chapter 6: Effect Methods
Chapter 7: AJAX Methods
Chapter 8: Miscellaneous Methods
Chapter 9: jQuery Properties
Chapter 10: The Plug-in API
Chapter 11: Alphabetical Quick Reference
Appendix A: Online Resources
Appendix B: Development Tools
Index

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Anatomy of a jQuery Script
  • A dynamic table of contents
    • Obtaining jQuery
    • Setting up the HTML document
    • Writing the jQuery code
  • Script dissection
    • Selector expressions
    • DOM traversal methods
    • DOM manipulation methods
    • Event methods
    • Effect methods
    • AJAX methods
    • Miscellaneous methods
    • Plug-in API
  • Summary

• Chapter 2: Selector Expressions
  • CSS selectors
    • Element (T)
    • ID (#myid)
    • Class (.myclass)
    • Descendant (E F)
    • Child (E > F)
    • Adjacent sibling (E + F)
    • General sibling (E ~ F)
    • Multiple expressions (E, F, G)
    • Numbered child (:nth-child(n/even/odd/expr))
    • First child (:first-child)
    • Last child (:last-child)
    • Only child (:only-child)
    • Not (:not(E))
    • Empty (:empty)
    • Universal (*)
  • Attribute selectors
    • Attribute ([foo])
    • Attribute equals ([foo=bar])
    • Attribute does not equal ([foo!=bar])
    • Attribute begins with ([foo^=bar])
    • Attribute ends with ([foo$=bar])
    • Attribute contains ([foo*=bar])
    • Attribute contains word ([foo~=bar])
    • Attribute contains prefix ([foo|=bar])
  • Form selectors
  • Custom selectors
    • Element at index (:eq(n))
    • Greater than (:gt(n))
    • Less than (:lt(n))
    • First (:first)
    • Last (:last)
    • Even element (:even)
    • Odd element (:odd)
    • Is parent (:parent)
    • Contains text (:contains(text))
    • Contains element (:has(E))
    • Visible (:visible)
    • Hidden (:hidden)
    • Header element (:header)
    • Currently animating (:animated)

• Chapter 3: DOM Traversal Methods
  • The jQuery function
    • $()
  • Filtering methods
    • .filter()
    • .not()
    • .has()
    • .eq()
    • .first()
    • .last()
    • .slice()
  • Tree traversal methods
    • .find()
    • .children()
    • .parents()
    • .parentsUntil()
    • .parent()
    • .closest()
    • .offsetParent()
    • .siblings()
    • .prev()
    • .prevAll()
    • .prevUntil()
    • .next()
    • .nextAll()
    • .nextUntil()
  • Miscellaneous traversal methods
    • .add()
    • .is()
    • .end()
    • .andSelf()
    • .map()
    • .contents()

• Chapter 4: DOM Manipulation Methods
  • General attributes
    • .attr() (getter)
    • .attr() (setter)
    • .removeAttr()
  • Style properties
    • .css() (getter)
    • .css() (setter)
    • .height() (getter)
    • .height() (setter)
    • .innerHeight()
    • .outerHeight()
    • .width() (getter)
    • .width() (setter)
    • .innerWidth()
    • .outerWidth()
    • .offset() (getter)
    • .offset() (setter)
    • .position()
    • .scrollTop() (getter)
    • .scrollTop() (setter)
    • .scrollLeft() (getter)
    • .scrollLeft() (setter)
  • Class attributes
    • .hasClass()
    • .addClass()
    • .removeClass()
    • .toggleClass()
  • DOM replacement
    • .html() (getter)
    • .html() (setter)
    • .text() (getter)
    • .text() (setter)
    • .val() (getter)
    • .val() (setter)
    • .replaceWith()
    • .replaceAll()
  • DOM insertion, inside
    • .prepend()
    • .prependTo()
    • .append()
    • .appendTo()
  • DOM insertion, outside
    • .before()
    • .insertBefore()
    • .after()
    • .insertAfter()
  • DOM insertion, around
    • .wrap()
    • .wrapAll()
    • .wrapInner()
  • DOM copying
    • .clone()
  • DOM removal
    • .empty()
    • .remove()
    • .detach()
    • .unwrap()

• Chapter 5: Event Methods
  • Event handler attachment
    • .bind()
    • .unbind()
    • .one()
    • .trigger()
    • .triggerHandler()
    • .live()
    • .die()
  • Document loading
    • .ready()
    • .load()
    • .unload()
    • .error()
  • Mouse events
    • .mousedown()
    • .mouseup()
    • .click()
    • .dblclick()
    • .toggle()
    • .mouseover()
    • .mouseout()
    • .mouseenter()
    • .mouseleave()
    • .hover()
    • .mousemove()
  • Form events
    • .focus()
    • .blur()
    • .change()
    • .select()
    • .submit()
  • Keyboard events
    • .keydown()
    • .keypress()
    • .keyup()
  • Browser events
    • .resize()
    • .scroll()

• Chapter 6: Effect Methods
  • Pre-packaged effects
    • .show()
    • .hide()
    • .toggle()
    • .slideDown()
    • .slideUp()
    • .slideToggle()
    • .fadeIn()
    • .fadeOut()
    • .fadeTo()
  • Customized effects
    • .animate()
    • .stop()
    • .delay()
    • .queue()
    • .dequeue()
    • .clearQueue()

• Chapter 7: AJAX Methods
  • Low-level interface
    • $.ajax()
    • $.ajaxSetup()
  • Shorthand methods
    • $.get()
    • .load()
    • $.post()
    • $.getJSON()
    • $.getScript()
  • Global AJAX event handlers
    • .ajaxComplete()
    • .ajaxError()
    • .ajaxSend()
    • .ajaxStart()
    • .ajaxStop()
    • .ajaxSuccess()
  • Helper functions
    • .serialize()
    • .serializeArray()

• Chapter 8: Miscellaneous Methods
  • Setup methods
    • $.noConflict()
  • DOM element methods
    • .size()
    • .get()
    • .index()
  • Collection manipulation
    • .each()
    • $.grep()
    • $.makeArray()
    • $.inArray()
    • $.map()
    • $.merge()
    • $.unique()
    • $.extend()
    • $.trim()
    • $.param()
  • Introspection
    • $.isArray()
    • $.isFunction()
    • $.isPlainObject()
    • $.isEmptyObject()
    • $.isXMLDoc()
  • Data storage
    • .data()
    • .removeData()

• Chapter 9: jQuery Properties
  • Global properties
    • $.browser
    • $.support
      • $.support.boxModel
      • $.support.cssFloat
      • $.support.hrefNormalized
      • $.support.htmlSerialize
      • $.support.leadingWhitespace
      • $.support.noCloneEvent
      • $.support.objectAll
      • $.support.opacity
      • $.support.scriptEval
      • $.support.style
      • $.support.tbody
  • jQuery object properties
    • .length
    • .selector
    • .context

• Chapter 10: The Plug-in API
  • Using a plug-in
  • Developing a plug-in
    • Object method
    • Global function
    • Selector expression
  • Plug-in conventions
    • Use of the $ alias
    • Naming conventions
    • API standardization

• Chapter 11: Alphabetical Quick Reference
  • Selector expressions
  • Methods
  • Properties

• Appendix A: Online Resources
  • jQuery documentation
  • JavaScript reference
  • JavaScript code compressors
  • JavaScript code decompressors
  • (X)HTML reference
  • CSS reference
  • Useful blogs
  • Web development frameworks using jQuery

• Appendix B: Development Tools
  • Tools for Firefox
  • Tools for Internet Explorer
  • Tools for Safari
  • Tools for Opera
  • Other tools

• Index