Getting started with JavaScript. Writing your first JavaScript program -- The grammar of JavaScript -- Adding logic and control to your programs -- Getting started with jQuery. Introducing jQuery -- Action/reaction : making pages come alive with events -- Animations and effects -- Common jQuery tasks -- Enhancing web forms -- Getting started with jQuery UI. Expanding your interface -- Forms revisited -- Customizing the look of jQuery UI -- jQuery UI interactions and effects -- Advanced jQuery and JavaScript. Introducing Ajax -- Building a to-do list application -- Tips, tricks, and troubleshooting. Getting the most from jQuery -- Going further with JavaScript -- Troubleshooting and debugging -- Appendix. JavaScript resources
Summary
JavaScript lets you supercharge your web pages with animation, interactivity, and visual effects, but learning the language isn't easy. This fully updated and expanded guide takes you step-by-step through JavaScript basics, then shows you how to save time and effort with jQuery--the library of prewritten JavaScript code--and the newest innovations from the jQuery UI plug-in
