Sharp jQuery (2nd Edition)

This is the second edition of Sharp jQuery, co-authored by Shan Donglin, Zhang Xiaofei, and Wei Ran, a systematic guide to using jQuery, the classic JavaScript library. The book proceeds from the shallow to the deep: it first introduces the role of JavaScript libraries and the advantages of jQuery, environment setup, coding style, and the differences and conversions between jQuery objects and DOM objects; then explains the jQuery selector system, including basic selectors, hierarchical selectors, filter selectors, and form selectors; next it details DOM operations, covering finding, creating, inserting, deleting, copying, and replacing nodes, as well as setting attributes, styles, HTML and text values, and traversal; it then discusses event binding, event bubbling, event objects, and various animation effects; and it extends to common form and table applications, writing and handling Ajax requests, and using and developing custom plugins. The second edition adds jQuery Mobile development, an overview of changes across jQuery versions, performance optimization, and practical tips, and uses Chapter 8 to integrate the knowledge from earlier chapters into a complete website case, guiding readers through a full project workflow from case study, materials, structure, and styles to script design. The appendices add reference material on the $(document).ready() function, Firebug debugging, the properties and methods of the XMLHttpRequest object, a detailed explanation of $.ajax() parameters, XML parsing, the plugin API, and a jQuery quick-reference table, for easy consultation.