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Getting your feet wet
with jQuery
Benjamin Sterling
Twitter: bmsterling | AIM: thekenzoco | Skype:
benjamin.sterling
Why jQuery?
•DOM scripting without thinking
•Cross browser support
•A philosophy that makes sense
•Small footprint
•A great community
•Everyone is doing it
Our Focus
•Selecting
•Caching
•Traversing
Selectors
Basic Selectors
Do you know what CSS is?
Well, that is all there is to basic selectors.
Examples:
•$('.ClassName')
•$('#ID')
•$('HtmlElement')
Hierarchy Selectors
•ancestor descendant
•parent > child
•prev + next
•prev ~ siblings
Custom Selectors
:first
:last
:not(selector)
:even
:odd
:eq(index)
:gt(index)
:lt(index)
:header
:animated
:contains(text)
:empty
:input
:text
:password
:radio
:checkbox
:submit
:image
:reset
:button
:file
:has(selector)
:parent
:hidden
:visible
:nth-child(N)
:first-child
:last-child
:only-child
:enabled
:disabled
:checked
:selected
Caching
Caching
•Local storage of remote data
designed to reduce network
transfers.
•Saving information learned during
a previous operation to be used in
future operations.
Caching
var jqMainMenu = $('#mainmenu');
var $mainMenu = $('#mainmenu');
Traversing
Traversing
•22 built in traversing methods
•The ones we'll focus on
•.eq()
•.is()
•.hasClass()
•.not()
•.children()
•.parent()
•.parents()
•.siblings()
•.next()/.prev()
•.end()
.eq(N)
<ul id="nav">
<li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 4</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
$('#nav a').eq(1);
returns <a href="#">Link 2</a>
$('#nav a').eq(4)
returns <a href="#">Sub Link 1</a>
.is(expr)
<ul id="nav">
<li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 4</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link
1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
$('#nav a').eq(1).is('a');
returns true
$('#nav a').eq(1).is(':odd');
returns false
$('#nav a').eq(1).is(':only-child');
returns false
$('#nav a').eq(4).is('.active')
returns true
.hasClass(expr)
<ul id="nav">
<li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 4</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link
1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
$('#nav a').eq(1).hasClass('active');
returns false
$('#nav a').eq(4).hasClass('active')
returns true
.not(expr)
<ul id="nav">
<li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 4</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link
1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
$('#nav a').eq(1).not('.active');
returns true
$('#nav a').eq(4).not('a')
returns false
My Family DOM
.children(expr)
<ul id="nav">
<li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 4</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link
1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
$('#nav').children()
returns ????
$('#nav').children('li')
returns ????
.children(expr)
<ul id="nav">
<li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 4</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link
1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
$('#nav').children()
returns five child LI
$('#nav').children('li')
returns five child LI
.parent() vs .parents()
.parent(expr)
<ul id="nav">
<li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 4</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link
1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
$('.active').parent()
returns LI
$('.active').parent().parent()
returns UL
$('.active').parent().parent().parent()
returns LI
$('.active').parent().parent().parent().parent()
returns UL#nav
.parents(expr)
<ul id="nav">
<li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 4</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link
1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
$('.active').parents()
returns LI, UL, LI, UL#nav, BODY, HTML
$('.active').parents('#nav')
returns UL#nav
.siblings()
.siblings(expr)
<ul id="nav">
<li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 4</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link
1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
$('li:eq(2)').siblings()
returns 4 LI
$('li:eq(2)').siblings(':not(:has(a.active))')
returns 3
$
('li:eq(2)').siblings(':not(:has(a.active))').andSelf
()
returns 4 LI (includes the third LI also)
.prev() / .next() / .end()
.prev() / .next() / .end()
<ul id="nav">
<li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 4</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link
1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">Link 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
$('li:eq(2)').next()
returns forth LI under #nav
$('li:eq(2)').prev()
returns second LI under #nav
$('li:eq(2)').next().end().prev()
returns second LI under #nav
closing
http://docs.jquery.com
/
http://remysharp.com/jquery-api/
Questions?
Twitter: bmsterling
Skype: benjamin.sterling
AIM: thekenzoco
Email: benjamin.sterling@kenzomedia.com
Blog: http://benjaminsterling.com

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Getting Your Feet Wet With jQuery

  • 1. Getting your feet wet with jQuery Benjamin Sterling Twitter: bmsterling | AIM: thekenzoco | Skype: benjamin.sterling
  • 2. Why jQuery? •DOM scripting without thinking •Cross browser support •A philosophy that makes sense •Small footprint •A great community •Everyone is doing it
  • 5. Basic Selectors Do you know what CSS is? Well, that is all there is to basic selectors. Examples: •$('.ClassName') •$('#ID') •$('HtmlElement')
  • 6. Hierarchy Selectors •ancestor descendant •parent > child •prev + next •prev ~ siblings
  • 9. Caching •Local storage of remote data designed to reduce network transfers. •Saving information learned during a previous operation to be used in future operations.
  • 10. Caching var jqMainMenu = $('#mainmenu'); var $mainMenu = $('#mainmenu');
  • 12. Traversing •22 built in traversing methods •The ones we'll focus on •.eq() •.is() •.hasClass() •.not() •.children() •.parent() •.parents() •.siblings() •.next()/.prev() •.end()
  • 13. .eq(N) <ul id="nav"> <li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li> <li> <a href="#">Link 4</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="#">Link 3</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> $('#nav a').eq(1); returns <a href="#">Link 2</a> $('#nav a').eq(4) returns <a href="#">Sub Link 1</a>
  • 14. .is(expr) <ul id="nav"> <li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li> <li> <a href="#">Link 4</a> <ul> <li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="#">Link 3</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> $('#nav a').eq(1).is('a'); returns true $('#nav a').eq(1).is(':odd'); returns false $('#nav a').eq(1).is(':only-child'); returns false $('#nav a').eq(4).is('.active') returns true
  • 15. .hasClass(expr) <ul id="nav"> <li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li> <li> <a href="#">Link 4</a> <ul> <li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="#">Link 3</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> $('#nav a').eq(1).hasClass('active'); returns false $('#nav a').eq(4).hasClass('active') returns true
  • 16. .not(expr) <ul id="nav"> <li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li> <li> <a href="#">Link 4</a> <ul> <li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="#">Link 3</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> $('#nav a').eq(1).not('.active'); returns true $('#nav a').eq(4).not('a') returns false
  • 18. .children(expr) <ul id="nav"> <li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li> <li> <a href="#">Link 4</a> <ul> <li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="#">Link 3</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> $('#nav').children() returns ???? $('#nav').children('li') returns ????
  • 19. .children(expr) <ul id="nav"> <li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li> <li> <a href="#">Link 4</a> <ul> <li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="#">Link 3</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> $('#nav').children() returns five child LI $('#nav').children('li') returns five child LI
  • 21. .parent(expr) <ul id="nav"> <li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li> <li> <a href="#">Link 4</a> <ul> <li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="#">Link 3</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> $('.active').parent() returns LI $('.active').parent().parent() returns UL $('.active').parent().parent().parent() returns LI $('.active').parent().parent().parent().parent() returns UL#nav
  • 22. .parents(expr) <ul id="nav"> <li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li> <li> <a href="#">Link 4</a> <ul> <li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="#">Link 3</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> $('.active').parents() returns LI, UL, LI, UL#nav, BODY, HTML $('.active').parents('#nav') returns UL#nav
  • 24. .siblings(expr) <ul id="nav"> <li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li> <li> <a href="#">Link 4</a> <ul> <li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="#">Link 3</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> $('li:eq(2)').siblings() returns 4 LI $('li:eq(2)').siblings(':not(:has(a.active))') returns 3 $ ('li:eq(2)').siblings(':not(:has(a.active))').andSelf () returns 4 LI (includes the third LI also)
  • 25. .prev() / .next() / .end()
  • 26. .prev() / .next() / .end() <ul id="nav"> <li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li> <li> <a href="#">Link 4</a> <ul> <li><a href="#" class="active">Sub Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 2</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="#">Link 3</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 3</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Link 4</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> $('li:eq(2)').next() returns forth LI under #nav $('li:eq(2)').prev() returns second LI under #nav $('li:eq(2)').next().end().prev() returns second LI under #nav
  • 30. Questions? Twitter: bmsterling Skype: benjamin.sterling AIM: thekenzoco Email: benjamin.sterling@kenzomedia.com Blog: http://benjaminsterling.com