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ASP.NET jQuery Cookbook (Second Edition) - Second Edition

By : Sonal Merchant, Aneel Allana
Book Image

ASP.NET jQuery Cookbook (Second Edition) - Second Edition

By: Sonal Merchant, Aneel Allana

Overview of this book

jQuery is a lightweight JavaScript library that has changed the landscape of client scripting in web applications. Developed by John Resig in 2006, it has taken the web by storm because of its cross-browser compatibility and the ability to get more done with less code. It has gained popularity with ASP.NET developers and is now distributed with Visual Studio and the NuGet package manager. ASP.NET jQuery Cookbook explores the wide range of utilities that the jQuery library provides. It teaches you the nitty-gritty of plugging in these features in ASP.NET web applications. It covers every aspect of interfacing the library, right from downloading and including jQuery on web pages to selecting controls, handling events, and creating animations. This book also walks you through DOM traversal and manipulation in ASP.NET and then through visual effects and graphics in ASP.NET sites. It explores advanced features such as posting AJAX requests and writing plugins. It will provide you with all the information you need to use this library confidently with ASP.NET.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
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Index

Chapter 4. DOM Traversal and Manipulation in ASP.NET

This chapter looks at methods used for traversing the DOM tree and the techniques that can be used for manipulating them. We will discuss the following recipes in this chapter:

  • Adding/removing DOM elements
  • Accessing parent and child controls
  • Accessing sibling controls
  • Refining selection using a filter
  • Adding items to controls at runtime