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jQuery 1.4 Reference Guide

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jQuery 1.4 Reference Guide

Overview of this book

If you are looking for a comprehensive reference guide to this popular JavaScript library, this book and eBook is for you. To make optimal use of jQuery, it's good to keep in mind the breadth of capabilities it provides. You can add dynamic, interactive elements to your sites with reduced development time using jQuery.Revised and updated for version 1.4 of jQuery, this book offers an organized menu of every jQuery method, function, and selector. Each method and function is introduced with a summary of its syntax and a list of its parameters and return value, followed by a discussion, with examples where applicable, to assist in getting the most out of jQuery and avoiding the pitfalls commonly associated with JavaScript and other client-side languages.In this book you will be provided information about the latest features of jQuery that include Sizzle Selector, Native event delegation, Event triggering, DOM manipulation, and many more. You won't be confined to built-in functionality, you'll be able to examine jQuery's plug-in architecture and we discuss both how to use plug-ins and how to write your own. If you're already familiar with JavaScript programming, this book will help you dive right into advanced jQuery concepts. You'll be able to experiment on your own, trusting the pages of this book to provide information on the intricacies of the library, where and when you need it.This book is a companion to Learning jQuery 1.3. Learning jQuery 1.3 begins with a tutorial to jQuery, where the authors share their knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm about jQuery to help you get the most from the library and to make your web applications shine.jQuery 1.4 Reference Guide digs deeper into the library, taking you through the syntax specifications and following up with detailed discussions. You'll discover the untapped possibilities that jQuery 1.4 makes available, and polish your skills as you return to this guide time and again.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
jQuery 1.4 Reference Guide
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
Preface
Index

Low-level interface


These methods can be used to make arbitrary AJAX requests.

$.ajax()

Note

Perform an asynchronous HTTP (AJAX) request.

$.ajax(settings)

Parameters

  • settings: A map of options for the request. It can contain the following items:

    • url: A string containing the URL to which the request is sent.

    • async (optional): A Boolean indicating whether to perform the request asynchronously. Defaults to true.

    • beforeSend (optional): A callback function that is executed before the request is sent.

    • cache (optional): A Boolean indicating whether to allow the browser to cache the response. Defaults to true.

    • complete (optional): A callback function that executes whenever the request finishes.

    • contentType (optional): A string containing a MIME content type to set for the request. Defaults to application/x-www-form-urlencoded.

    • context (optional): An object (typically a DOM element) to set as this within the callback functions. Defaults to window. New in jQuery 1.4.

    • data (optional): A map or string that...