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Beginning JavaScript and jQuery [Video]

By : Chip Lambert
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Beginning JavaScript and jQuery [Video]

By: Chip Lambert

Overview of this book

<p>You will start by learning what JavaScript is and how browsers use it. You will move on to look at the JavaScript syntax—such as comments, operators, and more—and then variables and functions. You will then learn how to execute different pieces of code based on certain conditions as well as how to make code loop a certain number of times. You will finish up the JavaScript section of the video by learning about the Document Object Model or DOM.</p> <p>The second part of the video introduces jQuery and how to use it in your projects. You will then manipulate the DOM and finish up with a quick overview of a couple of advanced jQuery features.</p> <h1>Style and Approach</h1> <p>We break the new concepts up into their own individual exercises to make sure we cover them in-depth yet at a quick pace.</p>
Table of Contents (6 chapters)
Chapter 3
The Document Object Model (DOM)
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Section 1
What Is the DOM?
The Document Object Model (DOM) is a critical component of the JavaScript language. You need to learn what it is before you can use it. - We start by learning what the DOM is. - You must now learn what the DOM is not. - Younow have a solid understanding of the DOM.