Javascript Made Easy
Most, if not all developers who read this have at least heard of jQuery, one of the most powerful Javascript libraries out there. Most notably, there are a seemingly infinite number of "plugins" or "packages" that can be downloaded and implemented with almost zero knowledge of coding.
As tempting as it may be to simply use a package deal, a little bit of jQuery knowledge can go a long way. Note that as a Javascript library jQuery isn't really a different language, it's an extension of Javascript that allows you to do essentially the same tasks with significantly less code.
Let's start with a simple example for the first entry on this subject.
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#element").click(function() {
$(this).css('color', 'red');
});
});
</script><div id="element">Click me</div>The above code tells javascript to find the element that has an ID value of "element". When it senses that the user has clicked on it, it performs a simple CSS change and makes the text red.
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Wow that really is easy. I can do some neat stuff without a lot of work.
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