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Murach’s JavaScript and jQuery (3rd Edition)
Today, JavaScript is used on most of the pages of a modern website, from small individual sites to the largest commercial sites. And wherever JavaScript is used, you’ll also find jQuery. That’s why every web developer should know how to use JavaScript for what it does best and jQuery for what it does best. Now, this one book will help you master all of the JavaScript and jQuery skills that every web developer should have.
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If you are new to web design or an old pro like me, this book is a must-have in my opinion. I love how it starts out with the basics and then moves on to the good stuff. Each chapter is full of examples and sample code showing you how to do the most common techniques that you will face as a web developer or designer. I have not seen a better book on the subject.”
Shawn Jackson, Web Developer, Colorado
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What this book does
To present the JavaScript and jQuery skills that you need in a manageable progression, this book is divided into three sections. These sections represent the three levels of expertise that you’ll develop with this book.
Section 1: JavaScript essentials
- Section 1 of this book presents a 7-chapter course in JavaScript that gets you off to a great start. This section works for programming novices as well as experienced programmers because it lets you set your own pace. If you’re a beginner, you’ll move slowly and do all the exercises. If you have some experience, you’ll move more quickly and do the exercises that you choose. When you finish this section, you’ll have a solid set of JavaScript skills, especially the skills that help you get the most from jQuery.
Section 2: jQuery essentials
- After you learn the JavaScript essentials, the 5 chapters in section 2 present the jQuery skills that every web developer should have. The first chapter in this section presents the core jQuery skills, and the next 3 chapters focus on effects and animations, forms and data validation, jQuery plugins, and jQuery UI widgets. Then, the last chapter in this section shows you how to use Ajax and JSON so you can get data from a web server and add it to a web page without reloading the entire page.
Section 3: Advanced JavaScript skills
- After you finish sections 1 and 2, you’ll have the JavaScript and jQuery skills that every web developer should have. Then, the 6 chapters in section 3 will take your JavaScript skills to the next level of expertise. Here, you’ll learn how to use numbers, strings, dates...how to handle exceptions and use regular expressions...when and how to use browser objects, cookies, web storage, and arrays...and how to create and use your own objects. Then, the last chapter in this section presents expert level skills like how to use closures, the module pattern, and IIFEs as you create your own jQuery plugins.
- What’s especially interesting about section 3 is that all of the examples show you how to use the JavaScript skills that you’re learning in conjunction with your jQuery skills. This is clearly the best way to learn the advanced JavaScript skills because that’s the way applications are coded in the real world. And yet, we haven’t seen another book that combines JavaScript and jQuery in this way.
Why you'll learn faster and better with this book
Like all our books, this one has features that you won’t find in competing books. That’s why we believe you’ll learn faster and better with our book than with any other. Here are a few of those features.
- This book is designed to teach you the skills you’re going to need on the job without wasting your time on skills that you aren’t likely to need. That sounds simple, but most JavaScript and jQuery books either overwhelm you with information that you’ll never use or trivialize the subject by avoiding all of the complications. For instance, this book shows you the basics of DOM scripting with JavaScript, but then it shows you how to use jQuery for DOM scripting because that’s the best way to develop JavaScript applications.
- If you page through this book, you’ll see that all of the information is presented in “paired pages,” with the essential syntax, guidelines, and examples on the right page and the perspective and extra explanation on the left page. This helps you learn faster by reading less...and this is the ideal reference format when you need to refresh your memory about how to do something.
- To show you how JavaScript and jQuery work, this book presents 50 complete JavaScript and jQuery applications that range from the simple to the complex. Even better, from section 2 on, both JavaScript and jQuery are used in every application because that’s the best way to develop JavaScript applications. We believe that studying the code for complete applications is critical to the learning process... and yet you won’t find programs like ours in other JavaScript and jQuery books.
- Of course, this book also presents dozens of short examples, so it’s easy to find an example that shows you how to do what you want to do. Even better, our paired pages make it much easier to find the examples that you’re looking for than it is with traditional books in which the examples are embedded in the text.
- Like all our books, this one has exercises at the end of each chapter that give you hands-on experience by letting you practice what you’ve learned. These exercises also encourage you to experiment and to apply what you’ve learned in new ways…just as you’ll have to do on the job.
Who this book is for
This book is for anyone who needs to know how to develop JavaScript and jQuery applications. Today, that includes just about all web developers who are in either of these groups:
- Web designers who use HTML and CSS and would like to know how to build applications with JavaScript and jQuery.
- Server-side programmers who use languages like ASP, JSP, Python, or PHP and would like to add JavaScript and jQuery programming to their skillsets.
Remember too that this book will work for you whether or not you have any programming experience.
What software you need
To develop JavaScript applications, you need:
- any text editor
- Google Chrome along with the default browser on your system: Internet Explorer or Edge for Windows users and Safari for Mac OS
Although you can use any text editor with this book, a text editor that includes syntax coloring and auto-formatting will help you develop applications more quickly and with fewer errors. In the book, we recommend Aptana Studio 3; however, it’s no longer supported and has become hard to install.
So now, we recommend Brackets. It’s available for free, it can be used for entering JavaScript and jQuery code (as well as HTML and CSS code), and it runs on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux systems. To help you install and get started with it, we’ve created a Brackets tutorial that you can download here or from the FREE Downloads tab.
To test a web page, you can use the default browser on your system. But we recommend that you also test your pages in Chrome, which includes a terrific set of developer tools. Appendix A provides a procedure for installing Chrome, and chapter 5 shows you how to use Chrome for debugging.
What's new with ECMAScript 2015 and 2016
Because the book focuses on the essential JavaScript and jQuery skills, it doesn’t present all of the new features that are in the ECMAScript 2015 and 2016 specifications. If you want to learn how to use those features, though, we offer a FREE PDF called “What’s new with ECMAScript 2015 and 2016” that presents all of the new features plus the Internationalization API.
This PDF is both tutorial and reference, and it’s especially designed for use with our JavaScript and jQuery book. You can get this download by going to the FREE Downloads tab.
The perfect companion book
Murach’s HTML5 and CSS3 (3rd Edition)
Murach’s HTML5 and CSS3 is the perfect companion to our JavaScript and jQuery book because it shows how to build web pages with the HTML5 and CSS3 that interfaces with JavaScript and jQuery. When you combine this book with our JavaScript and jQuery book, you’ll have a complete reference set for building web pages.
What people said about the first edition
“If you are new to web design or an old pro like me, this book is a must-have in my opinion. I love how it starts out with the basics and then moves on to the good stuff. Each chapter is full of examples and sample code showing you how to do the most common techniques that you will face as a web developer/designer.
“I have not seen a better book on the subject. This one will be on my desk for a while!”
- Shawn Jackson, Web Developer, Colorado
From Dr. Dobb’s Must-Have Books for JavaScript: “The aim of the book is to teach jQuery in an intensely hands-on way. It succeeds in this and probably provides the fastest way to learn and master the framework.”
- Andrew Binstock, Editor-in-Chief, Java Magazine
“I just finished a pretty heavy application project, the first serious work I have done with jQuery and Ajax. Along the way, I had to deal with preloading images, manipulations of the DOM, tabs, plugins, and Dialogs…. I kept this book at my side throughout the entire project, and it was indispensable. The answers were right there at every turn. All the examples made sense to me, and they all worked!”
- Alan Vogt, ETL Consultant, Information Builders, Inc.
“What I like about this and other Murach books is that within minutes of opening the book, you are developing hands-on with the technology in question.”
- Charles Zimmerman, Developer
“An essential characteristic of this book, as well as the other Murach books, is that the examples, programs, and applications are all thoroughly tested. This book will work WONDERFULLY to help you build better and more robust websites!”
- Marvin Schneider, Instructor, New York
“I have several books on JavaScript, but the best one is this one. The text, examples, descriptions, and even the layout all bring you, the learner, an ease of use that is missing in other books.”
- Chris Wallace, Denver Visual Studio User Group
To view the table of contents for this book in a PDF, just click on the link below:
Section 1 JavaScript essentials
Chapter 1 Introduction to web development
How a web application works
The components of a web application
How static web pages are processed
How dynamic web pages are processed
How JavaScript is used for client-side processing
What you need to know about the ECMAScript specification
The components of a JavaScript application
The HTML
The CSS
The JavaScript
The HTML skills that you need for this book
How to use the HTML5 semantic elements
How to use the div and span elements
How to use the basic HTML attributes
The CSS skills that you need for this book
How to provide the CSS styles for an HTML page
How to code the basic CSS selectors
How to code CSS style rules
How to test a JavaScript application
How to run a JavaScript application
How to find errors in your code
How to provide cross-browser compatibility
How to use Aptana to develop JavaScript applications
How to create or import a project
How to work with files
How to edit a file
How to run a JavaScript application
Chapter 2 Getting started with JavaScript
How to include JavaScript in an HTML document
Two ways to include JavaScript in the head of an HTML document
How to include JavaScript in the body of an HTML document
The JavaScript syntax
How to code JavaScript statements
How to create identifiers
How to use comments
How to work with JavaScript data
The primitive data types
How to declare and assign values to variables
How to code arithmetic expressions
How to use arithmetic expressions in assignment statements
How to concatenate strings and include special characters in strings
How to use objects, methods, and properties
Introduction to objects, methods, and properties
How to use the parseInt() and parseFloat() methods of the window object
How to use the write() and writeln() methods of the document object
Two illustrative applications
The Miles Per Gallon application
The Test Scores application
Chapter 3 The essential JavaScript statements
How to code conditional expressions
How to use the relational operators
How to use the logical operators
How to code the basic control statements
How to code if statements
How to code while and do-while loops
How to code for loops
Three illustrative applications
The enhanced Miles Per Gallon application
The Future Value application
The enhanced Test Scores application
How to work with arrays
How to create and use arrays
How to use for loops to work with arrays
The Test Scores application with an array
The user interface
The JavaScript
Chapter 4 How to work with JavaScript objects, functions, and events
How to use objects to work with data
How to use the window and document objects
How to use Textbox and Number objects
How to use Date and String objects
How to use functions
How to create and call a function expression
How to create and call a function declaration
When and how to use local and global variables
When and how to use strict mode
How to handle events
How to attach an event handler to an event
How to use an onload event handler to attach other event handlers
Two illustrative applications
The Miles Per Gallon application
The Email List application
Chapter 5 How to test and debug a JavaScript application
An introduction to testing and debugging
The three types of errors that can occur
Common JavaScript errors
How to plan the test runs
How to use top-down coding and testing to simplify debugging
How to debug with Chrome’s developer tools
How to use Chrome to find errors
How to use breakpoints and step through your code
Other debugging methods
How to trace the execution of your JavaScript code
How to view the source code
When and how to validate the HTML
Chapter 6 How to script the DOM with JavaScript
DOM scripting properties and methods
DOM scripting concepts
The properties of the Node interface
The methods of the Document and Element interfaces
The properties of the DOM HTML specification
The FAQs application
The HTML and CSS
The JavaScript
How to script forms and controls
How forms work
How to script Textbox, Textarea, and Select objects
How to script Radio and Checkbox objects
How to use the methods and events for forms and controls
The Register application
The HTML and CSS
The JavaScript
How to add and remove nodes from the DOM
How to use the innerHTML property of the Element interface
How to view the changes to the DOM in Chrome
The Register application with a table
The HTML and CSS
The JavaScript
Chapter 7 How to work with links, images, and timers
How to work with links and images
How to cancel the default action of an event
How to preload images
The Image Swap application
The HTML and CSS
The JavaScript
How to use timers
How to use a one-time timer
How to use an interval timer
The Slide Show application
The HTML and CSS
The JavaScript
Section 2 jQuery essentials
Chapter 8 Get off to a fast start with jQuery
Introduction to jQuery
What jQuery is
How jQuery can simplify JavaScript development
The basics of jQuery programming
How to include jQuery in your web pages
How to code jQuery selectors
How to call jQuery methods
How to use jQuery event methods
The Email List application in jQuery
The user interface and HTML
The jQuery
A working subset of selectors, methods, and event methods
The most useful selectors
The most useful methods
The most useful event methods
Other event methods that you should be aware of
Three illustrative applications
The FAQs application in jQuery
The Image Swap application in jQuery
The Image Rollover application in jQuery
Chapter 9 How to use effects and animations
How to use effects
The jQuery methods for effects
The FAQs application with jQuery effects
A Slide Show application with effects
The user interface, HTML, and CSS
Two ways to code the jQuery
How to stop and start a slide show
How to use animation
How to use the basic syntax of the animate() method
How to chain animate() methods
How to use the delay(), stop(), and finish() methods
How to use easings with effects and animations
How to use the advanced animate syntax and the methods
for working with queues
A Carousel application with animation
The user interface, HTML, and CSS
The jQuery
Chapter 10 How to work with forms and data validation
Introduction to forms and controls
How forms work
The HTML5 controls for working with forms
The HTML5 and CSS3 features for data validation
How to use jQuery to work with forms
The jQuery selectors and methods for forms
The jQuery event methods for forms
A Validation application that uses JavaScript
The user interface and HTML
Some of the JavaScript for the application
Chapter 11 How to use jQuery plugins and jQuery UI widgets
Introduction to jQuery plugins
How to find jQuery plugins
How to use any jQuery plugin
How to use three of the most popular plugins
How to use the Lightbox plugin for images
How to use the bxSlider plugin for carousels
How to use the Cycle 2 plugin for slide shows
Introduction to jQuery UI
What jQuery UI is and where to get it
How to download jQuery UI
How to include jQuery UI in your web pages
How to use any jQuery UI widget
How to use five of the most popular jQuery UI widgets
How to use the Accordion widget
How to use the Tabs widget
How to use the Button and Dialog widgets
How to use the Datepicker widget
Chapter 12 How to use Ajax, JSON, and Flickr
Introduction to Ajax
How Ajax works
Common data formats for Ajax
The members of the XMLHttpRequest object
How to use the XMLHttpRequest object
How to use the jQuery shorthand methods for Ajax
The jQuery shorthand methods for working with Ajax
How to use the load() method to load HTML data
How to use the $.get() or $.post() method to load XML data
How to use the $.getJSON() method to load JSON data
How to send data with an Ajax request
How to use the $.ajax() method for working with Ajax
The syntax of the $.ajax() method
How to use the $.ajax() method to load data
How to use Ajax with Flickr
How to use the feed API for Flickr
How to display Flickr data on a page
How to review the feed from a website
How to display descriptions for a Flickr photo feed
How to search for photos by tags
Section 3 Advanced JavaScript skills
Chapter 13 How to work with numbers, strings, and dates
How to work with numbers
How to use the properties and methods of the Number object
How to use the properties and methods of the Math object
How to generate a random number
The PIG application
The HTML
The JavaScript
How to work with strings
How to use the properties and methods of the String object
Examples of working with strings
How to work with dates and times
How to create Date objects
The methods of the Date object
Examples of working with dates
The Count Down application
The HTML and CSS
The JavaScript
Chapter 14 How to work with control structures, exceptions, and regular expressions
What else you need to know about control structures
How to use the equality and identity operators
How to use the break and continue statements
How to use the switch statement
How to use the conditional operator
How to use the AND and OR operators for selections
The Invoice application
The HTML
The JavaScript
How to handle exceptions
How to use try-catch statements
How to create and throw Error objects
How to use regular expressions
How to create and use regular expressions
How to match special characters and types of characters
How to match string positions, subpatterns, and repeating patterns
Regular expressions for data validation
The Account Profile application
The HTML and CSS
The JavaScript
Chapter 15 How to work with browser objects, cookies, and web storage
How to script browser objects
How to use the location object
How to use the history object
The Tutorial application
The HTML
The JavaScript
How to use cookies
An introduction to cookies
How to create cookies
How to read cookies
How to delete cookies
The Task List application
The HTML and CSS
The JavaScript
How to use web storage
How to use local and session storage
The Task List application with web storage
How to use Chrome to work with items in the browser
How to view and delete cookies
How to view, edit, and delete items in web storage
Chapter 16 How to work with arrays
How to create and use an array
How to create an array
How to add and delete array elements
How to use for loops to work with arrays
How to use for-in loops to work with arrays
How to use the methods of an Array object
Methods that accept simple parameters
Methods that accept functions as parameters
Examples of the Array methods
The Task List application
The user interface
The JavaScript
Other skills for working with arrays
How to use a String method to create an array
How to create and use an associative array
How to create and use an array of arrays
The Task List 2.0 application
The HTML
The JavaScript
Chapter 17 How to create and use your own objects
Basic skills for working with objects
How to create and use the native object types
How to create your own objects with object literals
How to extend or modify an object
How to create and use JavaScript libraries
The Miles Per Gallon application
The HTML
The JavaScript
How to create and call constructors
How to create your own object types with constructor functions
What else you should know about prototypes
The Trips application
The HTML
The JavaScript
How to create a factory function
How to use the create() method of the Object object
The Trips application with a factory function
Advanced skills for working with objects
How to use the arguments property of a Function object
How to create cascading methods
How to inherit methods from another object
How to use the this keyword
The Task List application
The HTML and CSS
The task and storage libraries
The task list library
The main JavaScript file
Chapter 18 How to create and use closures, IIFEs, the module pattern, and plugins
How to use closures
How closures work
How to use closures to create private state
How to work with the this keyword in closures
The Slide Show application
The HTML
The slide show library
The main JavaScript file
How to use immediately invoked function expressions
How to code an IIFE
How to use an IIFE to solve the closure loop problem
How to work with the module pattern
What the module pattern is
How to augment a module and use accessor properties
The Slide Show application with the module pattern
The HTML
The slide show library
The slide show enhancements library
The main JavaScript file
How to use the module pattern to create jQuery plugins
The structure of a plugin
How to code a plugin that highlights the items in a menu
How to add options to a plugin
A Blackjack application that uses a blackjack plugin
The HTML and the main JavaScript file
The deck and hand files of the blackjack plugin
The game file of the blackjack plugin
The main file of the blackjack plugin
How to compress and combine the files for a plugin
Sample chapter
To get a better idea of how well this book works, you can download a chapter in PDF format. As you will see, the approach in this book works for programming novices as well as for experienced programmers.
Chapter 2: Getting started with JavaScript
This chapter uses two simple JavaScript applications to introduce you to the syntax and characteristics of the language. It’s designed to work for programming novices, so it starts your JavaScript training slowly. If you have programming experience, though, you’ll see how our paired-pages design and how-to headings allow you to speed through material you already know…and focus on features that are new to you. And no matter how much programming experience you have, you’ll see how the chapter exercises let you practice what you’ve learned in interesting ways.
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Book applications and exercises
This download includes:
- The source code for the applications that are in the book
- The starting source code for the exercises in the book
- The solutions to the exercises in the book
Appendix A in the book shows how to install and use these files.
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Tutorial: How to use Brackets to develop applications
Murach's JavaScript and jQuery (3rd Edition) shows how to use Aptana as the text editor for developing JavaScript applications. Unfortunately, Aptana is no longer supported and has become difficult to install.
So our recommendation is to use Brackets instead. Developed by Adobe, Brackets is easy to install and use, has some excellent features, and runs on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux systems. So this tutorial shows you how to install and use it for JavaScript (as well as HTML and CSS) development.
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What’s new in ECMAScript 2015 and 2016
This PDF summarizes the new JavaScript features that became available with the ECMAScript 2015 and 2016 specifications. This makes it easy for you to add the new skills to the skillset you developed by reading Murach’s JavaScript and jQuery. Although you probably won’t want to use all of the new features, you’re sure to find a few that you’ll want to use. And after you’ve used this document for learning, it becomes a terrific on-the-job reference.
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