by Walter Wimberly | Publisher: Infinite Skills | Release Date: September 2013 | ISBN: 9781771371513

In this Introduction to AJAX With jQuery training course, expert author Walter Wimberly welcomes you to the world of programming using AJAX and jQuery. This course is intended for the absolute beginner, meaning no prior knowledge or experience with AJAX is required to take full advantage of this tutorial. You will start by learning how to use jQuery to change a webpage. From there, you will learn how to load external content into a page element. Walter teaches you how to send data and get information back from the server so you can update your page. He will also show you how to dynamically update your page so that it can support tagging, search, and other features. This video based training course will also teach you basic form validation with jQuery, how to handle potential errors when submitting data, and how to build a search form. Once you have completed this training tutorial, you will be fully capable of programming your website using jQuery. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.

1. Getting Started
   • Introduction To AJAX 00:01:17
   • Installing Firebug 00:02:46
   • Installing WAMP Server 00:09:04
   • Installing MAMP Server 00:03:30
   • Setting Up The Database 00:03:01
2. Introduction To jQuery
   • Adding jQuery To A Webpage 00:08:26
   • Adding jQuery Via A CDN 00:03:49
   • Understanding Selectors 00:08:29
   • Working With Event Handlers 00:09:44
3. Direct Loading Of Content
   • Loading External Content Into A Page Element 00:03:33
   • Example Of Loading A Random Quote On An Interval 00:05:06
4. Submitting A Form
   • Submitting The Login Form Data 00:10:52
   • Cleaning Up Our JavaScript 00:05:04
   • Getting Data Back From Login Users 00:07:16
   • Submitting The New Quote Data 00:09:15
   • Handling Potential Errors When Submitting Data 00:05:51
   • Basic Form Validation With jQuery 00:09:53
5. Manipulating Page Content
   • Types Of Data We Get Back 00:04:00
   • Getting HTML Data 00:04:50
   • Getting XML Data - Part 1 00:07:55
   • Getting XML Data - Part 2 00:06:49
   • Getting JSON Data 00:08:18
   • Updating Content On An Existing Page 00:09:35
6. Building A Search Suggestion List
   • Building The Search Form 00:11:22
   • Reusing Code To Display Results 00:08:26
   • Adding Tags To Display 00:08:45
   • Building Tag Searches 00:05:21
7. Conclusion
   • Wrapping Up 00:01:55
   • About The Author 00:01:04