jQuery is the easiest way for web developers to add advanced JavaScript interactions and effects to their sites. That's why it's become the world's #1 JavaScript library. And it's why more than 30% of the world's top 1,000 websites now use jQuery - including leading sites like Google, Amazon, Twitter, Bank of America, BBC, ESPN, CBS News, Digg, Reuters, IBM, Netflix, Dell, and Oracle. <B>Learning jQuery</B> is the quickest, most efficient way for web developers to master jQuery. Unlike competing books, this code-rich tutorial can serve every working web developer, not just experts. Ralph Steyer clearly explains the basics, and walks readers step-by-step through applying jQuery in many everyday web development tasks. Through practical examples, he covers all this, and much more: * Adding CSS effects and creating animations * Designing multimedia slideshows and lightboxes * Understanding and using jQuery plugins * Creating sortable lists, drag and droppable elements, and resizable images * Building interactive forms with Ajax * Using and creating jQuery plugins * Building mobile front-ends with jQuery Mobile Practical, hands-on, and easy to understand, <B>Learning jQuery</B> will help readers quickly use what they've learned. Steyer integrates coverage of the latest jQuery features and add-ons into every chapter, helping developers get even more out of jQuery by leveraging the community's most innovative new resources.