jQuery Expert Course

1. Introduction to jQuery

• What is jQuery?
• History and Evolution of jQuery
• Benefits of Using jQuery
• Setting Up the Development Environment
• Including jQuery in HTML (CDN, Downloaded File)

2. Basic jQuery Syntax

• jQuery Syntax Overview
• The Document Ready Function
• Selecting Elements with jQuery Selectors
• Basic jQuery Selectors
• Advanced jQuery Selectors (attribute selectors, hierarchy selectors, etc.)

3. DOM Manipulation

• Getting and Setting Content and Attributes
• Manipulating Text, HTML, and Attribute Values
• Inserting Content (append, prepend, before, after)
• Removing Elements (remove, empty)
• Cloning Elements

4. CSS Manipulation

• Getting and Setting CSS Properties
• Adding and Removing Classes
• Toggling Classes
• Handling Inline Styles

5. Event Handling

• Binding and Unbinding Events
• Common Events (click, dblclick, mouseover, mouseout, keydown, keyup, etc.)
• Event Delegation
• The Event Object
• Handling Events with on(), off(), and one()
• Event Namespacing

6. Effects and Animations

• Showing and Hiding Elements
• Fading Effects (fadeIn, fadeOut, fadeToggle)
• Sliding Effects (slideDown, slideUp, slideToggle)
• Custom Animations with animate()
• Stopping Animations and Using Callback Functions

7. Traversing the DOM

• Traversing Up and Down the DOM Tree (parent, parents, children, find)
• Traversing Sideways in the DOM Tree (siblings, next, prev)
• Filtering Selections (first, last, eq, filter, not)

8. AJAX with jQuery

• Introduction to AJAX
• Loading Data with load()
• Making HTTP Requests with $.get(), $.post()
• Using $.ajax() for Advanced AJAX Requests
• Handling JSON Data
• Error Handling in AJAX Requests
• AJAX Event Methods (ajaxStart, ajaxStop, ajaxComplete, etc.)

9. jQuery Plugins

• What are jQuery Plugins?
• Using Existing jQuery Plugins
• Writing Custom jQuery Plugins
• jQuery UI Overview and Integration

10. Form Handling

• Accessing Form Elements
• Getting and Setting Form Values
• Serializing Form Data
• Form Validation with jQuery
• Handling Form Events (submit, change, focus, blur)

11. Utilities

• Utility Functions ($.each, $.map, $.grep)
• Working with Arrays and Objects
• Extending jQuery with $.extend()
• Deferred Objects and Promises

12. Performance and Best Practices

• Optimizing jQuery Selectors
• Reducing Reflows and Repaints
• Using Event Delegation Efficiently
• Minimizing jQuery Code
• Keeping jQuery Up-to-Date
• Writing Readable and Maintainable jQuery Code

13. Advanced jQuery Concepts

• jQuery and the JavaScript Prototype
• Custom Events in jQuery
• Data Method for Storing Data in Elements
• Handling Multiple Events
• Advanced Animation Techniques
• Understanding the jQuery Source Code

14. jQuery Mobile

• Introduction to jQuery Mobile
• Setting Up jQuery Mobile
• Creating Responsive Layouts
• jQuery Mobile Widgets and Themes
• Handling jQuery Mobile Events

15. Projects and Practical Applications

• Building an Interactive Image Gallery
• Creating a Dynamic To-Do List
• Implementing a Modal Window Plugin
• Developing a Form Validation Plugin
• Building an AJAX-Powered Live Search Feature

Best Practices

• Writing Efficient and Performant jQuery Code
• Structuring jQuery Projects
• Ensuring Cross-Browser Compatibility
• Progressive Enhancement and Graceful Degradation
• Debugging jQuery Code