Download or read book ASP.NET jQuery Cookbook written by Sonal Aneel Allana and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 60 recipes for writing client script in ASP.NET 4.6 applications using jQuery About This Book This is a step-by-step guide to solve common problems in ASP.NET applications Easy-to-follow recipes to write client scripts effortlessly and quickly A hands-on approach that will show you how to interface jQuery with ASP.NET websites and MVC Who This Book Is For This book is for ASP.NET developers who want to use jQuery to write client scripts for cross-browser compatibility. The book assumes no prior knowledge of ASP.NET or jQuery, and every recipe is self-contained and explained in an easy-to-follow manner. Familiarity with Visual Studio and MS SQL Server is preferred, but not compulsory. What You Will Learn Download and include jQuery in ASP.NET websites and MVC Use jQuery selectors with ASP.NET server controls Get to know about event handling and DOM traversal Deploy jQuery for visual effects and animations Develop AJAX-enabled ASP.NET applications Create your own plugins Solve common problems using less code and cut down your development time In Detail jQuery is a lightweight JavaScript library that has changed the landscape of client scripting in web applications. Developed by John Resig in 2006, it has taken the web by storm because of its cross-browser compatibility and the ability to get more done with less code. It has gained popularity with ASP.NET developers and is now distributed with Visual Studio and the NuGet package manager. ASP.NET jQuery Cookbook explores the wide range of utilities that the jQuery library provides. It teaches you the nitty-gritty of plugging in these features in ASP.NET web applications. It covers every aspect of interfacing the library, right from downloading and including jQuery on web pages to selecting controls, handling events, and creating animations. This book also walks you through DOM traversal and manipulation in ASP.NET and then through visual effects and graphics in ASP.NET sites. It explores advanced features such as posting AJAX requests and writing plugins. It will provide you with all the information you need to use this library confidently with ASP.NET. Style and approach This book takes a hands-on, pragmatic approach to solving common problems in ASP.NET applications using jQuery. Every recipe has detailed steps with screen captures and code snippets. The necessary theoretical concepts are introduced as and when needed.