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jQuery, Part 2 of 6: Selectors

with expert Michael Bibeault

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	Release date	6/3/2012
	Level	Beginner
	Runtime	1h 7m
	Closed captioning	Included
	Transcript	Included
	eBooks / courseware	Included
	Hands-on labs	N/A
	Sample code	Included
	Exams	Included

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Course description

The jQuery: Selectors course will give a recap of what CSS is then move to basic selectors and then Positional selectors and ending on filters.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of computer programming in C++, C#, or Java.

Learning Paths

This course is part of the following LearnNowOnline SuccessPaths™:
JavaScript Frameworks

Meet the expert

Michael Bibeault has been turning coffee into quality software since 1976 when he starting programming in BASIC on a Control Data Cyber. He is currently an Architect and Technical Lead at a company that manufactures residential gateways and set-top TV boxes. Bear has two Electrical Engineering degrees from the University of Massachusetts and has also taught in the Graduate Computer Engineering Program of that esteemed institution for a decade. Bear has co-authored four books: Ajax in Practice, Prototype and Scriptaculous in Action, jQuery in Action, and jQuery in Action, 2nd edition. He is also currently working on a 5th book with John Resig: Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja.

Course outline

jQuery: Selectors

Basic Selectors (24:34)

Introduction (00:43)
A Brief Review (00:41)
Adding Elements to Wrapped Set (00:55)
Wrapping Specific Elements (01:12)
Wrapping Wrapped Elements (00:29)
Selecting Elements from the DOM (00:36)
Why Re-Invent the Wheel? (01:15)
Selector Categories (00:47)
Basic Selectors (00:44)
Demo: Selectors Page (01:58)
Select Everything (00:57)
Demo: Select Everything (00:46)
Defining the Search Context (01:42)
(Back to) Basic Selectors (00:41)
Identity Selector (00:58)
Class Selector (00:52)
Demo: Class Selector (01:12)
Descendent Selector (01:31)
Demo: Descendant Selector (01:06)
Child Selector (00:44)
Demo: Child Selector (00:49)
Immediate Sibling Selector (00:51)
Demo: Immediate Sibling Selector (00:46)
General Sibling Selector (00:25)
Demo: General Sibling Selector (00:46)
Basic Selectors (recap) (00:23)
Summary (00:34)

Attribute Selectors (11:49)

Introduction (00:41)
Attribute Selectors (04:14)
Demo: Attribute Selectors (01:28)
Not Value Selector (01:06)
Contains Value Selector (00:58)
Contains Word Value Selector (00:44)
Prefix Value Selector (00:24)
Suffix Value Selector (00:29)
Hyphened Prefix Value Selector (01:00)
Attribute Selectors (recap) (00:25)
Summary (00:15)

Relational Selectors (19:01)

Introduction (00:36)
Relational Selectors (02:06)
Demo: Empty Filter (00:22)
Containment Filter (01:00)
Demo: Containment Filter (00:46)
Location Filter (01:11)
Demo: Location Filter (00:34)
Less Than Location Filter (00:34)
Greater Than Location Filter (00:30)
First and Last Location Filters (00:32)
Even and Odd Filters (00:42)
First and Last Child Filters (01:22)
Demo: Child Filters (00:55)
Any Child Filter (02:03)
Demo: Any Child Filter (01:13)
Only Child Filter (00:25)
Parent Filter (00:44)
Exclusion Filter (00:46)
Ancestor Filter (01:01)
Relational Selectors (recap) (01:05)
Summary (00:26)