Testing jQuery

Chapter 1: Introducing jQuery .................................................................................3 
Choosing jQuery over JavaScript.......................................................................................3 
Understanding JavaScript Libraries ......................................................................................................... 3 
Understanding the Benefits of jQuery....................................................................................................... 4 
Understanding the History of jQuery......................................................................................................... 4 
Setting Up a Testing Environment .....................................................................................4 
Installing Firefox....................................................................................................................................... 5 
Installing Firebug...................................................................................................................................... 5 
Including jQuery in Web Pages ..........................................................................................7 
Including a Downloaded Copy of the jQuery Library................................................................................. 7 
Including a Remotely Hosted Copy of the jQuery Library ......................................................................... 8 
Using the Google AJAX Libraries API ........................................................................................................ 8 
Setting up a Test File.........................................................................................................8 
Introducing the jQuery Function ($) .......................................................................................................... 9 
Selecting DOM Elements Using CSS Syntax........................................................................................... 10 
Summary .........................................................................................................................23 
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