For jQuery to work the elements on the page must be ready for it to be manipulated and used.  Only once the DOM is loaded is when jQuery can then take effect. In order to start using jQuery we must include two things. One is the latest jQuery file which can be downloaded from the jQuery.com website, or also included directly from the Google code repository. The second thing you need to do is include a standard […]

jQuery makes it easy to reference any element on the page. If we wanted to select all the paragraphs on a page or all the inputs fields on a page the code would be all the same using jQuery. First off you need to remember for all jQuery code, you will be processing it between the  document ready function. $(function() { // code goes here }); Lets say we wanted to select all the paragraph elements on […]

Adding / Removing Classes and Attributes Using jQuery Adding and Removing attributes on elements is simple. With jQuery you can easily add or remove classes, add or remove attributes, as well as many more effects. First, as with any jQuery script, you will need to write the document ready function to start using your jQuery functions. $(function() { // code goes here }); Lets say we had some html elements as follows: <p>This is a paragraph.</p> <p>This […]