Beginning JavaScript® and CSS Development with jQuery

Appendix S. Sliders

Method	Description	Return Value
Dialog Methods
slider(options)	Make the selected elements into slider elements (see "Slider Options").	jQuery
slider("moveTo", value, index)	Moves a slider's handle to the given position.	jQuery
slider("value", index)	Retrieves a handle's value.	jQuery
slider("disable")	Temporarily disables the slider.	jQuery
slider("enable")	Enables the slider.	jQuery
slider("destroy")	Completely removes the sliding functionality.	jQuery

Slider Options

Option	Description	Type
animate	Whether slide handles smoothly when the user clicks outside the handle on the bar. The default is false.	Boolean
axis	Normally you don't need to set this option because the plugin detects the slider orientation automatically. If the orientation is not correctly detected, you can set this option to 'horizontal' or 'vertical'.	horizontal or vertical
handle	The jQuery selector to use for the handle(s) of the slider. The default is ".ui-slider-handle".	Selector
handles	Specifies boundaries for one or more handles. Format: [{start:Integer, min:Integer, max:Integer, id:String} [, ..]]. Only start is required. If the slider doesn't have handles already, they are automatically created.	Object
max	The maximum value of the slider. Useful for tracking values via callback, and to set steps. The default is 100.	Integer
min	The minimum value of the slider. Useful for tracking values via callback, and to set steps. The default is 0.	Integer
range	If set to true, the slider will detect if you have two handles and create a stylable ...