Chapter 9. jQuery UI

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • Creating stylish and functional buttons
  • Creating dialog boxes for user information and input
  • Implementing progress bars within your application
  • Adding date picker interfaces to input boxes quickly
  • Creating an autocomplete search feature

Introduction

jQuery UI is a user interface library that is built on top of the jQuery JavaScript library. jQuery UI provides many interactive plugins, effects, and interface elements that the developer can use within their interfaces. This chapter will demonstrate jQuery UI's most common elements such as buttons and date pickers and show you how to add them to your website or web application quickly.

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