CHAPTER 2

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jQuery Fundamentals

Mastering the concept of selectors is a difficult part of learning jQuery. There are a number of methods to identify the right page element to act upon. In addition to the selectors mentioned in Chapter 1, jQuery also provides the ability to traverse up and down the HTML tree using specific functions.

More detailed examples of selectors will be introduced as the chapter details traversal methods in addition to other fundamental concepts and common features. Just like SQL, a good percentage of what you’ll ever need to do will already have an appropriate documented function.

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