Learning jQuery

jQuery's .resize() method is a cool way to have an event triggered or have a function executed when something is resized. For the purposes of this tutorial, we're going to show you how to use the .resize() method to trigger an alert method whenever the window is resized. You might be surprised at how easy […]

It's fairly easy to get the coordinates of your cursor using jQuery. While this information might not be particularly useful to a lot of developers, there are definitely occasions where the x and y coordinates of your cursor can be particularly useful. The code snippet below shows you how to find the x and y […]

Have you ever made a mistake in your code or in your text and dreaded combing through all of your HTML files to repair what went awry? With this jQuery search and replace code, you may never have to do that again. The code searches for a term or word in your HTML files and […]

If you've ever worked with improperly formatted code before, you know what a total pain it can be to edit, add to, and even understand. Formatting is really important when it comes to jQuery and JavaScript. If code isn't formatted properly, there's a good chance you're going to miss some closing brackets or forgot a […]

jQuery's .mouseover() method is used to execute some jQuery code whenever an element is "moused-over" (or, as the action is perhaps more commonly referred to, hovered upon). Really, the concept isn't much different from jQuery's .hover() method or CSS's :hover effect, and .mouseover() can be used more or less interchangeably with them. The syntax for .mouseover() […]

With winter's sudden arrival and the holidays fast approaching, you may find yourself in the market for a plugin that allows you to add a falling snow effect to any of your pages. Our falling snow plugin of choice is the Snowfall 1.6. Using this plugin, you can create a falling snow effect that covers […]