Learning jQuery

HTML tables are great for displaying data in tabular form and when implemented can also support features like sorting, paging, and filtering records. You may need to interact with the table to get its data when a table cell is clicked. So in this quick post, we’ll look at how to get the table cell […]

The traditional HTML select element is not very powerful out of the box, it lacks in more substantive features. Today, the web demands controls with multiple features for a user-friendly experience and the traditional HTML select box just can’t compete. Features like multi-select, grouping, hierarchical lists, and custom HTML markup make light work of projects […]

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a way to store information in an organized manner. It is the preferred data-interchange format as its shorter, lightweight, human-readable and requires no tags like XML. This allows faster processing and transmission, and also the serializing and deserializing becomes much faster when compared to XML. JSON returned via REST APIs […]

Introduction There are developers who love jQuery and there are some who hate jQuery. The benefits of using jQuery now are debatable, but there was a time when solving the cross-browser issue was a nightmare and using JavaScript was painful. If you had been through that phase, you might understand the importance of jQuery. jQuery […]

A virtual keyboard is a component that allows a user to enter characters without a physical keyboard. It’s an alternative input mechanism for those who cannot use a physical keyboard, or for multi-lingual users who switch frequently between different character sets or alphabets. Virtual keyboards are commonly used as an on-screen input method on smart […]

This tutorial will demonstrate how to use CSS, jQuery, and JavaScript to create a really simple and cool text effect where it appears as though there are bubbles forming behind the text. After forming, the bubble float above the text before they disappear. This tutorial was inspired by a code snippet that originally appeared on […]