AngularJS, JavaScript, and jQuery All in One, Sams Teach Yourself

In just a short time, you can learn the basics of the JavaScript language, jQuery library, and AngularJS framework, and find out how to use them to build well-designed, reusable components for web applications.

As you complete the lessons in this book, you will gain a practical understanding of how to provide rich user interactions in your web pages.

You will learn how to add dynamic code that allows web pages to instantly react to mouse clicks and finger swipes, interact with back-end services to store and retrieve data from the web server, and create robust Internet applications.

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common web application development tasks Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and skills Learn how to… Create powerful, highly interactive single-page web applications Leverage AngularJS’s innovative MVC approach to web development Use JavaScript in modern frameworks Implement JavaScript, jQuery, and AngularJS together in web pages Dynamically modify page elements in the browser Use browser events to interact with the user directly Implement client-side services that interact with web servers Integrate rich user interface components, including zoomable images and expandable lists Enhance user experience by creating AngularJS templates with built-in directives Bind user interface elements and events to the data model to add flexibility and support more robust interactivity Define custom AngularJS directives to extend HTML’s capabilities Build dynamic browser views to provide richer user interaction Create custom services you can integrate into many AngularJS applications Develop a well-structured code base that’s easy to reuse and maintain