jQuery is the most popular JavaScript library in use today, appearing on nearly two thirds of the10,000 most visited sites on the web. With this sort of popularity, its clear that ASP.NET developers cant afford to miss out. By combining jQuerywith ASP.NET you get the best of both worlds: the client-side interactivity and responsiveness of JavaScript with the robustness and extensibility of Microsoft's web stack. Beginning jQuery 2 for ASP.NET Developers shows you how. To begin with, you'll find out how jQuery hooks up with your ASP.NET controls, and simplifies event handling by keeping it in the browser. Then you'lllearn tohandle dynamic content and responsive layouts byinteracting withthe DOM.Effects and animations are one of the most popular uses of the jQuery library, so we cover that nextshowing you how to get a sleek modern look and feel to your siteusing some of the vast library of JavaScript that's already out there waiting to be used. Ajax is one ofthe areas where jQuery really shines, so you'll find out how to make Ajax calls toa web service andget data ontoa page without waiting for slow ASP.NET postbacks every time. And no book onjQuery would be complete without jQuery Mobile: thepopular mobile web framework thatgets you writing sites that work across all the major mobile platforms. What youll learnSelect DOM elements using powerful jQuery selectorsUse jQuery with ASP.NET server controls, ASP.NET MVC form fields and other DOM elementsManipulate and traverse the DOM tree and add jQuery effects to ASP.NET web pagesMake Ajax calls and pass JSON data to Web Services, Web Methods, WCF services, controller action methods, HTTP handlers and Web APIs Understand code reuse by creating and using jQuery plugins Get introducedto jQuery UI and jQuery mobile and use them in ASP.NET Web Forms and MVC applicationsWho this book is for This book is for novice to intermediate developers who want to improve and enhance their ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET MVC projects with client-side scripting. Table of ContentsChapter 1. The JavaScript You Need to KnowChapter 2. A First Look at jQueryChapter 3. ASP.NET Controls and jQuery SelectorsChapter 4. How jQuery Simplifies Event HandlingChapter 5. The DOM and Dynamic ContentChapter 6. More DOM and Useful jQuery MethodsChapter 7. Great-looking ASP.NET Pages with jQuery Effects and AnimationsChapter 8. Making Ajax Calls to .NET Web ServicesChapter 9. Creating and Using jQuery Plug-insChapter 10. jQuery UI and jQuery MobileChapter 11. Useful jQuery and ASP.NET RecipesAppendix: Learning Resources