jQuery
Accessing local data files using Html and Chrome
During the development and testing stages of a new website, there are time when you may need to access Json or xml data stored in a local file. The test site can be running under Visual Studio, IIS Express or even IIS. I recently had to quickly test some javascript code that interacted with Json [...]
Tidy up your forms with horizontal sliding divs using JQuery UI
Many websites still make use of lengthy scrollable forms or numerous page post backs when requesting input from their users, e.g shopping cart check outs etc. jQuery and jQueryUI give developers the opportunity to significantly improve the overall UI experience. In this tutorial, we will look into creating sliding panels/divs that respond to user input [...]
Uncaught TypeError: Object [object Object] has no method ” – jQuery Error
Many developers have been caught up by this error message judging by the number of posts on StackOveflow! I had to fight with this exception for a few hours until the solution popped out to remind me that losing focus is never a good thing! After having a working prototype, I tried to integrate the [...]
HTML5 Drag and Drop file upload with preview using jQuery and MVC 4
With the advent of HTML5 and its wide adoption by all major browsers, web developers now have a new arsenal in their hands for implementing powerful file upload functionality on their website. In this tutorial we will see how to implement this using the FileDrop jQuery plugin and an MVC controller to receive and store [...]
jQuery UI Autocomplete with jSON in MVC 4
jQueryUi has an autocomplete plugin that allows developers to turn any standard text box to turn any standard textbox to an autocomplete search box. In this case we will try to implement this in the simplest way possible using a web service as the data source. First of all, create a standard MVC 4 project. [...]
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