// jQuery Essential Snippets Cheat Sheet // ============================================ // SELECTORS // ============================================ // Basic selectors $('#myId') // Select by ID $('.myClass') // Select by class $('div') // Select by tag $('div.myClass') // Select div with class $('[name="myName"]') // Select by attribute // Hierarchy $('parent > child') // Direct children $('ancestor descendant') // All descendants $('prev + next') // Next sibling $('prev ~ siblings') // All siblings // Filters $('div:first') // First div $('div:last') // Last div $('div:even') // Even divs (0, 2, 4...) $('div:odd') // Odd divs (1, 3, 5...) $('div:eq(2)') // Third div (0-indexed) $('div:gt(2)') // Divs after index 2 $('div:lt(2)') // Divs before index 2 $('div:not(.myClass)') // Divs without class // ============================================ // DOM MANIPULATION // ============================================ // Get/Set content $('#myDiv').text() // Get text $('#myDiv').text('New text') // Set text $('#myDiv').html() // Get HTML $('#myDiv').html('Bold') // Set HTML $('#myInput').val() // Get input value $('#myInput').val('New value') // Set input value // Attributes $('#myImg').attr('src') // Get attribute $('#myImg').attr('src', 'new.jpg') // Set attribute $('#myImg').removeAttr('src') // Remove attribute $('#myDiv').data('key', 'value') // Set data attribute $('#myDiv').data('key') // Get data attribute // CSS $('#myDiv').css('color') // Get CSS property $('#myDiv').css('color', 'red') // Set CSS property $('#myDiv').css({ // Set multiple properties 'color': 'red', 'font-size': '20px' }) // Classes $('#myDiv').addClass('newClass') $('#myDiv').removeClass('oldClass') $('#myDiv').toggleClass('active') $('#myDiv').hasClass('myClass') // Returns boolean // ============================================ // DOM INSERTION // ============================================ $('#myDiv').append('

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') // Add to end $('#myDiv').prepend('

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') // Add to beginning $('#myDiv').after('

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') // Add after element $('#myDiv').before('

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') // Add before element $('#myDiv').remove() // Remove element $('#myDiv').empty() // Remove children // ============================================ // EVENTS // ============================================ // Click $('#myButton').click(function() { console.log('Clicked!'); }); // Common events $('#myInput').focus(function() { }); // Focus $('#myInput').blur(function() { }); // Blur $('#myInput').change(function() { }); // Change $('#myForm').submit(function(e) { // Submit e.preventDefault(); }); // Hover $('#myDiv').hover( function() { console.log('Mouse enter'); }, function() { console.log('Mouse leave'); } ); // Event delegation (for dynamic elements) $(document).on('click', '.dynamic-button', function() { console.log('Dynamic element clicked'); }); // ============================================ // EFFECTS & ANIMATIONS // ============================================ $('#myDiv').hide() // Hide instantly $('#myDiv').show() // Show instantly $('#myDiv').toggle() // Toggle visibility $('#myDiv').fadeIn(500) // Fade in (500ms) $('#myDiv').fadeOut(500) // Fade out $('#myDiv').fadeToggle(500) // Toggle fade $('#myDiv').fadeTo(500, 0.5) // Fade to opacity $('#myDiv').slideDown(500) // Slide down $('#myDiv').slideUp(500) // Slide up $('#myDiv').slideToggle(500) // Toggle slide // Custom animation $('#myDiv').animate({ left: '250px', opacity: 0.5, height: '150px', width: '150px' }, 1000); // ============================================ // AJAX // ============================================ // GET request $.get('api/data', function(data) { console.log(data); }); // POST request $.post('api/data', { name: 'John', age: 30 }, function(response) { console.log(response); }); // Full AJAX $.ajax({ url: 'api/data', type: 'GET', dataType: 'json', success: function(data) { console.log('Success:', data); }, error: function(xhr, status, error) { console.error('Error:', error); } }); // ============================================ // UTILITIES // ============================================ $.each([1, 2, 3], function(index, value) { console.log(index + ': ' + value); }); $.map([1, 2, 3], function(value, index) { return value * 2; }); $.grep([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], function(value) { return value > 2; }); // ============================================ // DOCUMENT READY // ============================================ $(document).ready(function() { // Code here runs when DOM is ready }); // Shorthand $(function() { // Same as above });