jQuery Mobile

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jQuery Mobile

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Basic data

developer jQuery team
Current  version 1.4.5 (December 18, 2016)
(September 22, 2016)
operating system platform independent
programming language JavaScript
category Library
License WITH
jquerymobile.com

jQuery Mobile (letters only in the logo: jQuery mobile ) is a free JavaScript - library that was developed specifically for the needs of mobile applications. It is based on the JavaScript framework jQuery and adapts the framework to the requirements of applications and websites that should run on smartphones and tablets . jQuery Mobile is compatible with most mobile operating systems such as Android , Apple iOS, and Microsoft Windows Phone . With the help of Apache Cordova , hybrid applications for mobile devices can be created that also access the programming interfaces of the operating system and thus e.g. B. can be sold via the manufacturer's app stores and can use device-specific functions, which is difficult or impossible for normal web applications. Also, events (English events) performed on mobile devices often different and are processed as events in a web browser on a desktop computer. For example, there are no hover mouse events on a mobile device or tablet , but there are some gestures such as swiping ; For further gestures ( rotate), spread (pinch) , multiple finger events ... as well as for reading out compass, GPS and movement data and images and films from the camera), a separate JavaScript library such as . B. PhoneGap / Cordova may be necessary.

The supplied Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are specially adapted for mobile devices. This CSS makes it possible to create websites for mobile devices that are similar to applications close to the operating system. JQuery Mobile consistently relies on Ajax to reload page content .

literature

  • Jon Reid: jQuery Mobile. Platform-independent mobile applications. O'Reilly, ISBN 978-3-86899-158-1 .
  • Phil Dutson: Teach Yourself jQuery. Mobile Sams Publishing, ISBN 978-0-672-33594-5 .
  • Philipp Friberg: Web apps with jQuery Mobile: Mobile multiplatform development with HTML5 and JavaScript. dpunkt.verlag
  • Marco Dierenfeldt: jQuery Mobile - Easily develop mobile web apps. developer.press
  • Thomas Theis: Getting started with JavaScript: Creating dynamic websites. Incl. Interaction of HTML, CSS, Ajax, jQuery, jQuery Mobile and many more Rheinwerk Computing
  • Frank Bongers: jQuery: The practical book. Topics such as Ajax applications, the jQuery UI and the development of your own plug-ins are covered in detail, as is the development of mobile applications with jQuery Mobile. Galleo Computing
  • Ralph Steyer: jQuery: The universal JavaScript framework for the interactive web and mobile applications. Hanser publishing house
  • Maximiliano Firtman: Using HTML5 to Design Web Apps for Tablets and Smartphones jQuery Mobile: Up and Running Using HTML5 to Design Web Apps for Tablets and Smartphones. O'Reilly Media

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