jQuery 1.

4 API Cheat Sheet

Selectors Core Traversing Events AJAX
Basics Hierarchy jQuery function Filtering Page Load Low-Level Interface
#id ancestor $ .jQuery( selector [, context] ), $ .eq( index ) $ .ready( fn() ) XHR [Link]( options )
element descendant .jQuery( element ), .jQuery( elementArray ), $ .first( ) 1.4+ Event Handling bool async = true fn beforeSend( XHR )
.class, parent > child .jQuery( jQueryObject ), .jQuery( ) 1.4∗ $ .last( ) 1.4+ bool cache = true fn complete(XHR, status)
$ .bind( type [, data ], fn(eventObj) )
.[Link] prev + next $ .jQuery( html [, ownerDocument] ), $ .has( selector ), str contentType obj context
* prev ~ siblings .jQuery( html, props ) 1.4∗
$ .one( type [, data ], fn(eventObj) )
.has( element ) 1.4+ obj, str data fn dataFilter( data, type )
selector1, $ .jQuery( fn ) $ .trigger( event [, data])
$ .filter( selector ), .filter( fn(index) ) bool global = true bool ifModified = false
selector2 obj .triggerHandler( event [, data]) str jsonp fn jsonpCallback
jQuery Object Accessors bool .is( selector ) $ .unbind( [type] [, fn]) str password bool processData = true
Basic Filters Content Filters $ .each( fn(index, element) ) $ .map( fn(index, element) ) num timeout str type = 'GET'
num .size( ), .length $ .not( selector ), .not( elements ), Live Events str url = curr. page str username
:first :contains(text)
.not( fn( index ) ) $ .live( eventType [, data], fn() ) fn xhr str scriptCharset
:last :empty [Link]
[Link] $ .slice( start [, end] ) $ .die( [eventType] [, fn() ]) str dataType ∈ {xml, json, script, html}
:not(selector) :has(selector)
$ .eq( index ) Interaction Helpers fn error( XHR, status, errorThrown )
:even :parent Tree traversal fn success( data, status, XHR )
:odd [el],[Link]( [index] ) $ .children( [selector] ) $ .hover( fnIn(eventObj), fnOut(eventObj))
:eq(index) Visibility Filters [Link]( options )
num .index( ) 1.4∗, .index( selector ) 1.4∗, $ .closest( selector [, context] ) 1.4∗ $ .toggle( fn(eventObj), fn2(eventObj) [, ...])
:gt(index) :hidden .index( element ) Shorthand Methods
:visible
arr .closest( selectors [, context] ) 1.4+ Event Helpers
:lt(index) arr .toArray( ) 1.4+ $ .load( url [, data] [, fn( responseText, status, XHR )] )
$ .find( selector ) $ .blur( [fn] ), .mousedown( [fn] ),
:header XHR [Link]( url [, data] [, fn( data, status, XHR )] [, type] )
Interoperability $ .next( [selector] ) .change( [fn] ), .mouseenter( [fn] ),
:animated XHR [Link]( url [, data] [, fn( data, status )] )
$ [Link]( [extreme] ) $ .nextAll( [selector] ) .click( [fn] ), .mouseleave( [fn] ),
XHR [Link]( url [, fn( data, status )] )
Child Filters Attribute Filters $ .nextUntil( [selector] ) 1.4+ .dblclick( [fn] ), .mousemove( [fn] ),
XHR [Link]( url [, data] [, fn( data, status )] [, type] )
:nth-child(expr) [attribute] Attributes $ .offsetParent( ) .error( [fn] ), .mouseout( [fn] ),
:first-child [attribute=value] Attributes $ .parent( [selector] ) .focus( [fn] ), .mouseover( [fn] ), Global Ajax Event Handlers
:last-child [attribute!=value] str .attr( name ) $ .parents( [selector] ) .focusin( [fn] ), 1.4+ .mouseup( [fn] ), $ .ajaxComplete( fn( event, XHR, options ) )
:only-child [attribute^=value] $ .attr( name, val ), .attr( map ), $ .parentsUntil( [selector] ) 1.4+ .focusout( [fn] ), 1.4+.resize( [fn] ), $ .ajaxError( fn( event, XHR, options, thrownError ) )
[attribute$=value] .attr( name, fn(index, attr) ) $ .prev( [selector] ) .keydown( [fn] ), .scroll( [fn] ), $ .ajaxSend( fn( event, XHR, options ) )
[attribute*=value] $ .removeAttr( name ) $ .prevAll( [selector] ) .keypress( [fn] ), .select( [fn] ), $ .ajaxStart( fn( ) )
[attribute|=value] $ .prevUntil( [selector] ) 1.4+ .keyup( [fn] ), .submit( [fn] ), $ .ajaxStop( fn( ) )
[attribute~=value] Class
$ .addClass( class ), $ .siblings( [selector] ) .load( fn ), .unload( fn ) $ .ajaxSuccess( fn(event, XHR, options) )
[attribute]
[attribute2] .addClass( fn(index, class) ) 1.4∗ Miscellaneous Event object Miscellaneous
bool .hasClass( class ) $ .add( selector [, context] ), event
={ str .serialize( )
Forms Form Filters $ .removeClass( [class] ), .add( elements ), .add( html ) 1.4∗ currentTarget,
el [obj] .serializeArray( )
:input :enabled .removeClass( fn(index, class) ) 1.4∗ $ .andSelf( ) data,
* str [Link]( obj, [traditional] ) 1.4∗
:text :disabled $ .toggleClass( class [, switch] ), $ .contents( ) isDefaultPrevented(),
bool
:password :checked isImmediatePropagationStopped(),
bool
:radio :selected
.toggleClass( fn(index, class) [, switch] ) 1.4∗ $ .end( )
isPropagationStopped(),
bool Utilities
HTML, text pageX,
num Browser and Feature Detection
:checkbox
:submit
str .html( ) Manipulation pageY,
num obj [Link]
$ .html( val ), .html( fn(index, html) ) 1.4∗ Inserting Inside preventDefault(), obj [Link] deprecated
:image el relatedTarget,
:reset str .text( ) $ .append( content ), str [Link] deprecated
$ .text( val ), .text( fn(index, html) ) 1.4∗ obj result, bool [Link] deprecated
:button .append( fn( index, html ) ) 1.4∗ stopImmediatePropagation(),
:file Value $ .appendTo( target ) stopPropagation(), Basic operations
str,arr .val( ) $ .prepend( content ), el target, obj [Link]( obj, fn( index, valueOfElement ) )
$ .val( val ), .val( fn() ) 1.4∗ .prepend( fn( index, html ) ) 1.4∗ num timeStamp, obj [Link]( [deep,] target, obj1 [, objN] )
Legend $ .prependTo( target ) str type,
str which arr [Link]( array, fn( element, index ) [, invert] )

Conventional signs
CSS Inserting Outside } arr [Link]( obj )
CSS $ .after( content ), .after( fn() ) 1.4∗ arr [Link]( array, fn( element, index ) )
[obj] — array of objects
1.4+ — new in 1.4
str .css( name ) $ .before( content ),
.before( fn() ) 1.4∗
Effects num [Link]( val, array )
arr [Link]( first, second )
$ .css( name, val ), .css( map ), Basics
1.4∗ — changed in 1.4 .css( name, fn(index, val) ) 1.4∗ $ .insertAfter( target ) fn [Link] 1.4+
$ .show( [ duration [, fn] ] )
$ .insertBefore( target ) fn [Link]( fn, scope ), [Link]( scope, name ) 1.4+
Positioning $ .hide( [ duration [, fn] ] )
Data types obj .offset( ) Inserting Around $ .toggle( [showOrHide] ) arr [Link]( array )
* — anything $ .offset( coord ), $ .unwrap( ) 1.4+ $ .toggle( duration [, fn] ) str [Link]( str )
$ — jQuery object .offset( fn( index, coord ) ) 1.4+ $ .wrap( wrappingElement ), Data functions
.wrap( fn ) 1.4∗ Sliding
arr — array $ .offsetParent( ) $ .clearQueue( [name] ) 1.4+
$ .wrapAll(wrappingElement ), $ .slideDown( duration [, fn] )
bool — boolean obj .position( ) $ .dequeue( [name] ), [Link]( [name] )
.wrapAll( fn ) 1.4∗ $ .slideUp( duration [, fn] )
int .scrollTop( ) obj [Link]( element, key ), [Link]( ) 1.4+
el — DOM element $ .wrapInner( wrappingElement ), $ .slideToggle( [duration] [, fn] )
$ .scrollTop( val ) obj .data( ), .data( key )
fn — function .wrapInner( fn ) 1.4∗ Fading
int .scrollLeft( ) $ .data( key, val ), .data( obj ) 1.4∗
int — integer $ .scrollLeft( val ) Replacing $ .fadeIn( duration [, fn] )
$ .removeData( [name] )
obj — object $ .replaceWith( content ), $ .fadeOut( duration [, fn] )
Height and Width [fn] .queue( [name] ) [Link]( [name] )
str — string .replaceWith( fn ) 1.4∗ $ .fadeTo( duration, opacity [, fn] )
int .height( ) $ .queue( [name,] fn( next ) ), [Link]( [name,] fn( ) )
XHR — XMLHttpRequest $ .replaceAll( selector ) Custom
$ .height( val ) $ .queue( [name,] queue ), [Link]( [name,] queue )
int .width( ) Removing $ .animate( params [, duration] [, easing] [, fn] )
Test operations
$ .width( val ) $ .detach( [selector] ) 1.4+ $ .animate( params, options )
[Link] int .innerHeight( ) $ .empty( ) $ .stop( [clearQueue] [, jumpToEnd] )
bool
bool
[Link]( obj )
[Link]( obj ) 1.4+
ver. 21-01-2010 $ .remove( [selector] ) $ .delay( duration [, queueName] ) 1.4+
int .innerWidth( ) bool [Link]( obj )
int .outerHeight( [margin] ) Copying Settings bool [Link]( obj ) 1.4+
int .outerWidth( [margin] ) $ .clone( [withDataAndEvents] ) bool [Link]