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Ch. 2. Selecting Elements with jQuery

Ch. 3. Beyond the Basics

Ch. 4. jQuery Utilities

Ch. 5. Faster, Simpler, More Fun

Attaching a Handler to Many Events

Reusing a Handler Function with Different Data

Removing a Whole Set of Event Handlers

Triggering Specific Event Handlers

Passing Dynamic Data to Event Handlers

Accessing an Element ASAP (Before document.ready)

Stopping the Handler Execution Loop

Getting the Correct Element When Using event.target

Avoid Multiple hover() Animations in Parallel

Making Event Handlers Work for Newly Added Elements

Ch. 9. Advanced Events

Ch. 10. HTML Form Enhancements from Scratch

Ch. 11. HTML Form Enhancements with Plugins

Ch. 12. jQuery Plugins

Ch. 13. Interface Components from Scratch

Ch. 14. User Interfaces with jQuery UI

Ch. 15. jQuery UI Theming

Ch. 16. jQuery, Ajax, Data Formats: HTML, XML, JSON, JSONP

Ch. 17. Using jQuery in Large Projects

Ch. 18. Unit Testing

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8.7. Accessing an Element ASAP (Before document.ready)

8.7.1. Problem

You need to gain access to a certain DOM element as soon as possible.

Using document.ready isn’t fast enough; you really want to control this element before the page finishes rendering.

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Chapter 8. Events > Accessing an Element ASAP (Before document.ready)

8.7. Accessing an Element ASAP (Before document.ready)

8.7.1. Problem