Gain insights into mastering AlpineJS, a lightweight JavaScript library. Discover practical, real-world web design solutions through hands-on coding. Perfect for beginners seeking interactive projects.

This course is a practical guide to quickly mastering AlpineJS: a utility-first, lightweight JavaScript library that makes adding interactivity to your website a breeze. This course teaches you how to use AlpineJS to solve real-world web design problems using easy-to-follow, simple examples.

If you are a beginner who wants to gain hands-on coding experience, you are on the right path. Never used Alpine before? You can keep this course as a refresher and for further reference.

Mastering AlpineJS in a Day or Less

The `x-bind` directive allows us to set HTML attributes with the result of JavaScript expressions. The syntax for `x-bind` takes the form `x-bind:[attribute]='Attribute value'`, where `[attribute]` is the HTML attribute we want to dynamically bind `Attribute value` to.

The example below shows how to set the `value` attribute of an `input` element:

input {
  border-radius: 5px;
  line-height: 38px;
  border: 1px solid grey;
}

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**Line 7** of the code above sets the `value` attribute of the `input` element to the value of `initialValue`. This changes the `input` value whenever `initialValue` changes.

# The shorthand syntax
There’s also a shorthand syntax for `x-bind`. With the shorthand syntax, we use `:` instead of `x-bind`:

Learn to dynamically bind the result of JavaScript expressions to HTML attributes.

Introduction to AlpineJS

AlpineJS Directives

AlpineJS Component Initialization

AlpineJS Directives

Using Properties

AlpineJS Methods

General Assessment

Conclusion

Set Dynamic HTML Attributes: x-bind