Dec 13, 2013 · The cash sign is just an alias for the jQuery function. Starting the variable name with $ has no effect on that variable. It is customary though, especially in jQuery plugin development, to use variables already wrapped in jQuery with a cash sign, so you know you can call jQuery methods, without having to wrap them.

Dec 29, 2011 · In jQuery the variable is assigned a copy of the jQuery function. This function is heavily overloaded and means half a dozen different things depending on what arguments it is passed.

May 28, 2012 · In javascript, $ (a single dollar character) is a valid variable name. Several frameworks, among which jQuery, have adopted it as a synonym of an object that contain the top-level convenience methods the framework provides.

Learn how to select a dropdown item based on its value using JQuery.

Oct 15, 2010 · This Stack Overflow page explains how to download jQuery, providing step-by-step instructions and helpful tips for developers.

Ask questions and report issues related to using jQuery. Discuss anything related to jQuery itself. For issues with plugins, ask in the jQuery Plugins forum.

Aug 23, 2012 · Yup — what you’re describing is a jQuery plugin. To write a jQuery plugin, you create a function in JavaScript, and assign it to a property on the object jQuery.fn.

Sep 15, 2011 · Here is another way to read an external CSV into Javascript (using jQuery). It's a little bit more long winded, but I feel by reading the data into arrays you can exactly follow the process and makes for easy troubleshooting. Might help someone else. The data file example: Time,data1,data2,data2 08/11/2015 07:30:16,602,0.009,321 And here is the ...

The append () function should've probably been called add () in jQuery because it sometimes confuses people. You would think it appends something after the given element, while it actually adds it to the element.

Oct 23, 2013 · This can also happen in safari if you try a selector with a missing ], for example $('select[name="something"') but interestingly, this same jquery selector with a missing bracket will work in chrome.