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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Introduction to jQuery What is jQuery?

Posted by Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas
1,345 Points

How do you use $() for jQuery?

I thought "$()" was the primary syntax for adding jQuery. Can someone explain exactly what "$()" and why this course hasn't discussed it yet?

1 Answer

Kirkland Harrell
Kirkland Harrell
4,444 Points
Kirkland Harrell
Kirkland Harrell
4,444 Points

Here is the documentation for $( )

http://api.jquery.com/jquery/

They do touch on it later in this course and more so in the 'Introduction to jQuery course'

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/introduction-to-jquery