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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Spoiler Revealer Review

Posted by Venkiteswaran Subramanian
Venkiteswaran Subramanian
7,643 Points

When to choose jquery over javascript?

Whatever learned till now can be achieved using javascript as well(DOM traversing, manipulation, events) without more lines of code. How to decide whether to use jquery over javascript?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

:point_right: Some reasons you might want to use JQuery:

  • you want more compact code (for example: $("#test") vs. getElementById("test"))
  • you find the JQuery syntax easier to read and maintain
  • you use AJAX and want to save lines of code.
  • you want to use selectors unique to JQuery (such as ":hidden")
  • you want to use unique facilites in JQuery (such as .animate() or .slideUp())
  • you want your code to have wider cross-version and/or cross-platform compatibility