What is the proper way to use jQuery
Pattern of using jQuery
The typical usage of jQuery is
- selecting a DOM element(s)
- performing some operation or manipulation on the selected element(s).
The basic call to jQuery is
$(selector);
where selector is an expression
for matching HTML elements.
The selector format is the same used with CSS.
For example, # matches elements by their
id attribute and .
matches by CSS classes.
To get a div with the ID myDiv use the following:
$("div#myDiv");
$() returns a wrapper object.
A wrapper object is array-like.
When you call a jQuery method, it applies the method to
all of the selected elements.
There's no need to iterate over the collection with a loop.
The following code shows how to chain jQuery methods together.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
.class1 { <!-- w w w . j a v a 2s . com-->
color: "white";
background-color: "black";
width:200px;
height:100px;
}
.class2 {
color: "yellow";
background-color: "red";
width:100px;
height:200px;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://java2s.com/style/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function(){
$("#myDiv").addClass("class1");
$("p#blah").removeClass("class1");
$("p#blah").addClass("class1");
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="myDiv">
<p id="lorem">Lorem Ipsum</p>
<p id="blah">java2s.com java 2s.com and j ava2s.com</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Here's the rewritten example using chaining instead of separate instances:
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function(){/* www . j a va2 s .c o m*/
$("#myDiv")
.addClass("class1")
.find("p#blah")
.removeClass("class1")
.addClass("class1");
});
</script>