Javascript peeps: check out JQuery

From:	THERE IS NO GOD BUT (RENDLE)	19 Nov 2007 09:19
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I was looking at this on Friday, it's a library which makes working with the DOM much easier. Basically, instead of using getElementsByTagName and getElementById, you use CSS-style strings to query the DOM and various built-in functions to manipulate it. For example, to add the class "foo" to all divs, you just use Javascript code: $(document).ready(function() { $("div").addClass("foo"); }); You can add event handlers similarly easily. You can also use classes as part of the query string, and CSS3 stuff like "#stuff li first" to select the first list item in <ul id="stuff">. Here. There are two types of creationist: morons and liars.

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From:	Ben (BENLUMLEY)	19 Nov 2007 10:59
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I've been using it for some time, and can confirm that it is somewhat super.

It has several ways to query the dom, as well as what you mention, some of which were really clumsy before.

It also has functionality to make all sorts of nice things easily - ajax requests, animation, form validation, etc. And there are loads of plugins.

I also use prototype, which is a similar thing and is also nice.

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From:	Ally	19 Nov 2007 18:06
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I've still not looked at JQuery- I use Mootools, which by all accounts does just the same stuff. I'm yet to find a decent resource that compares all of them so I can make an objective choice... as it is, I know how to program Mootools, so I'll stick with it. Prototype is (or was, when I tried it) far, far too big. Have you heard of "slobber"? Do you tend to think of it as a positive term? Because the one thing that dogs can be trusted to do, besides thumping gaseous dead rats out their ass and besides biting everybody, is to slobber all over themselves and you. You need to do some serious thinking about whether a dog is really what you need in your life right now.

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