A free and open-source JavaScript library primarily used to design, iterate, and manipulate the HTML DOM. DOM is a tree structure used to represent the elements of a web page. jQuery makes it easy for the designer to use the JavaScript code on their website. An advanced approach to jQuery allows you to create powerful and dynamic websites and web applications.
The syntax of jQuery is designed to simplify things like:
jQuery is one of the most widely used JavaScript libraries among all other libraries and has the following main features:
jQuery is part of JavaScript, but there are some differences between the two:
| jQuery | JavaScript |
|---|---|
| JavaScript is a library | It is a dynamic and interpreted programming language for web development. |
| Users only need to write the necessary jQuery code | The user must write the complete js code |
| It doesn't take long. | It takes a long time to write the whole script. |
| No need to troubleshoot cross-browser compatibility issues. | Developers write their own code to handle cross-browser compatibility. |
| You must include the URL of the jQuery library in the header of your page. | JavaScript is supported by all browsers. No need to integrate additional plugins. |
| Since this is a js library, it depends on JavaScript. | jQuery is part of Javascript. So, your js code may or may not depend on jQuery. |
| There are only a few lines of code. | The code can be complex and long. |
| It's a very simple, easy, and quick approach. | Weakly typed programming approach. |
| jQuery is a technique optimized for web design. | JavaScript is one of the most popular web design programming languages for developers adopting jQuery. |
| jQuery builds the DOM faster. | JavaScript takes a long time to build the DOM. |
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