Dec 13, 2013 · The cash sign is just an alias for the jQuery function. Starting the variable name with $ has no effect on that variable. It is customary though, especially in jQuery plugin …

Dec 29, 2011 · In jQuery the variable is assigned a copy of the jQuery function. This function is heavily overloaded and means half a dozen different things depending on what arguments it is …

The jQuery Project is very excited to announce the jQuery Conference 2010: Boston on October 16-17, 2010. The conference will be held at the Hilton Boston Logan in Boston, …

Jan 17, 2012 · It means you are alerting an instance of an object. When alerting the object, toString() is called on the object, and the default implementation returns [object Object].

Mar 29, 2022 · When using jQuery, the usage of $ symbol as a prefix in the variable name is merely by convention; it is completely optional and serves only to indicate that the variable …

Actually the reason .val() isn't working for him is because he didn't actually give his options a value, which is why he has to use your method to retrieve the selected text, so another fix …

Aug 23, 2012 · To make a function available on jQuery objects you add it to the jQuery prototype (fn is a shortcut for prototype in jQuery) like this: jQuery.fn.myFunction = function() { // Usually …

May 14, 2015 · function fundrp(){ var text_value = $("#drpboxid option:selected").text(); console.log(text_value); var val_text = $("#drpboxid option:selected").val(); console.log ...

Oct 7, 2008 · We use jQuery's is() to check the selected element with another element, selector or any jQuery object. This method traverses along the DOM elements to find a match, which …

Jan 21, 2021 · Web Performance with jQuery selectors. Quote from a web blog that doesn't exist anymore but I'll leave it in here for history sake: In my opinion, one of the best jQuery …