What is jQuery?

What is jQuery?

jQuery is a JavaScript library with serial, small, cross-platform and rich considerations. It is designed to facilitate client-side encoding of HTML. With an easy-to-use API that works in many different browser types, HTML document migration and manipulation makes things like animation, event processing and AJAX very easy.

jQuery was published in 2006 by John Resig as "write less, do more !" it is a fast and concise JavaScript library created with a beautiful slogan.

Most of the time, for a job done in 10-20 lines with JavaScript, you solve the problem with a single line of code in jQuery.

The main goal of jQuery is to provide an easy way to use Javascript to make your website more interactive and attractive. It is also used to add animation. If briefly summarized;

• jQuery is a serial, small and lightweight JavaScript library.
• jQuery is platform independent.
• jQuery, "write less, do more!'' means.
• jQuery makes AJAX call and DOM processing easier.

What are the important features of jQuery?

The following are key features of jQuery.

• HTML processing,
• DOM processing,
• DOM element selection,
• CSS manipulation,
• Effects and animations,
• Tools,
• AJAX,
• HTML event methods,
• JSON decomposition,
• Provides extensibility through plug-ins.
  
  

What does jQuery do?

By writing robust and effective JavaScript applications with jQuery, eye-catching animation effects are made that can also be displayed on mobile sites and applications in a style that can compete with Flash software.

• Ease of use: jQuery is very simple to use. Many operations that need to be performed can be done almost in a single line.
• Compatibility: jQuery works easily in most commonly used web browsers. It supports Internet Explorer 6.0 and higher, Firefox 2.0 and higher, Safari 3.0 and higher, Chrome and Opera 9.0 and higher.
• Chainability: in jQuery, very short codes can be written thanks to a point called 'the Magic of jQuery'. In other words, by chaining the procedures contained in JQuery with each other, more than one operation can be performed on a single line.
• Add-ons: pieces of code that perform certain tasks and are developed on JQuery are called jQuery add-ons. For example, if you want to add an MP3 player to a web page, the jmp3 plugin will meet this need.
• Effects: even if jQuery does not have a very large effects library, it is still possible to find frequently used effects.
• Events: jQuery contains functions equivalent to DOM events such as click, dblclick, mouseenter, mouseleave, blur, keyup, keydown, etc. These functions automatically resolve cross-browser issues.
• JQuery UI: jQuery is built to perform many impressive operations. Most of these are also housed in the jQuery library. But in jQuery, high-level structures were collected in a separate section and turned into a regular library and placed in the top layer of jQuery. This layer (i.e. the library) is also called the jQuery UI.
• AJAX: jQuery also provides users with ease with AJAX issues. In this way, you can interact with another web page without loading the entire web page.
• Clean formatting: jQuery does not allow inline code to be written. This, in turn, allows you to write more regular and clean code. In this way, the possibility of doing wrong when writing code is also prevented.
  
  
  

Why is jQuery necessary?

Sometimes, the question may arise as to what the requirement of jQuery is, or what difference it makes in introducing jQuery instead of AJAX / JavaScript.

• Very fast and expandable.
• It makes it easy for users to write UI-related function codes in minimal lines possible.
• Improves the performance of an application.
• Browser-compatible web applications can be developed.
• It mostly uses the new features of new browsers.
• So, you could say that among most JavaScript frameworks, jQuery is the most recognizable and extensible. Most of the largest companies on the web use jQuery.

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