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jQuery Syntax

  jQuery Syntax The jQuery syntax is tailor-made for  selecting  HTML elements and performing some  action  on the element(s). Basic syntax is:  $( selector ). action () A $ sign to define/access jQuery A ( selector ) to "query (or find)" HTML elements A jQuery  action () to be performed on the element(s) Examples: $(this).hide()  - hides the current element. $("p").hide()  - hides all <p> elements. $(".test").hide()  - hides all elements with class="test". $("#test").hide()  - hides the element with id="test".

Adding jQuery

  Adding jQuery to Your Web Pages There are several ways to start using jQuery on your website. You can: Download the jQuery library from jQuery.com Include jQuery from a CDN, like Google Downloading jQuery There are two versions of jQuery available for downloading: Production version - this is for your live website because it has been minified and compressed Development version - this is for testing and development (uncompressed and readable code) Both versions can be downloaded from  jQuery.com . The jQuery library is a single JavaScript file, and you reference it with the HTML  <script>  tag (notice that the  <script> tag should be inside the  <head>  section): < head > < script  src ="jquery-3.6.0.min.js" > < /script > < /head > Tip:  Place the downloaded file in the same directory as the pages where you wish to use it. jQuery CDN If you don't want to download and host jQuery yourself, you can inc...