jQuery in Action -- jQuery replaces JavaScript?

[Raghavan Muthu]

Hi Bear,

It may sound stupid. I have read that jQuery runs on top of JavaScript or based on JavaScript. But my question is that to what extent the developers might use the plain JavaScript? If jQuery is a superset of JavaScript, it should ideally be replacing it. Right?

[Gregg Bolinger]

jQuery is written in JavaScript. It does indeed replace the need to write pure JavaScript in a lot of cases but I don't see jQuery as a complete replacement.

[Eric Pascarello]

jQuery replaces enhances JavaScript?

Eric

[Raghavan Muthu]

Thats great. Thank you Gregg and Eric!

I guess the same may go with CSS also right. As jQuery provides even more good animations or visual effects to the UI components. Or the rule does NOT hold good for CSS?

[Gregg Bolinger]

Raghavan Muthu wrote:Or the rule does NOT hold good for CSS?

Not really.

[Bear Bibeault]

jQuery in no way replaces CSS. It makes it easier to manipulate at run-time, but CSS, like JavaScript, is alive and well when using jQuery.

[Raghavan Muthu]

Bear Bibeault wrote:It makes it easier to manipulate at run-time, but CSS, like JavaScript, is alive and well when using jQuery.

Thank you Bear.

Does the statement "easier to manipulate at run-time" means that the CSS attributes (like selectors etc.,) can be chosen at runtime? If so, it would be really a gift to the developers!!

[Bear Bibeault]

Yes, CSS properties are easy to manipulate. See the .css() method.

[Raghavan Muthu]

Thats great. Thanks Bear