jQuery advantages over javascript

[Shashank Agarwalg]

Hey is their any advantages of jQuery over javascript Or this is only diffrent way to write. And how can i explain jQuery.

[Hebert Coelho]

I believe this might help you.

http://jquery.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JQuery
http://www.noupe.com/jquery/50-amazing-jquery-examples-part1.html

[Shashank Agarwalg]

yup this links has the nice info. but what we can say in easy and simple way. if interviewer ask to me

[Bear Bibeault]

Well, jQuery is JavaScript, so it's not really one or the other. But there are distinct advantages of using jQuery over writing raw JavaScript. These include, but are not limited to:

The amount of code you need to write is vastly smaller

It handles cross browser differences for you

Easy DOM manipulation

It presents a single events API

Effects such as fading, sliding and more

It makes Ajax much much MUCH simpler

and so on...

[Shashank Agarwalg]

Hey very nice info how can we say that it makes ajax simpler can we use jQuery in Ajax code in place of java script.

[David Newton]

It's not in *place* of JavaScript, it *is* JavaScript--it's just a library.

[Shashank Agarwalg]

Yup i know this is library of javascript i want's to know that can i use this library or jquery syntax in ajax code.

[David Newton]

You just asked if you could jQuery in place of JavaScript. The answer is no, because jQuery *is* JavaScript. You can use jQuery instead of the default JavaScript/browser support for Ajax (and should, since it's substantially easier, and eliminates the cross-browser headaches).

[Shashank Agarwalg]

Thanks . means i can use jQuery code in ajax code

[David Newton]

... Ajax code *is* JavaScript code.

[Shashank Agarwalg]

ok... ajax means asynchronus java script and xml. thanks again

[Deepak Bhasin]

JQuery is unobtrusive JavaScript and it has great extent for cross browser compatibility.
Syntax is short and sweet.