HTML5 APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT MANUAL (2016)
21 - jQuery and Other Third-Party Libraries
JavaScript Libraries
The most effective programmers know how to make good use of what others write. A programming library contains snippets of code, subroutines, classes, and other resources you can re-use to create software. There are many JavaScript libraries available, and jQuery is one of the most popular.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>First use of jQuery</title>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery/jquery-1.5.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
//Once the HTML document loads, execute the function within ready().
$(document).ready(function () {
//Each paragraph receives a "click" action, hide that particular paragraph.
$("p").click(function () {
$(this).hide();
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>
This is the first paragraph. Click on me to make me
disappear.
<p>This is the second paragraph.
<p>This is the third paragraph.
</body>
</html>