Jquery noConflict

jQuery.noConflict() is a method in jQuery that can be used to avoid conflicts with other JavaScript libraries that may use the $ symbol as a shorthand for their library name.

By default, jQuery uses the $ symbol as a shorthand for the jQuery object. This can lead to conflicts if another JavaScript library is also using the $ symbol. For example, if you’re using both jQuery and another library like Prototype.js, which also uses $ , you can run into issues where the $ symbol is no longer referring to jQuery, causing errors and unexpected behavior.

To avoid conflicts with other libraries, you can use jQuery.noConflict()  to release the $ symbol back to its previous owner, allowing you to use the full name jQuery  instead. Here is an example:

$.noConflict();
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
  // Code that uses jQuery's $ can follow here.
  $("button").click(function() {
    $("p").toggle();
  });
});

In this example, we are using $.noConflict() to release the $ symbol, and then passing it as a parameter to the ready() function. This allows us to use $ within the ready() function as a shorthand for jQuery , while avoiding conflicts with other libraries that may also use $ .

By default, jQuery.noConflict()  returns a reference to the jQuery object, allowing you to assign it to a variable if needed. For example:

var $j = jQuery.noConflict();
$j(document).ready(function() {
  // Code that uses the $j shorthand can follow here.
  $j("button").click(function() {
    $j("p").toggle();
  });
});

In this example, we are assigning the jQuery object to the variable $j , allowing us to use the $j shorthand for jQuery within the ready() function.