14
Jan
Simple hello world jQuery script for beginners
jQuery is a JavaScript library or framework. It uses CSS-like selectors(#, >) to select a set of elements. Basic knowledge in JavaScript is required to understand and master jQuery.First of all, you need to have a copy of jQuery library. Click here to download the latest version of jQuery library. It’s free. Copy the downloaded jQuery file (ie, jquery-1.1.4.js) to your application folder. Now we can create a simple application with jQuery. Copy the following lines and paste it in your notepad and save the file in your application folder with an extension .htm or .html.
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.1.4.js"> </script> <!-- include your downloaded jQuery file here --> <script> jQuery(document).ready(function() { alert(’Hello World!’); } ); </script> </head> <body> <h1>jQuery Tutorials</h1> </body> </html>
When you browse this file, you will get a ’Hello World’ alert window.
