@types/jquery

What is @types/jquery?

The @types/jquery package provides TypeScript type definitions for jQuery, a fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library. It allows developers using TypeScript to get compile-time type checking and IntelliSense support when working with jQuery, ensuring that they use jQuery functions correctly according to their defined signatures.

What are @types/jquery's main functionalities?

DOM Manipulation

Allows for the manipulation of the HTML content of the selected elements. For example, changing the inner HTML of elements matching the selector.

$(selector).html(value)

Event Handling

Enables attaching event handlers to selected elements. For instance, executing a function when an element is clicked.

$(selector).click(function() { /* handler code here */ })

AJAX

Facilitates making asynchronous HTTP (AJAX) requests. This example demonstrates making a GET request to a specified URL and handling the response.

$.ajax({ url: 'example.com/api', success: function(result) { /* handle result */ } })

Effects and Animations

Provides easy-to-use functions for creating effects and animations on selected elements, such as fading them in.

$(selector).fadeIn()

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README

Installation

npm install --save @types/jquery

Summary

This package contains type definitions for jquery (https://jquery.com).

Details

Files were exported from https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/jquery.

Additional Details

• Last updated: Tue, 05 May 2020 00:16:29 GMT
• Dependencies: @types/sizzle
• Global values: $, Symbol, jQuery

Credits

These definitions were written by Leonard Thieu, Boris Yankov, Christian Hoffmeister, Steve Fenton, Diullei Gomes, Tass Iliopoulos, Jason Swearingen, Sean Hill, Guus Goossens, Kelly Summerlin, Basarat Ali Syed, Nicholas Wolverson, Derek Cicerone, Andrew Gaspar, Seikichi Kondo, Benjamin Jackman, Poul Sorensen, Josh Strobl, John Reilly, Dick van den Brink, Thomas Schulz, Terry Mun, and Martin Badin.