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# jQuery |
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> jQuery is a fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library. |
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For information on how to get started and how to use jQuery, please see [jQuery's documentation](http://api.jquery.com/). |
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For source files and issues, please visit the [jQuery repo](https://github.com/jquery/jquery). |
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## Including jQuery |
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Below are some of the most common ways to include jQuery. |
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### Browser |
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#### Script tag |
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```html |
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<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.0.min.js"></script> |
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``` |
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#### Babel |
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[Babel](http://babeljs.io/) is a next generation JavaScript compiler. One of the features is the ability to use ES6/ES2015 modules now, even though browsers do not yet support this feature natively. |
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```js |
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import $ from "jquery"; |
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``` |
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#### Browserify/Webpack |
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There are several ways to use [Browserify](http://browserify.org/) and [Webpack](https://webpack.github.io/). For more information on using these tools, please refer to the corresponding project's documention. In the script, including jQuery will usually look like this... |
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```js |
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var $ = require("jquery"); |
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``` |
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#### AMD (Asynchronous Module Definition) |
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AMD is a module format built for the browser. For more information, we recommend [require.js' documentation](http://requirejs.org/docs/whyamd.html). |
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```js |
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define(["jquery"], function($) { |
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}); |
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``` |
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### Node |
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To include jQuery in [Node](nodejs.org), first install with npm. |
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```sh |
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npm install jquery |
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``` |
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For jQuery to work in Node, a window with a document is required. Since no such window exists natively in Node, one can be mocked by tools such as [jsdom](https://github.com/tmpvar/jsdom). This can be useful for testing purposes. |
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```js |
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require("jsdom").env("", function(err, window) { |
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if (err) { |
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console.error(err); |
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return; |
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} |
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var $ = require("jquery")(window); |
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}); |
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``` |
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