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anthonypliu
anthonypliu

Reputation: 12437

For the function (function($){})(), I've seen it with the word jQuery in it, why is that?

For the function (function($){})(), I've seen it with the word jQuery in it, why is that?

I have read this page Javascript: why does jQuery do this: (function(){ ...});, and how does it work? but it didnt tell about an example like this:

(function($){})(jQuery);

What does that jquery in the parenthesis do? If the parenthesis by itself already self calls the function then why do we need that jQuery in there?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 112

Answers (1)

Christian C. Salvadó
Christian C. Salvadó

Reputation: 827704

Is a simple function invocation, the jQuery object is sent as an argument to the anonymous function, e.g.:

(function (foo) {
  alert(foo); // alerts "hello"
})("hello");

It's a common pattern to define plugins, basically permits you to reference the jQuery object as $ in the scope of the anonymous function, even if jQuery is running in noConflict mode.

Upvotes: 4

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