Question

I am not very conversant with jQuery and want to know some basic things about jQuery’s js files.
What is the basic difference in jquery min js & jquery js file e.g. drag, drop, mouse, model etc..
Suppose i am working with jQuery Dialog Model,

• Downloaded from jQuery

• js files saved in my web application
  and include the js file as given below

• if i need to use drag & drop then
  again i need to include respective
  jquery js file

<script src="ui/jquery.ui.widget.js"></script>
<script src="ui/jquery.ui.mouse.js"></script>
<script src="ui/jquery.ui.core.js"></script>
     ......... .......                   .......
<script src="ui/jquery.ui.dialog.js"></script>

Now i find another way to manage with just two files and do not need to include any separate js file for any other functionality e.g. drag, drop. I downloaded the two js files only

1. jquery.min.1.*.js  and   2. jquery-ui.min.1.*.js

<script src="ui/jquery.min.1.*.js"></script>

<script src="ui/jquery-ui.min.1.*.js"></script>

My Question is , Which one is correct & best way to deal the issue. BTW i feel comfort using jquery min js files. what do you say

Answer 1

The min versions are minified. All non-essential characters are removed so the files are smaller and their download times shorter.

I’d recommend using the minified version, unless you’re debugging jQuery itself (in that case, working with readable source code is more important than download speed).