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Asked: 2026-05-31T05:29:48+00:00

I have a legacy website using Prototype. But I want to use JQuery in

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I have a legacy website using Prototype. But I want to use JQuery in addition. How can I use Prototype and JQuery an the same page when they both override the $ sign?

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  1. Editorial Team

    By default, jQuery uses “$” as a shortcut for “jQuery”. However, you can override that default by calling jQuery.noConflict() at any point after jQuery and the other library have both loaded. For example:

    <html>
 <head>
   <script src="prototype.js"></script>
   <script src="jquery.js"></script>
   <script>
     jQuery.noConflict();

     // Use jQuery via jQuery(...)
     jQuery(document).ready(function(){
       jQuery("div").hide();
     });

     // Use Prototype with $(...), etc.
     $('someid').hide();
   </script>
 </head>
 <body></body>
 </html>

    see http://docs.jquery.com/Using_jQuery_with_Other_Libraries

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