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Asked: May 28, 20262026-05-28T13:15:39+00:00 2026-05-28T13:15:39+00:00

Possible Duplicate: What does (function($) {})(jQuery); mean? For the function (function($){})(), I've seen it

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

I’ve seen this used in many places, and I understand that some code ill not work without it… but I have no idea what it does: what is the purpose of this wrapper?

(function($){  

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})(jQuery);

An explanation and/or direction to some good resources would be greatly appreciated!

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    2026-05-28T13:15:40+00:00Added an answer on May 28, 2026 at 1:15 pm

    It defines a scope for what’s inside the function body, keeping it out of the global namespace, while defining $ as an alias for jQuery.

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