Question

We are using a 3rd party java script library for functionalities like drag-drop, calender etc. Now are planning to move to jQuery for these controls & effects.

The 3rd party uses $(DOMElement) like jQuery to add the extension methods to the control(say converting a textbox to calender).
jQuery also uses the same syntax.

We are not completely replacing the 3rd party library with jQuery. So in some place $(element) should refer to the 3rd party library, while in some places in the same page, it should refer to jQuery.

Is there a way to programatically specify which which library the $(element) should refer.

Thanks in Advance..

Answer 1

You could use jQuery noConflict() but it would be less work to just assign jQuery to something else

So use jQuery(‘.item’) rather than $(‘.item’)

If ou want to keep things short:

var x = {};
x.query = jQuery.noConflict(true);

and then go on your merry way

x('.item')