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Re: Waht means $ before a variable or funcion?

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Olaf Schmitt <thesys@gmx.de> wrote on 26 jan 2014 in comp.lang.javascript:
> Am 26.01.2014 19:25, schrieb Martin Honnen:
>> The code
>>    $('variable')
>> is a function call where the name of the function is "$" and the single
>> argument is a string literal 'variable'. Some frameworks define a
>> function named "$".

> I thought, it was something special :-)

Well, perhaps it is.

It is sometimes murmured that this is part of jquery syntax,
but since we do think jquery is something to stay clear of,
[Martin could accidentally have ment this with 'some frameworks']
it wouldn't even do just to mention this on this NG.

So I retract the above forthwith.

-- 
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

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Waht means $ before a variable or funcion? Olaf Schmitt <thesys@gmx.de> - 2014-01-26 19:05 +0100
  Re: Waht means $ before a variable or funcion? Martin Honnen <mahotrash@yahoo.de> - 2014-01-26 19:25 +0100
    Re: Waht means $ before a variable or funcion? Olaf Schmitt <thesys@gmx.de> - 2014-01-26 20:00 +0100
      Re: Waht means $ before a variable or funcion? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2014-01-26 20:29 +0100

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