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Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)?

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On 02/16/2016 01:59, bpascal123 wrote:
> So JQSD is likely to stand for some jsquery methods...?

Possibly. I don't know anything called JQSD, so I can't comment on that.

> Is it possible to achieve the same result of this script (3 dependant
> drop down validation boxes) using javascript without any jquery.

jQuery is just JavaScript; anything you can do with it you can also do
without it. Maybe not as conveniently, but you can always use other
toolkits or write your own custom tools if you feel like it.

I don't know what the script you posted does, and I'm too tired to read
it at the moment. It would help if you could explain where you found it
and what you're trying to accomplish.

> I can see javascript is evolving fast with objects of its own, before
> these were functions and now that there are formal objects and
> constructors.

Objects and constructors have been basic building blocks in JavaScript
from the start.

> Can we achieve things like this script that have
> nothing to do with responding design jquery is best for (please tell
> me if I'm wrong) but just simple DOM elements to manipulate data?
> Javascript is becoming good at it. However, still a long road to
> Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, my daily tool.

Spreadsheets have been written as browser-based components with
JavaScript before (see Google Docs, for example). I can tell you from
experience that developing something like Excel in HTML+JS is not
trivial at all. Granted, it's almost been 10 years since I took a stab
at it, and things have improved a lot since then, but today I wouldn't
start a project like that without a *very* good reason. There are plenty
of ready-made components to choose from, if you just want to use the
spreadsheet (as opposed to programming it yourself). Many of them depend
on external libraries like jQuery etc.

As for what jQuery is best for... most of the regulars in this group are
heavily biased against jQuery, so you're unlikely to get a straight
answer here :)
Still, if it's a plain JS library (like jQuery), you can do everything
it does with plain JS yourself. General purpose libraries can make
certain tasks easier, and they often have an ecosystem of plugins (of
varying quality) to choose from. I can't give any recommendations either
way, until I know more about your level of experience with JavaScript
and programming in general, and what you're trying to create.


- stefan

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Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? bpascal123 <bpascal123@gmail.com> - 2016-02-14 14:49 -0800
  Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2016-02-15 00:05 +0100
    Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? bpascal123 <bpascal123@gmail.com> - 2016-02-14 15:26 -0800
      Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2016-02-15 01:22 +0100
        Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-15 20:00 +0100
      Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-02-15 05:41 -0800
  Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? bpascal123 <bpascal123@gmail.com> - 2016-02-15 16:59 -0800
    Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2016-02-16 04:20 +0100
      Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-02-15 22:18 -0800
      Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-16 08:36 +0100
        Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2016-02-16 11:45 +0100
          Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-16 20:23 +0100
            Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2016-02-16 20:24 +0000
              Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2016-02-17 07:31 +1100
                Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-17 15:57 +0100
                Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2016-02-17 15:09 +0000
                Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2016-02-17 16:09 +0000
                Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2016-02-17 15:45 +0000
                Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-18 00:09 +0100
                Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2016-02-18 19:29 +1100
                Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-18 23:36 +0100
                Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2016-02-19 10:51 +0000
                Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2016-02-19 09:01 -0800
                Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2016-02-18 15:10 +0000
            Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2016-02-16 23:56 +0100
  Re: Can someone tell if this is javascript or else (jquery)? bpascal123 <bpascal123@gmail.com> - 2016-02-17 04:46 -0800

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