The library simplifies the way JavaScript has to be written and is suitable for a wide range of Web applications.
jQuery can be used for DOM traversing, JS event handling, Web-based animations and simplifying Ajax interactions.
Here are some key features of "jQuery":
· Lightweight footprint
· CSS 3 compliant
· Support for basic XPath
· Cross-browser complaint
· Unit tested
· Extendable via plugins
· UI interface
· Special version of the library for mobile devices
· Documentation
· Community developed
Requirements:
· JavaScript enabled on client side
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
Effects:
· finish() only finishes last item of a set being .animate()d.
· 1.10.0 breaks relative animation
Selector:
· SCRIPT70 Permission denied in selectors after iframe was submitted in IE9-10, jQuery 1.9.1 and 2.0.0