Jquery Avoiding Conflicts with Other Libraries

Default jquery uses $ as a shortcut for jquery. Thus if you are using another javascript library that uses $ variable, you can run into conflicts with jquery.  In that condition you avoid jquery conflicts , put jquery. noConflict () after  it is loaded on to the page and before attempt to use jquery on the page.

JqueryNo-Conflict Mode

When you put jQuery into no-conflict mode, you have the option of assigning a new variable name to replace the $ alias. for example

<script>

   var $j = jQuery.noConflict();

   $j(document).ready(function() {

      $j( "div" ).hide();

  });

</script>

  

In this example  I am using $. You'll still be able to use the full function name jQuery as well as the new alias $j in the rest of your application. The new alias can be named anything you'd like: jq, $J, awesomeQuery, etc.

If you want to use  $ and don't care about using the other library's $ method, then another approach you might try: simply add the $ as an argument passed to your jQuery( document ).ready() function. This is most frequently used in the case where you still want the benefits of really concise jQuery code, but don't want to cause conflicts with other libraries. 

<script>

jQuery.noConflict();

jQuery( document ).ready(function( $ ) {

    $( "div" ).hide();

});

window.onload = function(){

    var mainDiv = $( "main" );

}

</script>

Including jQuery Before Other Libraries

If you include jQuery before other libraries, you may use jQuery when you do some work with jQuery, but the $ will have the meaning defined in the other library. There is no need to relinquish the $ alias by calling jQuery.noConflict().

<script src="<!—your jquery libraries -->"></script>

<script src="—your javascript libraries --"></script>

<script>

jQuery( document ).ready(function() {

    jQuery( "div" ).hide();

}); 

// Use the $ variable as defined in javascript libraries

window.onload = function() {

    var mainDiv = $( "main" );

}; 

</script> 

Summary Reference of the jQuery Function 

Create jquery alias with noConfilict()

<script>

var $jq = jQuery.noConflict();

 </script>

Immediately Invoked jquery Function Expression

<script> 

jQuery.noConflict(); 

(function( $ ) {

    // Your jQuery code here, using the $

})( jQuery ); 

</script>

Use the Argument jQuery(document).ready() Function

<script>

jQuery(document).ready(function( $ ) {

    // Your jQuery code here, using $ to refer to jQuery.
$('.mydiv').show();

});

</script>