Interesting. That was quite a while ago... :)
Thanks, Karl!
On 3 Jul., 15:55, Karl Swedberg <k...@englishrules.com> wrote:
> On Jul 3, 2009, at 3:48 AM, olsch01 wrote:
>
>
>
> > I also read about using $ or j if you're variable stores a jQuery
> > object.
>
> > Maybe this might sound stupid, but what if you first do something like
> > this:
>
> > var $showFeedback = $('#showFeedback' +spanIdNo);
>
> > (or var jShowFeedback = $('#showFeedback' +spanIdNo); respectively)
>
> > And if you then want to store the height of that element, do you use $
> > or j again (-> $showFeedbackHeight = $showFeedback.height();), or do
> > you use a "regular" variable name because it's not a jQuery object but
> > an attribute?
>
> If the value is numeric, which it is in this case, I wouldn't use the
> $ or j. I only use $variableName when the value is a jQuery object.
>
> var $showFeedback = $('#showFeedback' +spanIdNo);
> var showFeedHeight = $showFeedback.height();
>
> Of course, there isn't really a "right" way. It's just a convention
> (though a useful one).
>
> In case you're interested, this convention was first suggested by
> Michael Geary back in 2006.
>
> --Karl
>
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