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What is $ indicates in JS

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26th Jun 2020, 3:26 AM
Rishabh Giri
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Hi there 👋 The $ is an identifier in JavaScript For more results https://www.thoughtco.com/and-in-javascript-2037515
26th Jun 2020, 3:30 AM
Nilesh
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In which code do you see $?
26th Jun 2020, 6:39 AM
Gordon
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It is used in jquery mainly... I have never used this symbol when I only need js... It mainly shortens the function In case if you need this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3360858/why-use-dollar-sign-in-the-name-of-javascript-variables
26th Jun 2020, 3:29 AM
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Rishabh Giri In Javascript, $ is just another character to use when naming variables or functions, like _ or q . –
26th Jun 2020, 3:50 AM
Amberk Jillian
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For string interpolation, where the content of an identifier will be expanded to replace the identifier's name. const org = "SoloLearn Community"; const year = 2020; alert(`© ${year} ${org}`);
26th Jun 2020, 4:10 AM
Ipang