jQuery conflicts with Scriptaculous

Question

WHY is it that i cannot use Scriptaculous and jQuery in the same page without calling: jQuery.noConflict() ?

Answer 1

Because they both use the $ variable in the global namespace.

Answer 2

WHY is it that i cannot use Scriptaculous and jQuery in the same page without calling: jQuery.noConflict() ?

If you were able to use different javascript libraries on same page, the very existence of jQuery.noConflict() was not needed. It is because of special symbol $ which holds special meaning in those different javascript libraries.

Answer 3

You can use $ in the following scenario:

jQuery.noConflict(); // Put all your code in your document ready area jQuery(document).ready(function($){ // Do jQuery stuff using $ $("div").hide(); }); // Use Prototype with $(...), etc. $('someid').hide();

I think it's the best way of using libraries which had the same $ function