jQuery Dialog : What is a jQuery dialog, is it a separate webpage or is it part of the existing webpage?

Question

Hi,

Whats the meaning of Jquery dialog: Is it separate web page or its part of web page?

(I don't know well Jquery).

Thanks

Answer 1

jQuery dialog will appear above the page but it is effectively part of the current page. When your loading a dialog you are loading a element in the DOM (Document Object Model, the HTML elements on your page) which will appear as a pop-up 'dialog' on top of the current page.

You can however load other pages, or content, into a dialog. When the dialog is opened you would make a call to the server to either include another page or load new content. In both cases you would normally be inserting this into the dom element on the current page which holds content for the dialog.

Answer 2

It is part of the existing page, dynamically displayed via javascript.

Gives the appearance of a smaller window overlaying the current page, but in actuality, it is just another element within the page.

It can have characteristics that resemble a window, like the ability to move, resize and close.

See demos and documentation here: http://jqueryui.com/demos/dialog/