$ variable and javascript/jquery question

I recently solved a jquery problem I had by switching all the '$'s in my code to 'jQuery'

I'm trying to use this code:

var $items = $('#vtab>ul>li');
$items.mouseover(function() {
    $items.removeClass('selected');
    $(this).addClass('selected');

    var index = $items.index($(this));
    $('#vtab>div').hide().eq(index).show();
}).eq(1).mouseover();

but am not sure how to change the $ signs out for $items. Is it as simple as jQuery.item开发者_如何学JAVAs? Is this even jQuery code? I'm confused.

Thanks, Zeem

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$items does not need to be changed. jQuery's variable is (typically) just a $, whereas $items is it's own variable name.

So your code would become:

var $items = jQuery('#vtab>ul>li');
$items.mouseover(function() {
    $items.removeClass('selected');
    jQuery(this).addClass('selected');

    var index = $items.index(jQuery(this));
    jQuery('#vtab>div').hide().eq(index).show();
}).eq(1).mouseover();

Edit You could also use a self-invoking function like so:

(function($){
    var $items = $('#vtab>ul>li');
    $items.mouseover(function() {
        $items.removeClass('selected');
        $(this).addClass('selected');

        var index = $items.index($(this));
        $('#vtab>div').hide().eq(index).show();
    }).eq(1).mouseover();
})(jQuery);

This will allow you to use the $ variable in your code BUT you will not be able to use the variables within, outside of the function so be careful.

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You don't need to replace $items at all.

$items = jQuery('#vtab>ul>li'); 

will work.

$items is a variable name and is not part of the $ namespace.

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var $items is just a variable. Prefixing variables with $ lets the developer know that it's a jQuery object.