[RESOLVED] Javascript: $ Symbol Meaning

[PeejAvery]

The $ (dollar sign) is a custom function. It is not for regex, nor does it have anything to do with PHP.

It was created a few years back to make the process of finding/getting elements much simpler. Take a look at this post from my website. It clarifies this well.

(statement) ? true : false;

This is known as ternary logic. Nice and simple. It takes an if statement to one line and makes the processing much faster.

How would I type up a static class in javascript, So I could easily write...

Let's make this much simpler...try using objects. They go hand in hand with classes.

var myObject = {
  myFunction = function(str) {
    alert(str);
  },

  myRandomVariable: 'Hello world!'
}

// then to call it
myObject.myFunction('Hello world!');