Types

Types

This page documents data types appearing in jQuery function signatures, whether defined by JavaScript itself or further restricted by jQuery. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, jQuery functions require primitive values where applicable, and do not accept their Object-wrapped forms. If you want to study these concepts in depth, take a look at MDN.

You should be able to try out most of the examples below by just copying them to your browser's JavaScript Console (Chrome, Safari with Develop menu activated, IE 8+) or Firebug console (Firefox).

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