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Using JQuery in Drupal 7

I'm writing my own Drupal 7 module, and like to use JQuery in it.

$('#field').toggle();

But I'm getting this error:

TypeError: Property '$' of object [object DOMWindow] is not a function

It seems that JQuery is not loaded. Otherwise $ should be defined.

Though I actually include it in the header:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://rockfinder.de/misc/jquery.js?v=1.4.4"></script>

Do I have to do anything else to activate JQuery in Drupal? Is $ being overwritten by Drupal?

That's the website: http://rockfinder.orgapage.de

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo
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From the Drupal 7 upgrade guide:

Javascript should be made compatible with other libraries than jQuery by adding a small wrapper around your existing code:

(function ($) {
  // Original JavaScript code.
})(jQuery);

The $ global will no longer refer to the jquery object. However, with this construction, the local variable $ will refer to jquery, allowing your code to access jQuery through $ anyway, while the code will not conflict with other libraries that use the $ global.

You can also just use the 'jQuery' variable instead of the $ variable in your code.

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

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According to Firebug, your jQuery file is being loaded:

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But the $ is being overwritten by something else:

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What you should do is encapsulate the use of the $ variable with a function that invokes itself using the jQuery object as it's first actual argument:

(function ($) {

 // in this function, you can use the $ which refers to the jQuery object

}(jQuery));
over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

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Chances are your script is not initialized this way, you'll have to use Drupal.behaviors.YOURTHEMENAME

(function ($) {
Drupal.behaviors.YOURTHEMENAME = {
attach: function(context, settings) {

/*Add your js code here*/
alert('Code');

}

};
})(jQuery);    
over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report
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