objects in jQuery

Question

I am having trouble understanding the meaning and more importantly the concept of an object as it relates to jQuery. I understand the basics that its a collection of data that comes in two forms, properties and methods but I kind of get lost on how it works beyond that. Can anyone point me to some good tutorials that maybe helped you understand? I'm hoping to "Get it" once and for all.

Many many thanks for your help! =]

Answer 1

Remember that jQuery is just a library that runs in Javascript; what you are talking about is the concept of an object in Javascript.

The authority on this kind of thing is Douglas Crockford. I recommend this video as an introduction: http://video.yahoo.com/watch/630959/2974197

Answer 2

I always found this advanced JavaScript tutorial by John Resig to be very helpful.