Difference var foo and var $foo

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Is there any substantial difference between:

var $foo = $(this);

and

var foo = $(this);

??

No difference. `$` is a valid character in variables. Just a visual cue that it is a jQuery object. — elclanrs, Jul 19 '13 at 09:07
There's no functional difference, but it's the convention to prefix variables denoting jQuery objects with `$`. — Rob W, Jul 19 '13 at 09:07

elclanrs · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-19T09:13:02.207

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No difference. $ is a valid character in variables. It's a visual cue that tells you that's a jQuery object.

edited Jul 19 '13 at 09:13

answered Jul 19 '13 at 09:09

elclanrs

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@MaVRoSCy - [visual cue is correct](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_cue) – Martin Smith Jul 19 '13 at 09:11
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@MartinSmith: I had to look it up too, I'm like "pretty sure 'cue' is what I meant". – elclanrs Jul 19 '13 at 09:13

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