I've got 2 ways I can create a <div>
using jQuery
.
Either:
var div = $("<div></div>");
$("#box").append(div);
Or:
$("#box").append("<div></div>");
What are the drawbacks of using second way other than re-usability?
The first option gives you more flexibilty:
var $div = $("<div>", {id: "foo", "class": "a"});
$div.click(function(){ /* ... */ });
$("#box").append($div);
And of course .html('*')
overrides the content while .append('*')
doesn't, but I guess, this wasn't your question.
Another good practice is prefixing your jQuery variables with $
:
Is there any specific reason behind using $ with variable in jQuery
Placing quotes around the "class"
property name will make it more compatible with less flexible browsers.