Using jQuery or jQuery Lite in AngularJS Applications

You will be using at least jQuery lite in your AngularJS applications, so it is important to understand the interactions between jQuery, jQuery lite and AngularJS. Even if you are not a jQuery developer, understanding these interactions will help you write better AngularJS applications. If you are a jQuery developer, understanding the interactions will enable you to leverage your jQuery knowledge in your AngularJS applications.

The following sections describe jQuery lite implementation as well as giving a brief introduction to the jQuery/jQuery lite interactions that you will be seeing in your AngularJS applications. The following chapters will expand on this topic as you see some practical examples that utilize jQuery objects in AngularJS applications.