Hi Guys,

I use the below a lot:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
         <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
          function getdata() {
          $(\'#DIV_ID_NAME \').load(\'somedata.php\');
          }
          //-->
</script>

In my php scripts to talk to a html document.


I always call it Ajax, However a lot of people call is jquery?


Am i right in thinking jquery is just googles library that does "ajax" in a nicer way rather than calling all the stuff manually and handling cross browser stuff manually?


Im trying to get a bit more in depth knowledge of it however i fear im just not googling for stuff correctly.


What the hell is the difference?



Thanks
G

Ajax is a denomination of several techniques of programming.
The acronym means Asynchronous Javascript And Xml.

Jquery is a javascript library that ease the writting of javascript by levelling the differences between browsers and giving a common, simplified syntax.
You can do an ajax call without jquery or with, t's just an helper, nothing more.