The DOM node context originally passed to jQuery(); if none was passed then context will likely be the document.

Retrieve one of the elements matched by the jQuery object. The .get() method grants

Return the number of elements in the jQuery object. The .size() method is deprecated

Takes a string and throws an exception containing it. This method exists primarily for plugin developers

Holds or releases the execution of jQuery's ready event. The $.holdReady() method allows

Search for a given element from among the matched elements. Return Values If

Accepts a string containing a CSS selector which is then used to match a set of elements. In the

A string containing the jQuery version number. The .jquery property is assigned to

Retrieve all the elements contained in the jQuery set, as an array. .toArray() returns

Relinquish jQuery's control of the $ variable. Many JavaScript libraries use $