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Is GwtQuery (gQuery)a cross browser library like jQuery?

Does GwtQuery offer the same browser compatibility as jQuery? If not, what browsers has it been tested with?

Solution
    • gQuery(GwtQuery) supports Browser compatibility as jQuery.
    • Each browser gets separately compiled JS

    gQuery is an entire rewrite of GWT in jQuery.

    GQuery and jQuery are built around selectors.

    Both support CSS standard selectors plus extra selectors (:text :password :hidden etc).

    jQuery uses the sizzle engine. A javascript engine which works with any browser and has optimizations per browser.

    GQuery has optimized engines written in java.

    The more appropriate engine is selected in compile time.

    GQuery uses a modified sizzle version for IE6/7

    GQuery adds compile-time optimizations when using compiled selectors.

    Compiled Selectors

    • Use them with immutable selectors and when selector performance is a goal in your application.

    Selectors Performance

    • GQuery in compiled mode produces the faster javascript code to select DOM elements.

    • GQuery dynamic selectors are, in most cases, faster or equal than any other library.

    Events

    • GQuery provides methods for assigning event in a cross-browser way.
    • GQuery event system is compatible with Gwt.
    • issues: – When Gwt detaches a widget, events added via GQuery are lost.

    References:

    https://code.google.com/p/gwtquery/wiki/GettingStarted http://vinaytechs.blogspot.in/2009/09/gwtquery-jquery-in-gwt.html