Get element by id
OLD: $('element_id')
NEW: $('#element_id') // for the extended element
NEW: $('#element_id').get(0) // for the base DOM element
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Get element by css selector
OLD: $$('.class')
NEW: $('.class')
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Apply a function to multiple elements
OLD: $$('.class').each(Element.remove);
NEW: $('.class').remove();
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Class creation/extension

OLD: Class.create(Prado.WebUI.TActiveImageButton, { ... })
OLD: Class.extend(Prado.WebUI.TActiveImageButton, { ... })
NEW: jQuery.klass(Prado.WebUI.TActiveImageButton, { ... })
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Extending an object
OLD: Object.extend(...)
NEW: jQuery.extend(...)
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Bind an event to a callback event handler
OLD: Event.observe(element, 'click', callback)
NEW: $(element).on('click', callback)
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Bind an event to a callback event handler
OLD: Event.stopObserving(element, 'click', callback)
NEW: $(element).off('click', callback)
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Stopping event propagation
OLD: Event.stop(event)
NEW: event.stopPropagation() or event.preventDefault()
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Detect keypress event: use the numeric codes
OLD: if(kc == Event.KEY_RETURN || kc == Event.KEY_SPACEBAR || kc == Event.KEY_TAB)
NEW: if(kc == 13 || kc == 32 || kc == 9)
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Implementing the postback handler for a PostBackControl; the function signature has changed (parameters are inverted):
OLD: onPostBack : function(event, options)
NEW: onPostBack : function(options, event)
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Execute a function when the pagfe has finished loading
OLD: document.observe("dom:loaded", function(event) { ... });
NEW: $( document ).ready(function() { ... });
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Create an animation effect with a "finish" callback
OLD: new Effect.Fade(element, {duration: 400, afterFinish: function() { // Animation complete. });
NEW: $(element).fadeOut( 400, function() { // Animation complete. });
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Declare a function to be used as event handler binding its "this" property
OLD: this.functionName.bindAsEventListener(this);
NEW: this.functionName.bind(this);
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Css class functions
OLD: addClassName, removeClassName, hasClassName
NEW: addClass, removeClass, hasClass
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Get event target
OLD: Event.element(event)
NEW: event.target
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Get event mouse position
OLD: Event.pointerX(event), Event.pointerY(event);
NEW: event.pageX, event.pageY;
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Fire events
OLD: Event.fireEvent(this.control, "change");
NEW: $(element).trigger("change");
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Test browser
OLD: Prado.Browser().ie
NEW: jQuery.support
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Focus an element
OLD: Prado.Element.focus(element);
NEW: $(element).focus();
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Get element size
OLD: element.getWidth(), element.getHeight()
NEW: element.width, element.height