So I know what this does:

$(document).ready(function(){
    // Your code here...
});

Now I have seen people doing this lately:

<script type="text/javascript">     
$(function(){
    // Your code here...
});
</script>

Are these two ways of doing the same thing?

I see an anonymous function being declared inside a jquery selector here, but never actually being invoked, yet by the way the page runs it seems that this may just run on pageload.

So I know what this does:

$(document).ready(function(){
    // Your code here...
});

Now I have seen people doing this lately:

<script type="text/javascript">     
$(function(){
    // Your code here...
});
</script>

Are these two ways of doing the same thing?

I see an anonymous function being declared inside a jquery selector here, but never actually being invoked, yet by the way the page runs it seems that this may just run on pageload.

• javascript
• jquery

• Lately? This has been available for the last 5 years.... – blockhead Commented Jun 17, 2012 at 18:54
• That's one of the things I dislike about jquery... in pursuit of brevity, it seriously sacrifices (re)discoverability. IIRC, $(...) can do at least three pletely different things, depending on the type of the argument, and how do you look up such a thing? You can if you're familiar with the docs - and that's precisely the point. The language is designed for those who stay familiar with its details. </rant> – LarsH Commented Aug 15, 2012 at 13:35
• P.S. In this case, if you remember that $ is an alias for jQuery, you can look it up here: api.jquery./jQuery – LarsH Commented Aug 15, 2012 at 13:42

2 Answers 2

yes, they're doing the same thing. the $() function wraps $(document).ready() when the parameter to the call is a single function object.

(Edited to reflect a question in ment)

Yes, they are doing exactly the same thing.

$(function(){
    // Your code here...
});

is a shortcut for

$(document).ready(function(){
    // Your code here...
});