Node.js & JQuery: “ReferenceError: $ is not defined” error. How do I use jquery with node on the server?

Question

Help! I\'m trying to use jquery in my node.js app, but I keep getting an error when I try to use \'$\', saying \"$ is not defined\"... but I defined it at the top! Here\'s what

Answer 1

If you don't need a full DOM available and just want to parse and scrape/manipulate html elements, there is cheerio which is more lightweight than jsdom and still gives you a jQuery-like API.