jQWidgets is a

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with widgets (graphical control elements), themes, input validation,

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plug-in, data adapters, built-in WAI-ARIA accessibility,

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and MVVM support. It is built on the open standards and technologies HTML5,

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and jQuery. This library is used for developing responsive web and mobile applications. Some developers consider jQWidgets one of the top alternatives to the

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jQuery UI. Some notable users of jQWidgets include Green Card Program USA, the French citizen portal Vie-publique.fr, the

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and the

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. The framework is also used in NSB/AppStudio. jQWidgets has been integrated with a variety of other frameworks and web technologies, such as

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, Angular 2+,

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, TypeScript,

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, Bootstrap and

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. As of version 5.0.0, jQWidgets also supports Custom elements (a functionality part of

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). In version 10.1.0, support for the

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framework was added.

Features

jQWidgets features more than 60 widgets and plug-ins. Some of the most used of them are: * jqxGrid - a grid view widget that displays tabular data. * jqxChart - a

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widget. * jqxTree - a tree view widget that displays a hierarchical collection of items. * jqxTreeGrid - a widget which represents data in a tree-like structure. * jqxDropDownList - a drop-down list widget. * jqxDataTable - a widget built as an alternative to

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. * jqxWindow - a

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widget. * jqxComboBox - a combo box control. * jqxDateTimeInput - a date picker widget that enables the user to select a date or time using a popup calendar display or by keyboard input into the text field. * jqxScheduler - a personal information manager control akin to Google Calendar and Apple's

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. It supports the

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file format. * jqxDockingLayout - a widget that can be used for creating IDE-like layouts.

Smart HTML Elements

In 2018, JQWidgets Ltd released Smart HTML Elements, a framework with widgets which are represented by Custom HTML elements (a functionality part of

). The framework is built with HTML5,

, and

and is not dependent on any third-party software. It supports modern web browsers and mobile devices. Smart HTML Elements also provides arbitrary-precision arithmetic and mathematical functions and DateTime precision up to a yoctosecond (10⁻²⁴ second). Smart HTML Elements has been featured on the website ''webcomponents.org'', which showcases reusable web UI components. Smart HTML Elements also includes UI components for Angular, React, Vue and Blazor. As of January 2021, Admin & Dashboard Templates are available.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.jqwidgets.com/ JavaScript libraries Computer-related introductions in 2011

Features

Smart HTML Elements

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