Udacity jQuery Webcast: Examples of Using the "$" function

utilities.js

$(document).ready(function() { // ensure jQuery is loaded before doing anything
    // iterate over an array
    $.each([1, 2, 3, 4], function(index, value) {
        console.log( index + ": " + value );
    });
    
    // parse a JSON-formatted string and return a JS object
    var obj = $.parseJSON('{ "first_name": "Ty-Lucas", "last_name": "Kelley" }');
    
    // get some JSON from an API
    $.get("/api/v0/users.json", function(data) {
        console.log(data);
    });
    
    // There are tons of other utilities that jQuery makes available via the "$" function!
    // Read about them here: https://api.jquery.com/category/utilities/
});