Understanding jQuery Support

19.3 Understanding jQuery Support

Oracle Application Express includes the jQuery 3.6.0 and jQuery UI 1.12.x.

Parent topic: Extending Application Capabilities

19.3.1 About Upgrading to jQuery 3.6.0

jQuery 3.x breaks compatibility with earlier 2.x versions. If you application relies on removed jQuery 2.x functionality, you can use the jQuery Migrate plug-in. To include the jQuery Migrate plug-in, go to the User Interface page and set Include jQuery Migrate to On.

If your application relies on removed 1.x jQuery APIs, be aware that this functionality no longer works as of Oracle APEX release 18.1. You must update the JavaScript to only use jQuery 3.5+ APIs. See the jQuery migration guides to learn more:

To migrate from 1.x to 2.x, see http://jquery.com/upgrade-guide/1.9/
To migrate from 2.x to 3.5.x, see https://jquery.com/upgrade-guide/3.5/

19.3.2 About Upgrading to jQuery UI 1.12.x (Deprecated)

Note:

jQuery UI is deprecated and may be removed in a future release of Oracle Application Express.

jQuery UI 1.12.x has changed the folder structure and files that make up the library compared to jQuery UI 1.10.4. If you have direct references to any of the old file filenames, you must update them to the new name. For example, if you previously referenced the tabs widget with #JQUERYUI_DIRECTORY#ui/#MIN_DIRECTORY#jquery.ui.tabs#MIN#.js, you must change it to #JQUERYUI_DIRECTORY#ui/widgets/#MIN_DIRECTORY#tabs#MIN#.js.

The Oracle APEX specific bundle jquery-ui-apex[.min].js that loads by default for APEX desktop UI pages (either as jquery-ui-apex.js or as part of desktop[_all].min.js) includes all the core files, the drop effect, and the following widgets:

button
checkboxradio
controlgroup
datepicker
dialog
draggable
droppable
resizable
selectable
sortable
tooltip

This is essentially the same set as in 1.10.4 with the addition of sortable. If you have a separate reference to sortable, you can remove it.

Parent topic: Understanding jQuery Support