javascript - document.getElementById vs jQuery $()

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Is
this:

var contents =
            document.getElementById('contents');

The
same as this:

var contents =
            $('#contents');

Given
that jQuery is loaded?

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class="normal">Answer

Not
exactly!!

document.getElementById('contents');
            //returns a HTML DOM Object

var contents = $('#contents');
            //returns a jQuery
            Object

/>

In jQuery, to get the same result as
document.getElementById, you can access the jQuery Object and
get the first element in the object (Remember JavaScript objects act similar to
associative arrays).

var contents
            = $('#contents')[0]; //returns a HTML DOM
            Object