in jQuery what is the difference between $.myFunction and $.fn.myFunction ?

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Published on 2010-03-07T21:20:07Z Indexed on 2010/03/08 0:12 UTC
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I'm delving into writing plugins for jQuery and I'm trying to understand the distinction between $.f and $.fn.f

I've seen pluggin authors use both, or sometimes assign $.f = $.fn.f

Can someone explain this to me, reasoning, benefits, etc?

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