Codesandbox-client: How can you use jQuery's $?

[im1dermike]

I'm trying to create a React sandbox with the following code:

declare const $: any;

This works in my own codebase without having to do anything special. I get an "Unexpected token, expected" error, though.

How can I get use jQuery in CodeSandbox and get $ to work?

[CompuIves]

Heya! You can use jQuery by doing something like this:

import $ from 'jquery';

// Now you can use $

or you can add jQuery (https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.1.min.js) under External Resources under Dependencies in the sidebar.

We have plans to add better support for custom aliases, so that would make it possible to do this in the future.