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blumi78
Helper I
Helper I

accessing window.jQuery / window.$

Why does PowerBI inserts this code segment to all Custom Visuals?

//de-reference powerbi loaded modules
var $, jQuery, _;
window.jQuery = window.$ = undefined;
window._ = undefined;

And why are these variables still functional using the F12 tools in the browser?

> $("body")[0]
<body class=​"visual-sandbox">​…​</body>​

Wouldn't it be much more convenient to be able to use these already loaded libraries in the custom visuals instead of reload them a second time?

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v-viig
Community Champion
Community Champion

Power BI inserts this code to protect integrated jQuery from being replacented by custom visual's version.

This code isolates PBI libraries from custom visual ones.

 

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

 

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

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v-viig
Community Champion
Community Champion

Power BI inserts this code to protect integrated jQuery from being replacented by custom visual's version.

This code isolates PBI libraries from custom visual ones.

 

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

 

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

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