$(window).width() returns the value of which screen monitor?

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I was referring to this link: jquery $(window).width() and $(window).height() return different values when viewport has not been resized, to get the size of the screen's width.

Question: In my code, $(window).width() returns 1024. Is 1024 referring to the screen width of the server machine or the client machine?

@EthylCasin consider it attached just to the left of your question.... — Wesley Smith, Apr 21 '15 at 09:50
JavaScript is (typically) client-side. So the result refers to the client. Since it is executed locally without creating a request to the server, it must be the local width. But you might have found this information very easily with a quick google search. — Burki, Apr 21 '15 at 09:51
@EthylCasin That is the height of your browser window so, client — Tushar, Apr 21 '15 at 09:51

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '15 at 09:51

Javascript is client side langauge and jquery is a javascript library.

Client side language has no power to access server side funcationality.

So obviously that code will return the client side window size.

From Wiki

Client-side scripting generally refers to the class of computer programs on the web that are executed client-side, by the user's web browser, instead of server-side (on the web server). This type of computer programming is an important part of the Dynamic HTML (DHTML) concept, enabling web pages to be scripted; that is, to have different and changing content depending on user input, environmental conditions (such as the time of day), or other variables.

This is part of the learning process! Learn from your mistakes! — Ethyl Casin, Apr 21 '15 at 10:11

$(window).width() returns the value of which screen monitor?

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