What does the '#' sign mean in JavaScript?

Question

I\'m new to Javascript and I\'m try to understand some code. I don\'t understand and I can\'t find any documentation about the # sign.

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Answer 1

That's just a string. The # is just part of a string. I'm assuming the $ is jQuery.

That means, that the string is a jQuery selector (or rather a CSS selector). The # means "ID". It's searching the DOM for the element with the ID `searchTerm.