I've been coding javascript many years, but I've never seen this kind of coding before. What does the $ mean? Why the strange placement of function()? Usually, you'd have function functionName(), not $(function() {.
I got the code from here: flowplayer.org/tools/flow-playlist.html
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$(function() {
$("#playlist").playlist(
{src:"../video/FlowPlayerDark.swf",bgcolor:'#009dff'},
{initialScale:'scale'},
{loop:true}
);
});
// syntax highlight settings
ChiliBook.recipeFolder = "../js/chili/";
ChiliBook.stylesheetFolder = "../js/chili/";

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