Using addJquery(), addJqueryPlugin() and addJqueryUI()

About Controller::addJquery()

When this method is called with a parameter, it includes the current version of jQuery, as available in the PrestaShop installation.

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If the file is on your server, you can give its path as a second argument:

MediaController::addJquery('1.3.1', '/local/path/to/jquery');

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For instance, if you need to use jQuery's spiderslider:

Contoller::addJqueryUIpublic function setMedia('ui.slider')
{
    $this->addJquery();
}

This code will automatically include the following dependencies:

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