The data-mage-init HTML attribute is used to initialize the jQuery UI widget for a specific HTML tag. This attribute specifies the name of the widget and its configuration options as a JSON object.
The x-magento-init HTML attribute is used to initialize RequireJS modules for a specific HTML tag. The data-ui HTML attribute does not exist in Adobe Commerce.
Verified References: [Adobe Commerce Developer Guide - Initialize JavaScript components using the data-mage-init attribute]
To initialize the jQuery UI widget in Adobe Commerce, thedata-mage-initattribute is used in the HTML tag. This attribute allows specifying the widget's component and its configuration in a JSON format. Thex-magento-initis used for initializing JavaScript components in a similar manner but is typically used within<script>tags. There's no standarddata-uiattribute used for this purpose in Magento 2.
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