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#11833 closed enhancement (invalid)

Opened May 29, 2012 10:05PM UTC

Closed May 29, 2012 10:07PM UTC

Can't assign a function to a specific element using jQuery

Reported by: jquery@mark.org Owned by:
Priority: undecided Milestone: None
Component: unfiled Version: 1.7.2
Keywords: Cc:
Blocked by: Blocking:
Description

This works in regular javascript:

var mdiv = document.getElementById("mydiv");

mdiv.myUpdateUI = function () {

alert('works');

Code to update div here

}

This doesn't do anything when I try:

$("#mydiv).myUpdateUI = function () {

alert('doesn't work');

Code to update div here

}

While I understand there is a $.fn ability, the "myUpdateUI()" method would only ever apply to that one object, so putting it in ALL of jQuery seems wrong.

I searched before posting, but didn't find anything. Thanks for your time. jQuery is great BTW.

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Changed May 29, 2012 10:07PM UTC by dmethvin comment:1

resolution: → invalid
status: newclosed

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