removeData for complete namespaces

[klaus]

The removeData methods should work on complete namespaces - similiar to unbind - so instead of

$(el).removeData('foo.ns').removeData('bar.ns');

you can write:

$(el).removeData('.ns'); 

[boushley]

This seems like a reasonable enhancement, and would make the api more consistent to allow for namespacing data within .data()

[snover]

The .data method doesn’t do namespacing like that. Namespacing for .data would look more like:

$('#foo').data('bar', {});
$('#foo').data('bar').baz = 2;
$('#foo').removeData('bar');

I am pretty sure this will be wontfix but gonna discuss it with some folks.

[dmethvin]

The period is not currently a special character in .data() names. Implementing this could cause regressions for anyone who used names that contained a period.

It's simple for a user to implement their own namespace by assigning a Javascript object to a simply-named .data() item.

[john]

There wasn't a 1.4.5 release, was actually 1.5.

[john]

There was no 1.4.5 release, was actually 1.5.