Change the jQuery expando prefix to data-jquery

Reported by:	dantman	Owned by:
Priority:	low	Milestone:
Component:	data	Version:	1.3.2
Keywords:		Cc:
Blocked by:		Blocking:

Description

http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#custom-data-attribute

HTML 5 defines a specific pattern for custom data on nodes. Seams like the best idea to make use of that standard for defining the jQuery expando.

To fit that standard, this line:

var expando = "jQuery" + now(), uuid = 0, windowData = {};

Would change to:

var expando = "data-jquery" + now(), uuid = 0, windowData = {};

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Change History (6)

Changed March 30, 2009 11:01PM UTC by dmethvin comment:1

type:	bug → enhancement

Changed June 12, 2010 02:05PM UTC by dmethvin comment:2

component:	unfiled → data

Changed November 01, 2010 09:53PM UTC by rwaldron comment:3

keywords:	→ needsreview
milestone:	1.4
priority:	trivial → low
status:	new → open

Changed November 03, 2010 01:21AM UTC by dmethvin comment:4

Just a clarification that jQuery adds a *property* (expando) to the element, not an *attribute*. It doesn't look like the HTML5 spec has anything to say about naming of properties.

Changed November 03, 2010 01:49AM UTC by rwaldron comment:5

resolution:	→ invalid
status:	open → closed

I hadn't had a chance to re-read the data-* attrs portion of the spec, but now I have and in doing so, will be closing this ticket as invalid. Thanks Dave!

Changed November 05, 2010 02:16AM UTC by dmethvin comment:6

keywords:	needsreview

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