Thanks guys. I've decided not to use a custom attribute and am instead using $.data. The only downside being that the plugin will now require jQuery 1.2+
On Mar 31, 3:36 pm, Wizzud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I, too, would have to be counted on the 'not in favour' side. > Can you not use a class, or $.data, or $.metadata, or some such? > > On Mar 30, 3:24 pm, Eric Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm *considering* adding a custom attribute for elements created in a > > plugin and wanted to know what the general feeling is on this. > > > I'm guessing any opposition to the idea would be based on the fact > > that it wouldn't validation (if someone were to extract the DOM and > > run that through a validator), but does that really matter? > > > Since plugins are used by the community, I don't want to do anything > > that would grossly offend anyone, so I thought I'd just see what the > > reaction would be. =)
