Oh, and break everything that depends on the text method.
On Sep 26, 9:16 am, 703designs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I could also do something along these lines:
>
> $.fn.oldText = $.fn.text;
> $.fn.text = function() {
> return $(document.createTextNode(this.oldText()));
>
> }
>
> That is, of course, if I'd like to confuse the hell out of future
> maintainers :)
>
> On Sep 25, 1:15 am, Balazs Endresz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I think the easiest way is to write another plugin:
>
> > $.fn.$text=function(){
> > return $( document.createTextNode( this.text() ) )
>
> > }
>
> > $("a").$text().appendTo("#sanbox");
>
> > but you can extend the String prototype too:
>
> > String.prototype.jqueryify=function(){
> > return $( document.createTextNode( this ) )
>
> > }
>
> > $('a').text().jqueryify().appendTo("#sanbox");
>
> > On Sep 24, 8:27 pm, 703designs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > Because the text method returns a string, it's missing appendTo and
> > > other methods. Now, of course I can do this:
>
> > > $("#sandbox").text($("a").text());
>
> > > But I'd prefer to do this:
>
> > > $("a").text().appendTo("#sanbox");
>
> > > What goes between text and appendTo? Or is the first example the best
> > > way to do this?
>
>
