[jQuery] Re: Selection logic

2009-11-11 Thread Savageman
It was a joke! :d Mootools provides access directly to all the Element methods via the prototype and you never have to retrieve the dom instance with $. It's just fun to think about it. On 11 nov, 04:11, Mr Speaker wrote: > BTW, just to be clear: there shouldn't EVER be a reason ever to do: $($ >

[jQuery] Re: Selection logic

2009-11-10 Thread Mr Speaker
BTW, just to be clear: there shouldn't EVER be a reason ever to do: $($ (el).parents('div').get(0)).addClass('blah') You'd just be getting all the parent divs, asking for their actual DOM references (for no reason) then re-wrapping them into jQuery objects before adding classes to them! On Nov 11

[jQuery] Re: Selection logic

2009-11-10 Thread Savageman
Maybe $($(el).parents('div').get(0)).addClass() ? :d (ahah, what ugly syntax :d) Anyway thanks, topic solved! ;) On 10 nov, 15:04, Michel Belleville wrote: > 2009/11/10 Savageman > > > About .get(0), Firebug keeps telling me: "$(el).parents("div").get > > (0).addClass is not a function" > > Sor

Re: [jQuery] Re: Selection logic

2009-11-10 Thread Michel Belleville
2009/11/10 Savageman > About .get(0), Firebug keeps telling me: "$(el).parents("div").get > (0).addClass is not a function" > > Sorry, I tested with .eq(0) instead of .get(0) which returns the pure DOM element instead of a jQuery magic-array wrapping the element. > I still find strange (that ev

[jQuery] Re: Selection logic

2009-11-10 Thread Savageman
@waseem sabjee: Don't know what to think of your answer... I already figured to use .parents() without you... :) @Michel Belleville: Wow, thank you for that wonderful answer! ;) About .get(0), Firebug keeps telling me: "$(el).parents("div").get (0).addClass is not a function" I still find strang