Hi Dave!
> > Currently val() is only a shortcut, but doesn't encapsulate anything
> > useful. It would be nice to have it handling some more stuff.
> > I wouldn't like to have it in an external plugin, that makes it
> difficult
> > to access or find it when you actually need that functionality.
>
> Right now val() is a macro that means .attr('value') and I agree it isn't
> pulling much weight. Without a rescue it looks like it will be gone in
> jQuery 1.1. But there is probably some way only a few characters longer
> that
> could do the job.
>
> [...]
>
> I know they are slightly longer but they are also self-documenting. Once
> you
> know how the basic concepts of selectors and two methods you are golden.
> With a special val() method we are headed down the road of having a core
> full of unique special-purpose methods that each need to be documented as
> to
> their behavior.
I like attrs. Well at least the functionality, not so much the name. It fits
well into jQuery's concept of handling a selection instead of only single
objects. And it can be used for many other cases, while an extended val() would
be very specialized.
My conclusion so far: Add attrs(), remove val() and other shortcuts, and allow
them via a shortcut function.
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