Hello there, In my current project, I have a similar need to detect if a variable is a jQuery object or not.
I finaly decided to add a $.isJQuery() method to jQuery namespace that could acts like a regular $.isArray or $.isFunction. Not sure, this is the best way to do this but I used something like: $.isJQuery = function(o){ try { // no matter the checked method, just ensure calling it not raise an error o.is(); return true; } catch (e) { return false; } }; That did the trick for me. Best regards, On Sep 17, 8:04 pm, Nico <nicolas.deve...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I first posted this message on the jquery-en group, but it should > probably be posted here, so here am I. > > In some cases, I have to check if a variable is a jQuery object or > not. Usually, to check a variable type, I use the "constructor" > property > (when I can't use typeof, which is not accurate). > In case of jQuery, the constructor property equals Object, so I can't > use it. > When I create a jQuery Object, it's known by javascript as an object, > and it behaves like a function. > > Would it be possible to add something so we could get a true with this > example : > > $([]).constructor === jQuery > > This would be great, no ?? The only change to do is to add in the > beginning of jQuery.fn.init method the line : > > this.constructor = jQuery; > > This way, all jQuery's objects "constructor" property equals jQuery. I > quickly tried this, and I met no bugs. > > Any arguments against this ? > > Nico --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jQuery Development" group. To post to this group, send email to jquery-dev@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to jquery-dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---