And by the way: I tried to return jQ(this)... nothing changes.
On Feb 7, 1:18 am, ShurikAg <shuri...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry, I have probably didn't enplane myself properly. > I'm running it once, but when I'm trying to track "jQ > (this).selector" (by alert), it alerts me twice in the same run: once > with table and second is empty... > > On Feb 7, 1:11 am, jQuery Lover <ilovejqu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > But you are saying first time you run it, it gives you 'table', the > > second time you run it, it says it's not a table... > > > This means, the first time it is getting to the return statement... Or > > did I get you wrong ? > > > ---- > > Read jQuery HowTo Resource - http://jquery-howto.blogspot.com > > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:02 PM, ShurikAg <shuri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > But it does not even get to the return statement... > > > > On Feb 7, 12:47 am, jQuery Lover <ilovejqu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Maybe because you are return reference to the function not a jQuery > > >> object: > > > >> > return this; > > > >> Read this > > >> post:http://jquery-howto.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-create-jquery-plugin-... > > > >> It explains why you need to return jQuery object. > > > >> On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 1:28 PM, ShurikAg <shuri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > Question related to the same plugin: > > > >> > Plugin code: > > >> > jQ.fn.table = function(options, titles, data){ > > >> > if(jQ(this).length == 0){ > > >> > //try to find at least one element > > >> > $.log("Matching element "+jQ(this).selector+" > > >> > was not found!") > > >> > return null; > > >> > } > > >> > //validate that this element is unique i=on hte page > > >> > if(jQ(this).length > 1){ > > >> > $.log("The element's selector must be unique on > > >> > the page!"); > > >> > return null; > > >> > } > > >> > //check if the elemment is a table > > >> > //alert(jQ(this).selector); > > >> > if(!jQ(this).is('table')){ > > >> > $.log("The element must be valid table > > >> > element!"); > > >> > return null; > > >> > } > > >> > /** > > >> > * Save the selector for further > > >> > */ > > >> > Selector = jQ(this).selector; > > > >> > //extend defaults > > >> > Options = jQ.extend({}, Defaults, options); > > >> > //init additional data > > > >> > //init UI > > >> > jQ.fn.table.initUI(); > > > >> > return this; > > >> > }; > > > >> > and I'm running it as: > > >> > var $table = $('table'); > > >> > $table.table(); > > > >> > and I'm always getting: "The element must be valid table element!" > > > >> > I've tried to trace what the selector is; and once it is "table" but > > >> > the second time (in he same run) is null. Why there are two entries to > > >> > this function anyways? I have only one table on the page.
