I'm trying to understand something about this example from the API
docs re: Element.addMethods:
Element.addMethods({
wrap: function(element, tagName) {
element = $(element);
var wrapper = document.createElement('tagName');
element.parentNode.replaceChild(wrapper, element);
wrapper.appendChild(element);
return Element.extend(wrapper);
}
});
Why does the "wrap" function include the line "element = $(element);"?
In general, this line adds extra flexibility to a function. But in
this case the function is defined in the context of
Element.addMethods, so wouldn't "element" always refer to a node in
the DOM already? Is there a case where the method could fail if that
first line is not included?
Thanks..
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