Try as I might I can't reproduce your problem. I created a test page:
http://dev.jquery.com/~john/plugins/subclass/
I overwrote the removeClass method and they're both different on each
object (subClass vs. jQuery).
Maybe there's another mistake at play?
--John
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 6:37 PM, Nate Cavanaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
> As promised, here is the second topic I wanted to ask about:
> Are there any plans, or is there any current way to subclass the jQuery
> object? I've been doing a lot of digging around and I've seen some talks
> about it, and there have been some questions about what the use would be,
> but I've found a use case, and me, Paul, and Eduardo have all tried to
> figure out a way, but to no avail.
> Here is the use case:
> I want to create a function that behaves exactly like jQuery, except that it
> does some slightly different things, and be able to extend it without
> worrying about what the parent jQuery object is doing, or what plugins have
> been loaded globally.
> The benefits are that it would use the prototype chain, so it would be
> memory efficient, and it would be a way to add plugins without them being
> clobbered by other plugins.
> So, I've tried a bunch of stuff:
> var subClass = function(sel, context){
> return new subClass.fn.init(sel, context);
> }
> subClass.fn = subClass.prototype = new jQuery.fn.init;
> subClass.fn.init = subClass.prototype;
> and I've tried so many different variations of this, but anytime I try to
> do:
> subClass.fn.test = function(){}
> it, without fail, creates jQuery.fn.test.
> To show what I am trying to do, I'll give an example:
> jQuery.fn.plugin1 = function(){
> console.log('I am global, everyone can see me');
> return this;
> } // globally available plugin
> subClass.fn.plugin1 = function(){
> console.log('I am local, and I am only run when using the subclass');
> return this;
> } // my own local plugin
> so you could do:
> jQuery('body').plugin1(); // prints 'I am global, everyone can see me'
> subClass('body').plugin1(); // prints 'I am local, and I am only run when
> using the subclass'
> However, namespaced plugins is only one advantage. Being able to attach
> custom static methods, etc, would be incredibly useful.
> Does anyone know of a way to subclass the jQuery object using it's
> prototype?
> Thanks again for reading all of this. I truly appreciate it,
> Nate Cavanaugh
> Director of User Interface Engineering
> Liferay, Inc.
> Enterprise. Open Source. For life.
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> Liferay, Inc.
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