> > There's no reason at all to stick with .get(n) and .size()
> > now that the array-like jQuery object allows the
> > simpler and more efficient [n] and .length.
> I disagree. Whenever you need to sort the elements in an
> <ul> or something then you'll have to use the Array.sort()
> function, so you need to do $('ul li').get().sort(...). Here
> is an example of where I needed this functionality:
> http://bin.cakephp.org/view/1632218532
>
> It's not a big deal that I have to call get(), but it would
> be a big problem if it wasn't there!
That's a good point about .get() with no arguments - it gives you a genuine
Array object which can be quite useful.
But I don't think we disagree at all. I wasn't talking about .get() with no
arguments, but rather .get(n) and .size(), which are just slower synonyms
for [n] and .length.
-Mike
