Yes -- the second version works perfectly! Thanks!
On Apr 11, 12:55 pm, "Michael Geary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The reason that doesn't work is that the $(theFunction) code has already
> saved a reference to the actual function object for theFunction. When you
> later replace the *name* theFunction with a different function object, it
> has no effect on that existing reference. It still points to the original
> function.
>
> BTW, a simpler way to say window['theFunction'] is window.theFunction -
> means the same thing either way.
>
> Can you insert a script after jQuery is loaded but before the file in
> question is loaded? If so, you could do something like this:
>
> if( $ != jQuery )
> alert( 'I made a bad assumption!' );
> $ = function( a ) {
> if( a == theFunction )
> $ = jQuery; // ignore call and restore original $
> else
> return jQuery.apply( this, arguments ); // allow other calls
> };
>
> Or perhaps a better way to code it is:
>
> (function() {
> var old$ = $;
> $ = function( a ) {
> if( a == theFunction )
> $ = old$; // ignore call and restore original $
> else
> return old$.apply( this, arguments ); // allow other calls
> };
> })();
>
> The second version avoids relying on the fact that $ is an alias for jQuery
> - so it's a more general pattern that you could use in any similar
> situation.
>
> Either way, by loading this code before the other script, youredefine$ so
> it ignores the $(theFunction) call and then restores the original $ for
> efficiency.
>
> -Mike
>
> > From: Noel
>
> > I want toredefinea function that is being bound to
> > document.ready by someone else. Actually, I'd prefer just to
> > unbind the function, but the initial binding is in a file
> > that I don't want to change, and uses this syntax:
>
> > $(theFunction);
>
> > I understand fromhttp://dev.jquery.com/ticket/1311#comment:3
> > that this syntax is not supported for the 'unbind from document.ready'
> > functionality that was added in 1.2.2. But I'm wondering if
> > there is a way around this, for instance, toredefinethe
> > function using something like:
>
> > window['theFunction'] = function () { // my definition... };
>
> > But this doesn't seem to work -- the other definition of "theFunction"
> > gets executed in any case.
>
> > Is there any way to achieve what I am trying to do without
> > changing the other file?
